Cracking / Popping Sound

[ahstanford]

Hello everyone,

I've been noticing a "popping" or "cracking" noise coming from my speakers/headphones.

The first I noticed it was during a movie, and I assumed it was the movie's audio - but since then I have been hearing it during music and other movies and from both speakers and headphones.

I'm at a bit of a loss as to what could be causing it...

Any help would be appreciated.

Alex

 

[electrotune1200]

Here's a thread that could be of some help to you....

http://www.sevenforums.com/sound-audio/73543-dpc-latency.html

 

[ahstanford]

I just ran that DPC Latency tool - and it's reading VERY high.... red bars all the way across the screen. About 30,000 current latency.

I disabled the only listed Network Adapter from Device Manager and the latency instantly dropped in to the green (was off the top of the screen red before that).

So, I think I've identified the problem as the ethernet controller - but what do I do?

 

[electrotune1200]

Have you checked for an updated driver?

 

[ahstanford]

I clicked "Update Driver Software.." from the right-click menu in Device Manager and Windows says it is up to date.

I did a quick search to find the Atheros website (manufacturer of my network card) but could not find any drivers on their site.

 

[electrotune1200]

What is the model of your network card?

 

[ahstanford]

What is the model of your network card?

As it reads in Device Manager:

"Atheros AR8121/AR8113/R8114 PCI-E Ethernet Controller"

 

[electrotune1200]

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Support-

There is an Asus auto detect feature on this page that should steer you towards your drivers.

There is no guarantee an updated driver will resolve the latency issue....but it's a good place to start since you narrowed down the cause. I would also check to see if there are updated sound card drivers as well.

 

[ahstanford]

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Support-

There is an Asus auto detect feature on this page that should steer you towards your drivers.

There is no guarantee an updated driver will resolve the latency issue....but it's a good place to start since you narrowed down the cause. I would also check to see if there are updated sound card drivers as well.

Thanks!

A reinstall of the drivers has my latency in the green.

 

[electrotune1200]

You're welcome!

Glad to hear everything is sorted out for you.

Can you mark the thread as solved so others that are experiencing similar problems can use this as reference?

 

[CassieFWinTeam]

Ah, drivers! They fix so many issues - Glad you found a solution! Here is more about solving sound issues if you ever need it (fingers crossed that you won't!): Tips for fixing common sound problems.

And, yes, please mark this as solved so others can benefit from the solution here!

Cheers,
Cassandra
Microsoft Windows Outreach