My Sound is not working...

[katzdvd]

is it cutting out? that's the only pertinent question. onboard sound?

Yes, onboard - haven't had it cut out yet. Will continue to keep an eye on it.

[katzdvd]

if you want highest quality sound you have to spend the bucks

Chewy - can you recommend a decent sound card for a 4.1 (or greater) speaker system? I don't need anything really fancy, just something that will work better than the one I have been using, & has good driver support!

Also, is it "normal" for the cpu temps to vary greatly? I am noticing ranges from 65 at "idle" to 110 under loads.

[Chewy]

are we talking centigrate(celcius)?

85C die temp is redline for that cpu

65F would be idle in a room that's below 60F with a great fan

new onboard sound is fine and sound cards are obsolete

[katzdvd]

Mobo - 71
CPU - 109
Sata HD - 93

Fahrenheit! Sorry I didn't clarify.

new onboard sound is fine and sound cards are obsolete

I am going to have to go w/ an add on sound card, as this onboard sound is way too noisy to use for audio editing.

[Chewy]

I was refering to a new motherboard, not that old one

why pay 100-150$ for a good sound card when you can get a motherboard for less?

Now I know people who pay 400-1000$ for one but they use it for professional
recording and mixing

[katzdvd]

why pay 100-150$ for a good sound card when you can get a motherboard for less?

Well, I'm thinking of a "good" sound card in the $25 - $50 range

Come on, work with me here!

I don't need one for major recording/mixing, just mainly streaming audio of radio shows, etc.

[doctorhardware]

Katz
I have a sound blaster live AWE 64. Which I think it is 5/1 or 6/1 possibly. It is collecting dust here in the office/computer building physicality. I would be more than happy to donate the sound card gratis to you to help you over come your audio problems. I also have several other card that I let you choose from also. Like a Turtle Beach Daytona Card.

Doc hardware

[katzdvd]

Hey Doc,

Thanks for the offer, but I don't believe I need it now; After the post, I was rummaging thru some of my parts & pieces that I had lying around, & I came across an old soundblaster that I had pulled out of a pc along the way - so I could use that if I needed to.

Actually, I have been thinking of just leaving this pc like it is, if the onboard doesn't cut out, & letting my son use this one for his gaming needs. At that point, I will be building a new box, so you will probably see a thread on here soon pertaining to that!

BTW, I tried to pm you - I guess you have the option turned off for that?

Thanks again, katz

[doctorhardware]

Katz

The PM issue has been fixed I did not have a Buddy list setup so no PM could be received. NO problem my pleasure.

[Chewy]

if the onboard doesn't cut out, & letting my son use this one for his gaming needs.

exactly what I had in mind

there were a lot of issues with xp and sound cards, especially the live series from creative

[katzdvd]

Just an update here; I have been monitoring an audiophile forum for a month or so, & alot of the guys on there seem to like the b - Enspirer Bluegears cards.

Well, I thought after all the great things said about it, & the reviews online, it looked like a good choice. Long story short; Disabled onboard sound first. Installed it, worked great on 2 channel setting; as soon as I bumped it up to 4 ch. or higher, the sound started "freezing", making weird noises. Until all was said & done, I had major issues, system became unstable, froze, couldn't get to reboot, had to pull power & clear CMOS until I could get Windows to come back up again.

Everything is running ok now, back to using onboard sound

Still a driver issue, Chewy?!?

[Chewy]

Still a driver issue, Chewy?!?

might even be what slot(pci) you stuck it in and/or how you set up bios

a friend/coworker of mine kept trying to setup computers(mobile dj ones) with
dual sound output(onboard and sound card) so he could play thru one and cue up a song thru the other.

sound is a low level(deep) os function and be prepared for troubles

katz, maybe you should join sound card's anonymous for rehab?

[katzdvd]

might even be what slot(pci) you stuck it in and/or how you set up bios

I am aware of that.

sound is a low level(deep) os function and be prepared for troubles

The thing that throws me here is that I have been building/upgrading/repairing pcs' since early win 95 days, & I have Never encountered an issue that has plagued me this bad.

I did disable the onboard sound in the BIOS & dev manager, tried both ways, but the mobo sound drivers were still installed - I guess that doesn't help things, I should have dumped them first.

Oh well, I am not going to beat this one to death either, but it would be nice to get a cool sound card working in this thing.

Do you think it would be better to move that card up near the top? I can get it in the 2nd pci slot, not the first, since the agp card takes up that space.

[Chewy]

I am aware of that.

you need to access the interrupt assignments and irq's for the pci slots

with the sound card out of the computer see what interrupt and irq the onboard is using

disable onboard and clean up anything loading at bootup

put the sound card in the slot that corresponds to the onboard interrupt

go low not high

load the drivers???

[katzdvd]

you need to access the interrupt assignments and irq's for the pci slots

with the sound card out of the computer see what interrupt and irq the onboard is using

disable onboard and clean up anything loading at bootup

put the sound card in the slot that corresponds to the onboard interrupt

go low not high

load the drivers???

Great info. I will do that as I get a chance to & keep you posted.