Realtek, Windows 7 64RTM Crackle/static/popping

[son gohan]

After so many months , I can confirm that the crackling issues I've been experiencing are fixed with the beta drivers provided by realtek (6.0.1.5898) . Finally I can play music without distorsion and popping

PS: Incidentally, it seems that the drivers enable the "pc beep" slider that was missing from earlier releases (1.81).

 

[collegebored]

Realtek PC support has confirmed that the crackling issue is caused by the SiS 671DX+968. chipset present in my laptop. According to them, their drivers are generic, but they cannot guarantee that they work on all systems. Still, they have suggested that I should download a newer beta release (5898), which unfortunately will take a lot of time at 4 KB/s.

I'll report my results as soon as I have them installed in my system.

that makes perfect sense since i have a sis671 chipset on my mobo as well. i just hope they fix this as i dont wanna buy a new motherboard nor a new sound card :/

where do you get the beta drivers? i dont see them on realtek website

 

[son gohan]

they are at the realtek's ftp, but I cannot provide the link as it has a temporal login+password which I am not allowed to disclosure. The filename is 5898_PG281_VISTA_TurnOff_PullMode_Upd.zip. I suppose that as soon as they confirm the issue is fixed, they will update their current drivers

 

[netRAT]

son gohan, could you just upload the beta drivers to Rapidshare or something...
I'm very keen to get rid of these annoying audio problems already.

Thanks.

EDITED:

I manage to access Realtek's ftp by obtaining a logon through the 'Express' download option on their website, however I cannot find 5898_PG281_VISTA_TurnOff_PullMode_Upd.zip on that server. They may have it on a different one perhaps.

 

[son gohan]

You won't find the file in the public directories of the ftp site, that is why I said the login/password were temporal. Still, I hadn't considered the rapidshare option, shame to me

Download the beta release (5898) from rapidshare

 

[likot]

I still have the same issue with my MSI EX400 laptop with realtek audio. I tried Windows 7 64 bit but the sound is not that clear. Tried different driver with no avail. Any update?

 

[netRAT]

You won't find the file in the public directories of the ftp site, that is why I said the login/password were temporal. Still, I hadn't considered the rapidshare option, shame to me

Download the beta release (5898) from rapidshare

Thank you for that mate, it appears to have finally fixed my audio issues

Strangely enough 6.0.1.5898 isn't new at all...just google it...
Driver date as displayed in devman: 20/07/2009.
Also, inside the package there are only Vista related files and folders, although it did work on Win7 Ultimate x86.

In any case I have created a mirror as that RS link may require many download attempts unless you have a premium account:

5898_PG281_VISTA_TurnOff_PullMode_Upd.zip

netRAT.

 

[UberB]

son gohan, I can't download from RS as you didn't upload with a collector's account, so it has a download limit. Can you either register an account (it's free) and reupload to RS or upload to another mirror i.e. Hotfile? Mediafire is blocked in my country and so are many proxies, it's a real pain.

thanks!

 

[son gohan]

Driver date as displayed in devman: 20/07/2009.

strangely enough, the installer reports version 2.81. Who knows

Hotfile.com: One click file hosting

 

[DigitalDeviant]

It doesn't seem to work on my system. I uninstalled the old driver and installed the beta but when I reboot I get a pop-up saying the HD Audio driver was installed (not the Realtek HD audio driver) and when I check it appears to be the default M$ driver not a RealTek one.I disabled driver signing on boot but it doesn't seem to help.

 

[UberB]

It doesn't seem to work on my system. I uninstalled the old driver and installed the beta but when I reboot I get a pop-up saying the HD Audio driver was installed (not the Realtek HD audio driver) and when I check it appears to be the default M$ driver not a RealTek one.I disabled driver signing on boot but it doesn't seem to help.

You need to run the installation file twice and reboot twice. The first time, it will remove the current driver. The second time, it will install the driver.

That being said, this beta driver works great! I can play on 24-bit 48000 hz (studio quality) with next to no crackles, and the driver recognizes that the DirectX version is 11.0. I also don't need to turn off sound effects or enable immediate mode.

 

[son gohan]

This is strange. The 2.37 drivers still causes crackling, unlike the beta ones. Perphaps they are further investigating this and other issues with faulty ALC663 codecs.

