Re: Audigy 2 ZS Noise Problem

I dont have the ZS but a std A2 and no I dont get the humm. "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:1Sp0c.17322$TT5.4639@lakeread06...

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> I installed a new Audigy 2 ZS sound card yesterday and I have one problem. > > When the drivers are not loaded (i.e. when booting, restarting, etc...) > there is a terrible hum being indtroduced into my sound system. Since my > speakers are very capable, that just makes it all the worse. > > As _soon_ as Windows installs the drivers, the introduced Hum goes away. > > Anyone else have this problem? > > -Larry > > >

I installed a new Audigy 2 ZS sound card yesterday and I have one problem. When the drivers are not loaded (i.e. when booting, restarting, etc...) there is a terrible hum being indtroduced into my sound system. Since my speakers are very capable, that just makes it all the worse. As _soon_ as Windows installs the drivers, the introduced Hum goes away. Anyone else have this problem? -Larry

Damn.... I wonder what it could be? If it was from external interference (which I've never experienced with any sound card, including the TBSC I removed), then I wouldn't think the driver loading would get rid of it. -Larry "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:5%p0c.31897$[email hidden]... > I dont have the ZS but a std A2 and no I dont get the humm. > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:1Sp0c.17322$TT5.4639@lakeread06... > > I installed a new Audigy 2 ZS sound card yesterday and I have oneproblem. > > > > When the drivers are not loaded (i.e. when booting, restarting, etc...) > > there is a terrible hum being indtroduced into my sound system. Sincemy

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> > speakers are very capable, that just makes it all the worse. > > > > As _soon_ as Windows installs the drivers, the introduced Hum goes away. > > > > Anyone else have this problem? > > > > -Larry > > > > > > > >

You might give Harvey Wong and his possey over in the creative NG a shout. Not that theyve ever been any help to me ;) but worth a shot. "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:XYq0c.17428$TT5.13359@lakeread06... > Damn.... I wonder what it could be? > > If it was from external interference (which I've never experienced withany > sound card, including the TBSC I removed), then I wouldn't think thedriver

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> loading would get rid of it. > > -Larry > > "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:5%p0c.31897$[email hidden]... > > I dont have the ZS but a std A2 and no I dont get the humm. > > > > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:1Sp0c.17322$TT5.4639@lakeread06... > > > I installed a new Audigy 2 ZS sound card yesterday and I have one > problem. > > > > > > When the drivers are not loaded (i.e. when booting, restarting,

etc...) > > > there is a terrible hum being indtroduced into my sound system. Since > my > > > speakers are very capable, that just makes it all the worse. > > > > > > As _soon_ as Windows installs the drivers, the introduced Hum goesaway.

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> > > > > > Anyone else have this problem? > > > > > > -Larry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Better be careful and say please and thank you and not say you have any issues or they will be ready to run you out of town. Better odds the West Brothers will release a new sim than that bunch offering anything helpful ;-) "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Ver0c.4366$[email hidden]...

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> You might give Harvey Wong and his possey over in the creative NG a shout. > Not that theyve ever been any help to me ;) but worth a shot. > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:XYq0c.17428$TT5.13359@lakeread06... > > Damn.... I wonder what it could be? > > > > If it was from external interference (which I've never experienced with > any > > sound card, including the TBSC I removed), then I wouldn't think the > driver > > loading would get rid of it. > > > > -Larry > > > > "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:5%p0c.31897$[email hidden]... > > > I dont have the ZS but a std A2 and no I dont get the humm. > > > > > > > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:1Sp0c.17322$TT5.4639@lakeread06... > > > > I installed a new Audigy 2 ZS sound card yesterday and I have one > > problem. > > > > > > > > When the drivers are not loaded (i.e. when booting, restarting, > etc...) > > > > there is a terrible hum being indtroduced into my sound system.

