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sweeeeetuums · 06-07-2002, 05:01 | posts: 9

i currently am usin soundblaster live digital entertainment 5.1 and my speakers are altec lansing acs 54. 
 
i was wonderin sometimes the sound goes ugly like i hear crashes or static noise.. i never turned up the volume that loud, never even maxed it out. anyway.. i usually hear it when playing fps games like coutner-strike when the grenade explodes.. when windows xp starts up, i also hear it in the music.. 
 
what may have caused the problem? can i still fix it?

Treblig · 06-07-2002, 05:52 | posts: 3,265 | Location: Mesa , AZ .

We need the rest of your system specs ! But it sounds like the same old Via /xp/ soundblaster problems . It's not the speakers it's the sound card and probably the via data corruption problem . Supposedly D/Ling the Via 4 in 1 drivers will fix this problem .http://www.viahardware.com/686bfaq.shtm#_Toc518065962 
 <A HREF="http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2" TARGET=_blank>http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2</A> 
 
The first is a site talking about this problem and the second link is to Via's drivers . They also have the 4 in 1's at the guru home page . Good luck .

sweeeeetuums · 06-07-2002, 08:14 | posts: 9

AMD Athlon Xp 1800 
MSI k7t266a pro2 (4in1 version 4.39 beta) 
256meg DDR2100 
40 Gig Maxtor 
Leadtek G4 Ti 4440 4482 3DMark 
24x10x40 LG CD-RW 
16x LG DVD 
Sound blaster live digital entertainment 5.1 
Altec Lansing ACS54 
XP Home

Treblig · 06-10-2002, 05:01 | posts: 3,265 | Location: Mesa , AZ .

Well if you have the 4 in 1's thats supposed to fix that problem ! I have been answereing questions ( that I can ) in this forum and a lot of people have problems with the SB stuff sad to say ! KT266 and soundblater all the time a problem . I know this doesn't help but , maybe you should look into another sound card maker , like the one I have . It's beatiful and you never hear anyone with probs with them . Atleast here ... lol . Check the site and some reviews and maybe it will sound attractive to you . Sorry wish I could have been more help . 
 <A HREF="http://www.amdzone.com/articleview.cfm?ArticleID=831" TARGET=_blank>http://www.amdzone.com/articleview.cfm?ArticleID=831</A>

David · 06-13-2002, 02:44 | posts: 3,395 | Location: Kansas

Go read my post over in the AMD mobo forum section about the VIA problem unmasked. The problem is that card makers assumed that VIA was doing something with their chipset that Intel had done, and they hadn't. The result: problems. Fortunately with the upcoming KT400 chipset the problem will be solved for good. 
 
My Rig: <A HREF="http://www.tweakers.com.au/pcdb/viewall.asp?pcid=201" TARGET=_blank>http://www.tweakers.com.au/pcdb/viewall.asp?pcid=201</A>

06-13-2002, 16:02 | posts: n/a

As for getting static ound in Counter Strike, that is completely normal. I get it to and so do my friends. That static noise in counter strike especially when grenades go off is a result of just bad sound. CS has always had bad sound. Hope that was some help.