pjfuller 0 Posted May 7, 2001 Hello, after installing nt4 + sp6a for the 3rd time, i still can't get any sound card to function cleanly, by that i mean, with out sounding dirty. I use headphones when ever i want to listen to cds, mp3 or games, i find its very annoying. Especially when there is no sound at all, appart from the the buzzing coming internal bus(?). I had the same problem with with a sb16 under 95, i could change the internal gain, to minimise the problem, but with nt4 and the drivers i can't seem to do that. I have an ISA crystal based sound, also a forte media 801 based pci sound card. Both work correctly. Cheers for any help. Paul Share this post Link to post
DavidNewbould 0 Posted May 7, 2001 Perth!!! Is that Perth Australia or Perth Scotland??? In regards to your problem - /me shrugs Share this post Link to post
pjfuller 0 Posted May 7, 2001 G'day mate Thats Perth, Australia. Sound card, i've tried playing with the bios since the post, it still sounds crap. Cheers paul. Share this post Link to post
JMD 0 Posted May 8, 2001 Paul. I'm running NT 4.0 SP 6A with the Sound Blaster 16 and it sounds fine. No problems. I did nothing special with the instalation. Cheers Joe Share this post Link to post
Hornet303 0 Posted May 8, 2001 you werent very clear with how it sounds 'dirty'. If you have problems with humming or when you can hear disk access (thru your speakers) then your card is picking up some power supply signals and amplifying them. Try moving the card to the lowest slot or furthest away from the power supply. I remember having this problem with my SB16 WWAAAAY back in the early 90's. there wasnt really a good way to fix it. Does your card have a volume control in the back? If so, lower that to as low as possible and use your speakers to amplify the music, instead of relying on the card. Hope that helps.. jeff Share this post Link to post
euankirkhope 0 Posted May 9, 2001 Quote: Perth!!! Is that Perth Australia or Perth Scotland??? In regards to your problem - /me shrugs me somwhere near Glasgow, Scotland. Share this post Link to post
pjfuller 0 Posted May 9, 2001 The sound being played is great, ie a wav or the cd player. The internal static the sound card picks up is really bad. Even with everything turned down, including the MIC/Line which is muted, i can still hear it. I might try a new sound card. Paul Share this post Link to post
pjfuller 0 Posted August 21, 2001 Got a new soundcard, the problem has gone. Turtle Beach Santa cruz Paul Share this post Link to post
