Solve : Audio Freezes my Computer!!?

1.	Solve : Audio Freezes my Computer!!?
Answer» Computer Specs: Asus Tek. VT8366 AMD Athlon XP 1.8 ghz processor / 512 DDR ram On board sound card (CMEDIA CMI8738) 9200 ATI Radeon Video Card (256) My problem is this.. I recently had to reformat my computer. Fresh Windows XP, drivers, all drivers are updated. My computer started randomly freezing on me. So i replaced my memory. Same thing, So i started isolating the problem. I found out that if I have something with Sound /Audio running, it freezes almost 100% of the time. To test it, I played a game with the audio ON, it froze 3 TIMES in 10 minutes. So I disabled my Sound card, played the SAME game this time audio was OFF. I played for almost 3 hours straight not 1 single Freeze up. To be sure i enabled my sound card. Froze again in about 10 minutes. (Note: It also freezes during any and all music / video i play. Windows Media Player / Itunes both freeze the computer while playing) Now is there something i can do to fix this. Do i just need to get an external Sound Card. Is it have to do with ANYTHING conflicting with another piece of hardware? Cant figure it out. Please Help!Have you installed all updates for XP? Did you install a different (newer) sound driver when you reinstalled XP? If yes then try going back to an older version. (Newer isn't always better).Yes i have all updates from Windows XP, and I have the Audio Driver from the motherboard disk. Nothing from on line. Just like normal. Only this time its freezing my computer. I just need to know if its salvageable or if i need to go buy another one. Thanks ahead of time = )Then I would try a newer driver if possible. Quote from: crackerjack213 on December 19, 2007, 01:57:40 AM Asus Tek. VT8366 AMD Athlon XP Could you please check the make and model of your motherboard because I don't believe Asus have ever MADE a motherboard with that model number. (It appear to be the model number for a VIA chipset installed on the motherboard.)Copied and Pasted straight from System Information: Computer Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows XP Home Edition OS Service PackService Pack 2 Internet Explorer7.0.5730.13 Motherboard CPU TypeAMD Athlon XP, 1100 MHz (5.5 x 200) Motherboard NameAsus A7V266-E (5 PCI, 1 AGP Pro, 1 ACR, 3 DIMM) Motherboard ChipsetVIA VT8366A Apollo KT266A System Memory512 MB (DDR SDRAM) BIOS TypeAward Medallion (08/20/02) Communication PortCommunications Port (COM1) Communication PortCommunications Port (COM2) Communication PortECP Printer Port (LPT1) Display Video AdapterRADEON 9200 SERIES (128 MB) Video AdapterRADEON 9200 SERIES (128 MB) 3D AcceleratorATI Radeon 9200 SE (RV280) MonitorPlug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (17121767) Multimedia Audio AdapterC-Media CMI8738 Audio Chip Storage Floppy DriveFloppy disk drive Disk DriveIOMEGA ZIP 100 SCSI Disk Device Disk DriveWDC WD600BB-00CFC0 Optical DriveCyberDrv CW099D CD-R/RW (52x/24x/52x CD-RW) Optical DriveDVDRW IDE1108 Partitions C: (FAT32)57225 MB (36704 MB free) Input KeyboardStandard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard MouseHID-compliant mouse Network Network AdapterLinksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast Ethernet Adapter Peripherals PrinterMicrosoft XPS Document Writer USB DeviceUSB Human Interface Device If this Helps at all.It did Quote Motherboard NAME Asus A7V266-E Go to this SITE: http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us Search for your motherboard by inputting the model name in the search box in the left corner of the screen. Download and install the newest sound driver and see if that makes a difference.Downloaded and Installed the drivers from the website. I'm getting the same thing. =(Okay... If it was me having this problem, I would reinstall windows again and install noting but the sound driver to see if the problem still persisted. If the sound was fine then I'd install the other drivers one at a time testing the sound after each install. Then I would update XP and test the sound again. If the soundcard on the other still made XP freeze while nothing but the soundcard driver was installed, I would feel fairly confident the problem was the soundcard and go buy a new one. ok ill give it a try. Thanks

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Computer Specs:

Asus Tek. VT8366 AMD Athlon XP
1.8 ghz processor / 512 DDR ram
On board sound card (CMEDIA CMI8738)
9200 ATI Radeon Video Card (256)

My problem is this..

