Onboard audio - nothing but crackling and popping

[Guest]

Ok, so my sound seemed to be working fine last week, now all of a sudden it
isn't working again.

I have two identical machines here at work, both have had the same problem,
one I fixed by updating the drivers, but that didn't work on the other
computer. Now, the machine that was working is broken again.

The Problem:
For the most part I can't hear any sound with any programs/applications
including system sounds. The sound is turned on, and when I turn the volume
up louder all I get are crackling noises when there should be sound.

I have tried:
updating the Realtek AC97 audio drivers
updating the mobo (Supermicro X5DAE) chipset
system restore to the last time it was working (last week)

So far nothing is worked... any suggestions?

 

[thecreator]

Hi Sdel,

The onboard Audio Chip could be going bad. It could be a Hardware
problem, not a Software problem.