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More audio problems with 24" aluminum iMac in XP SP3
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<blockquote data-quote="progrocker69" data-source="post: 753786" data-attributes="member: 73275"><p>So I got myself this iMac a couple months ago and I absolutely <em>love</em> this thing... <em>except</em> for the godawful Realtek sound chip causing (some) of my games to freeze the whole system, forcing a hard restart from the back power switch! In addition, when I'm running Winamp and playing music I will sometimes encounter a loud, static-sounding *pop* followed by the music completely fading out and then building back up to the proper volume, all in the space of about a second. This can also happen in other apps with lots of sound but is most noticable when playing music. I'm using a pair of Logitech Z-4 2.1 speakers which seem to work fine on my older HP system.</p><p></p><p>I'm open to any suggestions, but somehow I doubt there will be any help forthcoming until Realtek/Apple do some major work on the drivers for this sound chip. I have done all of the following to try and rectify the problem:</p><p></p><p>* Fully updated Boot Camp</p><p>* Fully updated Windows XP</p><p>* Updated DirectX, video drivers, Realtek audio drivers</p><p>* Ran an applet supplied by Intel, called the Intel(R) Chipset Device Software Installer. This is supposed to bring all motherboard drivers up-to-date.</p><p>* Ran the Auslogics disk defragmenter as well as C-Cleaner to completely optimize my system performance.</p><p>* Disabled Realtek High-Definition Audio in the Device Manager and ran one of the worst games - one called Puzzle Quest - which causes the system to freeze within 5 minutes of starting each and every time. With sound disabled the game ran for over half an hour problem-free.</p><p>* Re-enabled the sound chip in the Device Manager, and disabled sound in the Puzzle Quest game. It ran for a bit more than 5 minutes but still froze the system, in more like 10-15 minutes.</p><p></p><p>I don't know what else I could be missing, but again I'm open to any further suggestions.</p><p></p><p>In closing, it's really a **** shame that a system which is otherwise so freaking wonderful would be hobbled by one shoddy piece of hardware. I may have to buy a Creative USB sound module and risk a slight performance drop in other areas just to be able to fully use this system.</p><p></p><p>Come on, Apple! I see lots of other people complaining about this issue. Fix it already!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="progrocker69, post: 753786, member: 73275"] So I got myself this iMac a couple months ago and I absolutely [I]love[/I] this thing... [I]except[/I] for the godawful Realtek sound chip causing (some) of my games to freeze the whole system, forcing a hard restart from the back power switch! In addition, when I'm running Winamp and playing music I will sometimes encounter a loud, static-sounding *pop* followed by the music completely fading out and then building back up to the proper volume, all in the space of about a second. This can also happen in other apps with lots of sound but is most noticable when playing music. I'm using a pair of Logitech Z-4 2.1 speakers which seem to work fine on my older HP system. I'm open to any suggestions, but somehow I doubt there will be any help forthcoming until Realtek/Apple do some major work on the drivers for this sound chip. I have done all of the following to try and rectify the problem: * Fully updated Boot Camp * Fully updated Windows XP * Updated DirectX, video drivers, Realtek audio drivers * Ran an applet supplied by Intel, called the Intel(R) Chipset Device Software Installer. This is supposed to bring all motherboard drivers up-to-date. * Ran the Auslogics disk defragmenter as well as C-Cleaner to completely optimize my system performance. * Disabled Realtek High-Definition Audio in the Device Manager and ran one of the worst games - one called Puzzle Quest - which causes the system to freeze within 5 minutes of starting each and every time. With sound disabled the game ran for over half an hour problem-free. * Re-enabled the sound chip in the Device Manager, and disabled sound in the Puzzle Quest game. It ran for a bit more than 5 minutes but still froze the system, in more like 10-15 minutes. I don't know what else I could be missing, but again I'm open to any further suggestions. In closing, it's really a **** shame that a system which is otherwise so freaking wonderful would be hobbled by one shoddy piece of hardware. I may have to buy a Creative USB sound module and risk a slight performance drop in other areas just to be able to fully use this system. Come on, Apple! I see lots of other people complaining about this issue. Fix it already! [/QUOTE]
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