Solved Crackling and popping audio.

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Hi all;

Question about the audio on my laptop. Have any of you ever experienced "popping" during audio playback? It says the drivers are working ok. It never threw a code or anything. Any suggestions, ideas as to goings on?
 
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My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP DV5 1132 Entertainment Notebook
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T5800 @ 2.00GHz
Motherboard
Quanta 3602
Memory
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 398MHz (6-6-6-18)
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family (Merom)
Sound Card
IDT High Def
Monitor(s) Displays
Built-in OEM Display, 26" Toshiba External Flatscreen
Screen Resolution
1280x768
Hard Drives
Fujitsu 220GB (SATA-II 3.0Gb/s OEM), Crucial SSD M4 128GB (SATA-III 6.0Gb/s)
PSU
OEM Laptop PSU
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OEM
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OEM
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Built-in OEM
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USB Optical Mouse
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Turtle
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Microsoft Secirty Essentials
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Firefox
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Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter
This is a fairly common complaint, although there haven't been many lately. If you search through the postings here you will find a lot of them. Unfortunately there is no "one fix" for this problem. Drivers are one issue, make sure you have the latest (and correct) driver for your sound device. Video card drivers is another known cause. Wi-Fi is another known cause.

Just have to start, one at a time, updating drivers and trying to isolate what the problem is.
 

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PC/Desktop
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My Own Build
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Windows 10 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7 6700K
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero
Memory
16GB Corsair Dominator
Graphics Card(s)
Intel CPU Graphics
Sound Card
RealTek
Monitor(s) Displays
27" Dell S2719dgf
Screen Resolution
2560X1440
Hard Drives
1 TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD for Win 10 Pro
500GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD for Win 10 Insider
2 TB drive for backup
PSU
EVGA Supernova 750G2
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BeQuiet Silent Base 600
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Deepcool Captain 120EX
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Microsoft Wireless 2000
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Microsoft wireless
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100 MB/sec (Cable)
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Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes
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Edge/Firefox
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Cakewalk (Sonar) by BandLab and Studio One 4.1 Pro recording studio software. MOTU 896Mk3 Hybrid recording interface, Frontier Tranzport wireless control unit, Behringer X-Touch Control Surface.
Five USB connected optical drives for CD Audio production using Nero BurningROM
Thanks fireberd,

Now that you mention it, I'll maybe re install some drivers and that might fix things.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP DV5 1132 Entertainment Notebook
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T5800 @ 2.00GHz
Motherboard
Quanta 3602
Memory
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 398MHz (6-6-6-18)
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family (Merom)
Sound Card
IDT High Def
Monitor(s) Displays
Built-in OEM Display, 26" Toshiba External Flatscreen
Screen Resolution
1280x768
Hard Drives
Fujitsu 220GB (SATA-II 3.0Gb/s OEM), Crucial SSD M4 128GB (SATA-III 6.0Gb/s)
PSU
OEM Laptop PSU
Case
OEM
Cooling
OEM
Keyboard
Built-in OEM
Mouse
USB Optical Mouse
Internet Speed
Turtle
Antivirus
Microsoft Secirty Essentials
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter
Quick update; reinstalled my audio drivers. Seemed to have solved some problems.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP DV5 1132 Entertainment Notebook
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T5800 @ 2.00GHz
Motherboard
Quanta 3602
Memory
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 398MHz (6-6-6-18)
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family (Merom)
Sound Card
IDT High Def
Monitor(s) Displays
Built-in OEM Display, 26" Toshiba External Flatscreen
Screen Resolution
1280x768
Hard Drives
Fujitsu 220GB (SATA-II 3.0Gb/s OEM), Crucial SSD M4 128GB (SATA-III 6.0Gb/s)
PSU
OEM Laptop PSU
Case
OEM
Cooling
OEM
Keyboard
Built-in OEM
Mouse
USB Optical Mouse
Internet Speed
Turtle
Antivirus
Microsoft Secirty Essentials
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter
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