Does my system leak sound?

Please see link for explanation:

Play - ShowMeWhatsWrong.com


Basically, my sound meter keep showing sound but I have none. Is my system simply making sound I can't detect?

Dwarf said:

I don't think that it is sound as such, rather noise which is caused by the input being left floating. What happens if you turn the MIC volume down when you unplug it (or simply mute the control)?

when I mute the mic it goes to zero. Same if i lower the mic voume

Dwarf said:

Is that with the MIC plugged in or not? In addition, you should consider turning down (or muting) any unconnected audio channels, particularly those which are configured as inputs.

The level fall to zero when I mute the mic with it plugged in and not plugged in.

Where can I find the unconnected audio channels/inputs?

Try here,

It was a little hard to see in that video, but was still readable. One thing you haven't done is to install the drivers for your sound card. That is why it is showing as "High definition audio device" instead of showing the name of the sound card. It is also why there is only one item showing when you get to the Levels tab.

stormy13 said:

It was a little hard to see in that video, but was still readable. One thing you haven't done is to install the drivers for your sound card. That is why it is showing as "High definition audio device" instead of showing the name of the sound card. It is also why there is only one item showing when you get to the Levels tab.

wow good to know, where could i find the drivers?

If onboard from the motherboard manufacturer. If a sound card from the card manufacturer.

This would help as well,



If unsure what your specs are grab this,

Speccy - System Information - Free Download

and it should show it.