 

[locozozi]

Meanwhile, I've gone down the "disable PowerMizer" path.
I can confirm that the crackling disappeared, BUT! my monitor doesn't turn itself off after the configured period (or at all).
any ideas?
Cheers
LZ

 

[Jessmantm]

Same problem...

I just recently bought an Acer Aspire 8735G and I have this terrible popping noise that everyone speaks of. I have tried everything. Downloading drivers, uninstalling, reinstalling, 5.1 Surround settings, immediate sound setting, and I have yet to find a solution after countless hours of trial and error. If anyone could possibly shed some light on this matter it would be greatly appreciated by me, and others. Thank you very much in advance.
Jesse
P.S. I am running Win 7 Home Premium, and currently downloading another driver off of Realteks website... I am not sure of anything, but I won't lose hope. :huh:

 

[Bill321]

Found a solution to my issue

Just wanted to let you all know about the solution I found to my problem.

Like many in this thread, I was experiencing "pops" and "crackles" when listening to sound played through the onboard sound of my motherboard. I am using a Gigabyte MA790XT-UPD4 with the built-in Realtek ALC889A. and just some simple 2.1 analog speakers.

I had tried running the newest drivers from the Gigabyte wegpage and also the latest 2.37 drivers from Realtek ...and even the older Vista 2.22 drivers. I tried changing sound settings in Windows and also lowering the quality all the way down to 16bit 44100Hz.... but still had the issue.

The solution for me was to stop running the Gigabyte ET6 overclocking/monitoring application. I don't usually even install those programs that come with a new motherboard, but I thought I would give this one a try.

Well as soon as I killed that application my sound issues would clear up. I assume it is not compatible with my Win7 64bit Home Premium or it is hogging a lot of resources every few seconds as it checks temps and fan speeds. Funny thing is that I found that I can run WCPUID HW Monitor 1.15 just fine.

Not sure if this will help others, but I thought I would mention it.

Bill321

 

[asmisc]

I'm still having this problem...no changing the sound settings seems to work. I'm convinced it's the graphics adapter (disabling it fixes the problem, but of course messes up how everything looks.) Also, my computer seems extremely reluctant to install any old drivers or programs, so I haven't been able to figure out a way to get the older NVIDIA drivers to work.

 

[hodge]

Solution worked for me!

Thanks Bill! I was being driven crazy by the pops and crackles that I was hearing. I'm running Win7 Pro 64Bit on my EX58-UD3r motherboard. I had just installed the Gigabyte software to see how fast my CPU fan was spinning. As soon as I disabled it all the noise was gone. Thanks for posting!

 

[DigitalDeviant]

I can confirm that EasyTune seems to be the root of the problem on Gigabyte boards. I have a GA-MA770-UT3P rev. 1.0 motherboard which exhibited the problem both times I installed ET.

 

[jcdas]

Finally !!!

Just wanted to let you all know about the solution I found to my problem.

The solution for me was to stop running the Gigabyte ET6 overclocking/monitoring application. I don't usually even install those programs that come with a new motherboard, but I thought I would give this one a try.

Well as soon as I killed that application my sound issues would clear up. I assume it is not compatible with my Win7 64bit Home Premium or it is hogging a lot of resources

Bill321

Awesome man! I´m using a GA-P43-DS3L and I was having this annoying problem. I did exactly what you said. And...SURPRISE !!! It´s works !!!

Just for curiosity I try to set ON again in the Energy Saver program, and the pops and cracks comes back again.

Really really thx !!!

 

[schoenespapier]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bill321
Just wanted to let you all know about the solution I found to my problem.

The solution for me was to stop running the Gigabyte ET6 overclocking/monitoring application. I don't usually even install those programs that come with a new motherboard, but I thought I would give this one a try.

Well as soon as I killed that application my sound issues would clear up. I assume it is not compatible with my Win7 64bit Home Premium or it is hogging a lot of resources

Bill321
Awesome man! I´m using a GA-P43-DS3L and I was having this annoying problem. I did exactly what you said. And...SURPRISE !!! It´s works !!!

Just for curiosity I try to set ON again in the Energy Saver program, and the pops and cracks comes back again.

Really really thx !!!





Sorry guys, can you show me how to stop ET6?