soundcard

[bill]

having snags with a 128 pci sound blaster card, when installed
if the computer is doing nothing else it is fine but when the computer is doing anything the sound is v bad.
win xp pro
1600xp
some conflicts but changing the IRQ has no effect.
any help cheers.

[rdc]

Try muting cd audio ,line in ,mic in .
Download latest driver for XP if you haven\'t already

[blastedbill]

tried doing all that but no effect
wondering if i have missed something in the bios setup
first pc i have buit with an xp processor.
cheers

[rdc]

Could be a lot of things :
How much memory do you have.
Is this an usb soundcard  , or an old pci pc 128 sound card .
Is there an irq sharing with the soundcard .
In order to get good sound  trhere\'s the quality of the card ,the quality of the speakers , can depend on the pci slot  , not enough memory , cabling , conflicts with drivers of other cards , or it\'s own drivers , interference , etc....
If it\'s a new pc you buyed  it  has to be functioning properly  .

[The_Flames]

Win Xp comes with basic drivers for most creative soundcards soI dont think you have a driver problem http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

[rdc]

You\'re right , most possible it\'s not the drivers but a pci 128 from creatives seems to be  not one of creatives newest cards but nevertheless even a sound blaster 32  isa still works .
I would change it to another slot  , and try again . The fact that , when he does something else with the pc , he\'s got the interference and bad sound , means a lot  , but there is too few info  to find out more f.e: Is there memory enough , which pci card shares the same irq ,
Perhaps his video card driver  can interfere with soundcard , who knows.