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BraliusMelchior

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Audio Issue
« on: July 13, 2006, 08:27:33 PM »
The issue is, randomly while playing any game I have, the normal music and sound effects shut off, and a very annoying "chirping noise starts" (sort of like scratching nails on a chalkboard) over and over in a steady beat. Sometimes when I zone out of an area, it corrects the issue, but normally I have to restart the game to fix it. This doesn't happen while playing my music or watching movies on my computer, it ONLY happens in games. When I play a game with winamp on, the sound effects for the game will shut off and the chirping will start, but winamp will still be running and playing my music just fine.

Anyone else have this problem before? I've had it for about 5 years now between 2 different computers now. The only tie between those computers is that I've had NWN installed on both with CEP and the works, and that I used the same OS disk for both. (Windows XP)

If you read my last post about the memory errors, you can only imagine how annoying my computer is right now... but there so much crap I need to back up that I've been putting off formatting.

[Logs into NWN]
[Plays for a little while... half hour later the chirping noise]
[Close NWN]
[Blue screen because I forgot my computer doesn't like me to exit NWN]
[Go shoot an undead monkey and swear a lot]

[repeat the above for the hell of it]

Abraxas77

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« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2006, 09:30:51 AM »
Umm ... I'm not sure it's the same chirping noise ... but sound very similar.  Only for me, it happens not only with the stereo my PC is wired to, but also with my car stereo.  Also, for the stereo connected to my PC, it happens whether I'm in game or out of game.  It also happens with my alarm clock/stereo ... when the stereo part is turned off and with the volume turned all the way off!.

I've associated the problem to cell phone interferance.  It goes away when I toss my cell phone across the room (onto my bed).  As well, in my car, it only happens when I set my phone near the stereo unit.  Same goes for my alarm clock.
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Abraxas77

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Re: Audio Issue
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2006, 09:37:53 AM »
Quote from: "BraliusMelchior"

If you read my last post about the memory errors, you can only imagine how annoying my computer is right now... but there so much crap I need to back up that I've been putting off formatting.


I just buy a new HDD. Then, my data from the old HDD slowly migrates to the new one until the new one becomes full ... then I buy a new HDD w/ a bigger capacity (though they seem to keep getting physically smaller) and so on and so forth ....
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BraliusMelchior

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« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2006, 02:50:38 PM »
LMAO... the cell phone.

Maaaan... if that's it, I really feel like a moron. Tis true, I've always had a cell phone... also true that it stays on my belt, even while I'm at the computer.

Thanks Abraxas... I'll try leaving it elsewhere.

As for the hard drive... that's something else I haven't really replaced. I suppose I could get a new one... once I have some money to spend.


I hope it all works!! I want my computer back!

 

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