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    Aspire 5742 crackly sound

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by JulianW, Mar 14, 2013.

  1. JulianW

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    Over the last few days I have started getting crackly/intermittent sound out of the speakers when listening to music or watching a video. I use a USB sound card with external speakers attached usually due to some damage to the headphone jack, and the sound crackles when using this as well as simply using the laptop speakers.

    I have searched the forum for this issue and it is clear that it is fairly common.
    -I have tried removing the Realtek drivers, but the problem remains when the laptop is just using the default Windows drivers, so I am reinstalling them now.
    -I tried doing a system restore to a couple of days ago when I didn't have the problem but this didn't solve the issue.

    I had originally thought it was a problem either either my external speakers or the USB sound card then I realised the problem also occurs when I am just using the in built speakers.

    Any advice would be hugely appreciated as it is very irritating!

    Many thanks
     
    JulianW, Mar 14, 2013
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