Recent content by dav567

Yea theres a sound card built into the motherboard and I've navigated through the BIOS settings and there arent many options to edit so how would I go about turning off the on board sound through the BIOS?? The only way I've tried disabling it is through the playback devices list in the control...

ok i have one external card working Ok I was able to get one of the external usb sound cards working (creative x-fi surround 5.1) without static by removing the "latest drivers" that were installed by windows update and installing it after downloading it directly from the product's support...

no i didnt have this problem with previous versions of windows and yes hp support did give me a link for the correct driver (Link Removed - Invalid URL)

Oh yea that too. I've tried a whole bunch of different cables that I've tested with other computers and they work 100% so all the cables I have are good.

I have not been able to find a solution after over a week of looking for one now. I've spoken to several HP technicians and browsed multiple forums and have tried every suggestion recommended. I get a crackling/ static sound coming from my speakers when playing audio. I have tried the laptop...