scratchy/distorted sound in windows

[rohitbhu06]

i have dual boot with ubuntu and xp xp2
in windows the sound is scratchy and jerky
looks like a h/w plm
but on ubuntu everything is fine
each time i format windows, within a week the sound problem comes
again. i am fed up with this, it has happened to me 9-10 times.
when i connect my hard disk to other system,my hard disk works fine normally
i have changed data cable.
is there a problem with my sound driver (which is sigmatel)????
mother board is intel 945 gcl
or its the motherboard problem
i do not too much abt system
plz help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thnx in advance

[gk2k]

Goto Control Panel -> Realtek Hd audio manager
In the mixer tab reduce the record volume of all three options to zero

[rohitbhu06]

i have sigmatel n the problem is not with that
the system becomes too slow
i play music ,the sound skips at places,
if i open a new task,like netbeans, etc,some game etc any application,
the sound stops playing,and resumes only when the opened application is fully loaded,
fomatting full hard disk never worked.
but my hard disk works fine on other system
even the booting is too slow(fast in other) and the startup sound is distorted too

[Disc_Junkie]

@OP - Do the following......

1. Rightclick on My Computer and select Properties. Go to the Hardware tab and click on Device Manager.

2. Under IDE Ata/Atapi Controllers, double click on Primary IDE Channel. Under the Advanced Settings tab, check that the Current Transfer rate is set for PIO or DMA. If it is PIO only change it to DMA if the option is available.

3. If you are not able to change it then right click on the Primary IDE Channel and select Uninstall. Reboot your computer. It will reinstall it with the proper DMA mode setting on reboot.

This may solve your sound problem and slow booting process!!

[rohitbhu06]

thnx a lot dude
dont know how to say u thnx
u know i've been facing the plm for 1 year
and really sucked formatting again again
urs solution hit the target instantly
u r too gud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i had two options
device 0
its tranfer mode is now not applicable
device 1
its transfer mode is changed to
ultra dma mode 5
i guess this setting is changed for my system
so what shud i do avoid this
else i have to do it again
well no plm with that
but if can happen to avoid to do this again and again
it wud be gr8 if u cud plz tell the reason for this
n i suppose whenever i face the plm again
i have to repeat it again

[Disc_Junkie]

I think windows is having a hard time reading your hard drive. Your hard drive could be failing!! Don't bother, if it happens again, do the mentioned steps again and it would be allright...

[rohitbhu06]

hmm
may be u r right.
but i recently get it repaired as it was in the warranty period
some times,during formatting,windows cud not detect ma hard disk
yeah, i wud do that again if that happens to me,
as long as i remember the plm started since i tried
linux on my system(but i dont think it shud be the reason)
anyway thnx again

[uday56]

Hi,

I Have a similar issue and i've tried the above steps but it did not work, is this a problem with sound card. I've ASUS K8S-MX motherboard with sound max audio drivers.

Helpe me out plz.