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Onboard audio static

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I am getting static from the onboard audio on my Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P. I'm a little upset since one of the reason I chose this motherboard is because of the decent onboard sound processor (or so claim various review sites).

I have headphones plugged into the rear audio port. The static is mostly soft high pitched frequencies and clicks and directly changes as I move things on the screen. For example if I move a window around while at the desktop, the static changes but stops changing once I stop moving the window around. The static is persistent even without moving the mouse.

Do you guys think I have a bad motherboard or does all onboard sound have this problem? Will a soundcard solve this problem?
 
Yeah a sound card would likely solve it. Try going into the OS default audio controls and use the sliders to lower the volume on a few things like CD player etc as you're playing an MP3. Why not use front audio instead of rear audio? You could try some different driver as well. If nothing you do tech related works I would just pop in a PCI sound card.
 
I would love to use the front audio ports to avoid crawling under my desk to change from speakers to headphones, but the static from the front audio port is far worse than the rear port.

My audio driver (and BIOS) are all updated to the latest version. I will try adjusting the sliders per your suggestion to see if I can calm the static down. If that doesn't work I can pop in an old SB Live Value PCI card to see what happens. If the card works I won't be able to use my front audio ports any longer and I hate crawling under my desk.
 
Are you currently overclocking your system? If so trying running the defaults to see if anything improves.
 
I have a biostar 945p-a7a mobo and I have the same problem that you have.

A temporary fix that may work for you, that work for me is as follows. (only works for speakers, maybe you can try it with headphones though).

Go into your volume control and turn your master volume all the way up. Use your speaker knob as your 'master', instead of your volume control on the desktop.

If I have it the opposite way (speaker knob on full, and volume control at low, I get the static noise).

I hope this helps :(,
 
I have the same problem with my front jack except I have a Xfi Xtreme Music. When I use the rear Xfi jack the buzzing is gone.

I am using a Dell though. I'm going to check all the wires and do a little cleaning. I'll let you know if I find anything.
 
get a small 2-3 foot extension cable for 1/8" RCA mic line.. then lay it atop your pc so its easy to get to.. or get a Y splitter (3$ or so) and the ability to hookup both at once even.

I know it doesn't fix the front problem..most likely a connection is coming loose or its not grounded/shielded well enough.
 
What what I've read/experience this problem is often caused by noise in the motherboard because the on board sound isn't shielded enough electronically. Unfortunately there's little you can do besides a separate sound card.
 
Thanks for all the suggestions. I played around with all of the volume sliders, but it didn't help. I also installed the ferrite ring that came with my case on the wires that plug into the HD Audio pins on the motherboard from the front ports, but it didn't cut down on the static at all. So I installed my old Soundblaster Live soundcard and the static disappeared. I agree with the poster above, I believe the problem is the lack of shielding around the audio chip on the motherboard. With the static I could hear the processor working. So much for on board audio.

Good suggestion about using a 1/8" Y-splitter to allow both earphones and speakers to work at the same time; I plan to pick one up.

Another option is to find a new sound card with HD Audio pins for the front port audio connections. Anyone know what models have these pins?
 
I did 3 SFF builds back in May using the Abit NF-M2 Nview and noticed 2 of the 3 had a crackling issue. One of them worked great and the other two would crackle bad while watching a movie using Digital out. I tried just about everything to fix it and never found a solution.

Maybe its a bad jack, bad wire, dirty, ect.? If not maybe you just got unlucky like myself.
 
rocket733 said:
What what I've read/experience this problem is often caused by noise in the motherboard because the on board sound isn't shielded enough electronically. Unfortunately there's little you can do besides a separate sound card.
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I figured a sound card would probably fix it, but I wasn't sure. Now that I know for certain, looks like I am ordering an X-Fi tomorrow during the newegg HDD blast. :D.

thanks.
 
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