I have narrowed down the problem to the mainboard or drivers for the onboard sound. I get constant drop outs then resuming of audio while playing dvds using windows media center or playing audio cds with winamp or windows media player. When I say drop out I mean the video continues and the computer still responds to commands just no audio signal is outputted to my receiver.
I pass my sound from the computer to a receiver which connects to 5.1 speakers. I have tried with the optical toslink cable and a coaxial audio cable, the cables and same ports I use with my xbox360, PS3, and other PC and I have had no problems. I have tried the drivers that came with the CD for the motherboard. I have tried the latest drivers R2 on the website for the onboard audio. I have tried the windows recommended drivers from windows update. The drivers all produce the same effect. I have tried a fresh install of Vista 64 and the problems persist. I have also tried messing with the Realtek settings, to change from dolby digital to just 2 channel and vice versa and the problem persists.
I have come to the conclusion that there is some sort of problem with these drivers and Vista 64 or the hardware of the board itself.
Am I wrong in coming to this conclusion and how do I fix it so I can watch dvds and listen to music without constant drop outs?
*GA-EP45-UD3P
*Q8200 stock
*Vista 64 (latest updates, drivers original CD or R2 latest from gigabyte.com)
*Onkyo TX-SR606 (via optical or coax)
I pass my sound from the computer to a receiver which connects to 5.1 speakers. I have tried with the optical toslink cable and a coaxial audio cable, the cables and same ports I use with my xbox360, PS3, and other PC and I have had no problems. I have tried the drivers that came with the CD for the motherboard. I have tried the latest drivers R2 on the website for the onboard audio. I have tried the windows recommended drivers from windows update. The drivers all produce the same effect. I have tried a fresh install of Vista 64 and the problems persist. I have also tried messing with the Realtek settings, to change from dolby digital to just 2 channel and vice versa and the problem persists.
I have come to the conclusion that there is some sort of problem with these drivers and Vista 64 or the hardware of the board itself.
Am I wrong in coming to this conclusion and how do I fix it so I can watch dvds and listen to music without constant drop outs?
*GA-EP45-UD3P
*Q8200 stock
*Vista 64 (latest updates, drivers original CD or R2 latest from gigabyte.com)
*Onkyo TX-SR606 (via optical or coax)
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