Heavy distortion from speakers.

[Meeper454]

I've been having this problem ever since I installed Windows 7 onto my machine to upgrade from Vista.

The speakers produce heavily distorted audio and I have been unable to fix it at all.
I have a Realtek Integrated HD Audio sound card, but installing the drivers will not overwrite the stock Microsoft drivers.

I cannot figure out how to fix this issue and I am beginning to think that Windows 7 just has issues which nobody's bothered to address.

I would appreciate any help.

 

[fireberd]

Do you get the distortion if you plug in headphones?

It's not a "Windows 7" problem. If it was everyone would be having the problem.

 

[mickey megabyte]

try removing the microsoft drivers first, by deleting them in device manager, before installing the realtek drivers.

 

[Meeper454]

Crackle comes through headphones, too. Provided they're standard stereo plugs and not USB.

 

[Meeper454]

try removing the microsoft drivers first, by deleting them in device manager, before installing the realtek drivers.

Tried that. Many times. Did not work.

 

[mickey megabyte]

ok, did you try disabling them?

 

[Meeper454]

ok, did you try disabling them?

Disabling then installing? Lemme try that.

EDIT: No dice.

 

[mickey megabyte]

sorry, i'm out of ideas.

i'm confused as to why you have microsoft drivers for a realtek sound-card.

 

[Meeper454]

sorry, i'm out of ideas.

i'm confused as to why you have microsoft drivers for a realtek sound-card.

The driver installed itself when I installed Windows 7.

 

[1Bowtie]

What i found, before installing Win 7 you have to disable onboard sound in bios, then install Win 7 then chipset drivers then video drivers then sound drivers all in that order and it will probably cure your crackleing problem