I recently had to reformat my computer. Fresh Windows XP, drivers, all drivers are updated. My computer started randomly freezing on me. So i replaced my memory. Same thing, So i started isolating the problem. I found out that if I have something with Sound /Audio running, it freezes almost 100% of the time. To test it, I played a game with the audio ON, it froze 3 TIMES in 10 minutes. So I disabled my Sound card, played the SAME game this time audio was OFF. I played for almost 3 hours straight not 1 single Freeze up. To be sure i enabled my sound card. Froze again in about 10 minutes. (Note: It also freezes during any and all music / video i play. Windows Media Player / Itunes both freeze the computer while playing)

Now is there something i can do to fix this. Do i just need to get an external Sound Card. Is it have to do with ANYTHING conflicting with another piece of hardware?

Cant figure it out. Please Help!Have you installed all updates for XP?
Did you install a different (newer) sound driver when you reinstalled XP? If yes then try going back to an older version. (Newer isn't always better).Yes i have all updates from Windows XP, and I have the Audio Driver from the motherboard disk. Nothing from on line. Just like normal. Only this time its freezing my computer. I just need to know if its salvageable or if i need to go buy another one.

Thanks ahead of time = )Then I would try a newer driver if possible.
Quote from: crackerjack213 on December 19, 2007, 01:57:40 AM

Asus Tek. VT8366 AMD Athlon XP

Could you please check the make and model of your motherboard because I don't believe Asus have ever MADE a motherboard with that model number. (It appear to be the model number for a VIA chipset installed on the motherboard.)Copied and Pasted straight from System Information:

Computer
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service PackService Pack 2
Internet Explorer7.0.5730.13

Motherboard
CPU TypeAMD Athlon XP, 1100 MHz (5.5 x 200)
Motherboard NameAsus A7V266-E (5 PCI, 1 AGP Pro, 1 ACR, 3 DIMM)
Motherboard ChipsetVIA VT8366A Apollo KT266A
System Memory512 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS TypeAward Medallion (08/20/02)
Communication PortCommunications Port (COM1)
Communication PortCommunications Port (COM2)
Communication PortECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video AdapterRADEON 9200 SERIES (128 MB)
Video AdapterRADEON 9200 SERIES (128 MB)
3D AcceleratorATI Radeon 9200 SE (RV280)
MonitorPlug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (17121767)

Multimedia
Audio AdapterC-Media CMI8738 Audio Chip

Storage
Floppy DriveFloppy disk drive
Disk DriveIOMEGA ZIP 100 SCSI Disk Device
Disk DriveWDC WD600BB-00CFC0
Optical DriveCyberDrv CW099D CD-R/RW (52x/24x/52x CD-RW)
Optical DriveDVDRW IDE1108

Partitions
C: (FAT32)57225 MB (36704 MB free)

Input
KeyboardStandard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
MouseHID-compliant mouse

Network
Network AdapterLinksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast Ethernet Adapter

Peripherals
PrinterMicrosoft XPS Document Writer
USB DeviceUSB Human Interface Device

If this Helps at all.It did
Quote

Motherboard NAME Asus A7V266-E

Go to this SITE:
http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

Search for your motherboard by inputting the model name in the search box in the left corner of the screen. Download and install the newest sound driver and see if that makes a difference.Downloaded and Installed the drivers from the website. I'm getting the same thing.

=(Okay...
If it was me having this problem, I would reinstall windows again and install noting but the sound driver to see if the problem still persisted. If the sound was fine then I'd install the other drivers one at a time testing the sound after each install. Then I would update XP and test the sound again.

If the soundcard on the other still made XP freeze while nothing but the soundcard driver was installed, I would feel fairly confident the problem was the soundcard and go buy a new one. ok ill give it a try. Thanks

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