Sound Distortion in XP

[Damon]

Hi,

I am running my sound straight off my ASUS motherboard
and there is intermittent crackling/popping whenever I
play MP3s in Winamp or any other program. I've tried the
troubleshooting tips in Windows and am now lost.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Damon

 

[Jake]

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

I am running my sound straight off my ASUS motherboard
and there is intermittent crackling/popping whenever I
play MP3s in Winamp or any other program. I've tried the
troubleshooting tips in Windows and am now lost.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Damon
.
To resolve this behavior, specify DMA as the IDE

transfer mode:
In Windows XP, click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click System, click the Hardware tab, and then
click Device Manager.
Double-click to expand the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
folder, double-click Primary IDE Channel, and then click
the Advanced Settings tab.
In the Transfer Mode box, click PIO only, and then click
OK.
Double-click Primary IDE Channel, and then click the
Advanced Settings tab.
In the Transfer Mode box, click DMA if available, and
then click OK.
Restart the computer.
If this doesn't work, reverse the above procedure. Make
a copy or print these procedures. Good luck.