Delboy wrote:
Hi out there
Howdy.

I am having problems with sound. Each time I boot up, one of three things
will happen:-
1 No problem, sound ok (sometimes after a while sound will degenerate thro'
2 to 3 (below)
2 Distorted sound
3 No sound. (these last two start right from the opening Windows start-up
chime)

I have a Creative SoundBlaster PCI 128 (WDM) OEM sound card which I believe
is hard wired onto the mother board and is about 3 1/2 years old supplied
with a Time Computers machine.

Not "hard wired", Creative doesn't license their technology that way;
most likely a PCI card.


Question:-
1 Can the card be replaced by a PCI card and the original be permanently
disabled?

You can just yank it and put a newer one in.

(simply "removing" in control panel reinstalls on next boot with
no improvement)

You can use"hardware profiles" and Disable the devices. (of course now
you have no sound at all, and it's a non-sequitur since I'm sure its a
removable card anyways)

as this is probably the cheapest solution

I am convinced it is the card as monitoring thro' the line out socket gives
me the same effects.

How do you normally monitor it?


Does anyone out there have any advice?

*non* WDM drivers. (no offence against WDM per se)... you may have to
root through your original Creative CD (if you have one) or go to their
site and download a set.


Rick