sound problem

[Philip Leduc]

Caracteristics:
homebuild PC, Intel DG965RY motherboard with integrated audio, Intel Core 2
Duo E6400 processor, GeForce 7100 GS / 128MB DDR2 / SLI / PCI Express / DVI
/ VGA / TV Out / Video Card

Assembled it a couple of weeks ago, audio worked fine, put it on a kvm
switch together with a real oldie that I use for file sharing with the other
machines in the house.
There was a problem last week with a old logitech webcam, that I replaced
with a new Communicate STX because when I plugged it, I got an error message
that the hardware was not recognized if it recognized it before.
Used it last friday doing skype calling, everything worked fine.

Today I have very distorted audio out sounds like somebody slowly talking,
as well on internet radio as when throwing in a DVD, as well as with the
windows startup and closedown sound, the other pc's audio through the kvm
still works fine, cables seem to be connected fine.
1) Where do I start looking?
2) In worse case can I put in another sound card, even if the motherboard
contains one so I do not have to replace the whole motherboard if it would
be broken?

Thanks for your help, a beginner builder,

Philip

 

[JAD]

Caracteristics:
homebuild PC, Intel DG965RY motherboard with integrated audio, Intel Core
2
Duo E6400 processor, GeForce 7100 GS / 128MB DDR2 / SLI / PCI Express /
DVI
/ VGA / TV Out / Video Card

Assembled it a couple of weeks ago, audio worked fine, put it on a kvm
switch together with a real oldie

another machine?

that I use for file sharing with the other

machines in the house.

There was a problem last week with a old logitech webcam, that I replaced
with a new Communicate STX because when I plugged it, I got an error
message
that the hardware was not recognized

get rid of the logi drivers and software

if it recognized it before.

Used it last friday doing skype calling, everything worked fine.

Today I have very distorted audio out sounds like somebody slowly talking,
as well on internet radio as when throwing in a DVD, as well as with the
windows startup and closedown sound, the other pc's audio through the kvm
still works fine, cables seem to be connected fine.
1) Where do I start looking?

remove sound software from add/remove -remove the drivers- remove any
instances of sound from the device manager..reboot
windows will reload the drivers.

2) In worse case can I put in another sound card, even if the motherboard
contains one so I do not have to replace the whole motherboard if it would
be broken?

you can after you disable the audio chip from bios/cmos