What is the clicking noise on my mates pc?

Question

when i play music through anything wmp winamp whatever there is a clicking noise every now ang again like im playing vinyl. ive heard it before on another pc somewhere ant wernt that bothered cos mine is reet. is there a simple cure he dont need a new sound card does he i think its a ac97 or something like mine but his sounds crap as this question has already been asked but was not answerd ill ask again and add that there is definatly nothing wrong at all with the speakers or the headphones he bought or the speakers that came with the machine. its not a constant clicking but its there so i only hear it when music is played but im sure it is with all the sound. there is nothing at all wrong with the music i have played cds on there mp3s from my car stereo which play fine in the car. im sure its there when you are gaming but you dont notice as much cos you are busy

it is a built in sound card the same as mine but a difrent board maker

the noise is ony there when sounds are played mainly music you can sit there all day and listen to nothing no clicking cos dissabling the sound will not solve any problems

they have the latest drivers

im not that bothered i just thought id help a friend out but i think its a mystery not going to be solved i think you might be right about dodgy sound internal cards cos my built in lan vanished on mine so i just bought a chep card maybe thats what my friends need to do about their sound. thanks any how

Answer 1

Try disabling the sound themes (for now). Go to the Control Panel, click Sounds and Audio Devices, click the Sounds tab, and under Sound Scheme, select No Sounds. Click Apply. Do you still hear the noise? If you don't try reenabling it again. Just select Windows Default under Sound Schemes.

Answer 2

Make sure you have the most updated sound driver for it...if it is built into the motherboard, go to the motherboard manufacturer's site to download the driver.

Answer 3

bad sound card