Window 7 Realtek HD driver - Static with Media Center

[packersrule]

I am about give up. I have read every website and tried many idea but nothing can fix this.

Using media center I get a very loud static. I have fixed it many times but then it comes back. I have reloaded the system and used only defaults and it works for awhile but then it comes back.

I have tried both the windows drivers and Reltek Vista driver. Every other sound works great (CD, MP3, DVD and Pandora). I use this system mostly for recording off DIRECTV.

I have tried change many setting as other treads have suggested.

Any idea would be great.

-Mother Board - GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P
HD Audio Codec Driver
-CPU - Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8MB
-Memory - Super Talent - STT D3-1333 6GB (3x 2GB) CL8 DDR3
-Drive Seagate ST31500341AS 1.5TB SATA2 7200rpm
-DVD Lite-On IHAS422-08 LightScribe 22X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer
-Case Thermaltake Spedo VI90001N2Z
-Power Supply OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V
-Tuner card KWORLD PlusTV Analog PCIExpress Pro PVRTV-PE360
-Video - SAPPHIRE 100225L Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4

 

[NosferatuX]

Hi packersrule and welcome to the forum!

Exactly where does the static begin to happen?

For the interim, would you please give Windows 7 Codec Pack a try?

 

[baarod]

I am about give up. I have read every website and tried many idea but nothing can fix this.

Using media center I get a very loud static. I have fixed it many times but then it comes back. I have reloaded the system and used only defaults and it works for awhile but then it comes back.

I have tried both the windows drivers and Reltek Vista driver. Every other sound works great (CD, MP3, DVD and Pandora). I use this system mostly for recording off DIRECTV.

I have tried change many setting as other treads have suggested.

Any idea would be great.

-Mother Board - GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P
HD Audio Codec Driver
-CPU - Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8MB
-Memory - Super Talent - STT D3-1333 6GB (3x 2GB) CL8 DDR3
-Drive Seagate ST31500341AS 1.5TB SATA2 7200rpm
-DVD Lite-On IHAS422-08 LightScribe 22X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer
-Case Thermaltake Spedo VI90001N2Z
-Power Supply OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V
-Tuner card KWORLD PlusTV Analog PCIExpress Pro PVRTV-PE360
-Video - SAPPHIRE 100225L Radeon HD 3870 512MB 256-bit GDDR4

Temporarily reducing the amount of memory available to Windows 7 has eliminated this issue for many others here. To do so, open Start, type msconfig, and select msconfig.exe. Select the boot tab and click Advanced options. Select Maximum memory and enter 2047. Close msconfig and reboot as asked. Please report back here if the problem recurs while this setting is active. We're starting to think that the problem lies with the Secure Audio Path module in Windows 7 rather than any specific hardware or driver.

 

[packersrule]

Thanks for the help - I went home and media center was working again and I hadn't change anything. It will fail within a few days and I will then try what you suggested.

 

[Sparatan117]

Pakers, you could try and do something i did this morning. My problem is that I can't get the system to stop freezing on 64bit when i open or close microphone problems so I tried uninstalling audio drivers.
Start>RIGHT CLICK My Computer> Manage>Device Manager> Sounds>right click on all the audio drivers you have installed and click uninstall them. Then restart the computer. See if Windows will reinstall drivers for you.

When I did this it installed DTU drivers which It did not install originally. Just a thought.

 

[J4mes]

This might be related.
What happens in my case is if i am watching A TV feed in media center it will work fine until a scheduled recording starts up. than i will get the loud static POP CRACK ... POP ... with lines popping up in the middle of the screen at the same time.
However if i stop the feed I'm watching and start it up again the static will go away. or if i start watching a channel after the recording has already started i will not get any static. that might seem like a work around but the problem is, then the same type of static will be in the recorded feed. i have two tuners both of them are "Avertv Volar Max" USB's

 

[MBravo]

In my case Media player/Media center couldn't play 720p movie files without hickups hissing and popping. Tried all drivers both from HP (HP Touchsmart TX2 laptop upgraded from Vista 2 Win7) and from individual vendors (AMD/ATI and Realtek) but no real solution, only slight improvements.

I fixed this by installing Zoomplayer 7. Zoomplayer guarantees a smooth and hickup-free playback even with 1080p movie files (I used the Avatar trailers for testing)
Unfortunately this didn't fix Media player...but hey I can watch video's again!