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> > my > > > > speakers are very capable, that just makes it all the worse. > > > > > > > > As _soon_ as Windows installs the drivers, the introduced Hum goes > away. > > > > > > > > Anyone else have this problem? > > > > > > > > -Larry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

ROTFLMAO "Schooner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Owr0c.3916$[email hidden]... > Better be careful and say please and thank you and not say you have any > issues or they will be ready to run you out of town. > Better odds the West Brothers will release a new sim than that bunch > offering anything helpful ;-) >

"Schooner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Owr0c.3916$[email hidden]... > Better be careful and say please and thank you and not say you have any > issues or they will be ready to run you out of town. Yea, I can't access the creative news server anymore. Even after changing ISP's. I think they banned my MAC address. :-)

You might want to try to disable the onboard Sound Chip if present. "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:1Sp0c.17322$TT5.4639@lakeread06...

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> I installed a new Audigy 2 ZS sound card yesterday and I have one problem. > > When the drivers are not loaded (i.e. when booting, restarting, etc...) > there is a terrible hum being indtroduced into my sound system. Since my > speakers are very capable, that just makes it all the worse. > > As _soon_ as Windows installs the drivers, the introduced Hum goes away. > > Anyone else have this problem? > > -Larry > >

Sure it's not the speakers? I have an Audigy 1 and some speakers/systems hum, others don't. I'm not sure this isn't a deliberate thing so that you don't leave the speakers on. If there is no signal from the soundcard then they hum maybe. The speakers, TDK, for my computer do this but the HiFi used for HT do not. "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:1Sp0c.17322$TT5.4639@lakeread06...

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> I installed a new Audigy 2 ZS sound card yesterday and I have one problem. > > When the drivers are not loaded (i.e. when booting, restarting, etc...) > there is a terrible hum being indtroduced into my sound system. Since my > speakers are very capable, that just makes it all the worse. > > As _soon_ as Windows installs the drivers, the introduced Hum goes away. > > Anyone else have this problem? > > -Larry > >

I figured it out... When I had the system apart to install the Audigy and the Hard Drive, I decided to go ahead and re-locate my sub-woofer during the drive formatting. It was too boring to watch:) The new Ultra 5.1 sub is MUCH bigger than the original Klipsch 5.1 sub, and it didn't really fit well in it's old location. So I moved it, which required me to plug it into a different outlet. In the old configuration the computer and the sub were plugged into the same circuit. In the new configuration the sub is on a different circuit. This appears to have created some sort of ground-loop in the system. I used a heavy duty extension cord to plug the Sub back into it's original location, and the hum (99% of it at least) went away. Again, after the system boots up and windows installs the drivers, the last 1% goes away. I can only surmise that it's because when the Audigy drivers are loaded, the sound output jacks are enabled and the computer and sub are getting a common ground through the audio connector patch cable. -Larry "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Ver0c.4366$[email hidden]...

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> You might give Harvey Wong and his possey over in the creative NG a shout. > Not that theyve ever been any help to me ;) but worth a shot. > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:XYq0c.17428$TT5.13359@lakeread06... > > Damn.... I wonder what it could be? > > > > If it was from external interference (which I've never experienced with > any > > sound card, including the TBSC I removed), then I wouldn't think the > driver > > loading would get rid of it. > > > > -Larry > > > > "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:5%p0c.31897$[email hidden]... > > > I dont have the ZS but a std A2 and no I dont get the humm. > > > > > > > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:1Sp0c.17322$TT5.4639@lakeread06... > > > > I installed a new Audigy 2 ZS sound card yesterday and I have one > > problem. > > > > > > > > When the drivers are not loaded (i.e. when booting, restarting, > etc...) > > > > there is a terrible hum being indtroduced into my sound system.

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> > my > > > > speakers are very capable, that just makes it all the worse. > > > > > > > > As _soon_ as Windows installs the drivers, the introduced Hum goes > away. > > > > > > > > Anyone else have this problem? > > > > > > > > -Larry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

That was done a long, long time ago :) Thanks though! -Larry "Xavier" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:c1vp8k$njf$[email hidden]... > You might want to try to disable the onboard Sound Chip if present. > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:1Sp0c.17322$TT5.4639@lakeread06... > > I installed a new Audigy 2 ZS sound card yesterday and I have oneproblem. > > > > When the drivers are not loaded (i.e. when booting, restarting, etc...) > > there is a terrible hum being indtroduced into my sound system. Sincemy

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> > speakers are very capable, that just makes it all the worse. > > > > As _soon_ as Windows installs the drivers, the introduced Hum goes away. > > > > Anyone else have this problem? > > > > -Larry > > > > > >