What type of system do you have?
Super 7 boards based on the VIA MVP3 chipset have a problem with the SB Live
making all kinds of unpleasant noises. Static, popping crackling, etc.
The best way to lessen it (nothing eliminates it in GPL, in my experience)
is to disable UDMA hard drive capability in BIOS. Not a perfect solution,
but for your ears sake, one you ought to try if you have one of these
motherboards. I did and I hardly noticed the difference in day to day use
and it made GPL more enjoyable.
If you have an Intel based board, the noise you hear may be normal. On my
new board (Abit BH6), the SB Live is still noisier in GPL than my old SB64.
> OK, OK, I know this has already been asked at least once, but I can't
> remember what the outcome was, so here it is one more time:
> I've just installed an SB Live! Value, and it works brilliantly for
> everything *EXCEPT* GPL. In GPL, the engine noise is permeated by static.
My
> AWE64 used to generate a small amount of background noise, but nothing
like
> this! I've tried the usual fixes (moving the SB Live! away from my video
> card, stepping the video card accel. down one notch, reinstalling various
> drivers etc), and nothing seems to help.
> Does anyone have a quick fix for this one?
> Thanks!
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> Doug Olsen
