Audigy 2 ZS Notebook popping issue/workaround - Page 2

I'd just like to add (ooh, first post ) that I haven't had any popping problems or anything. However, mine has only been hooked up via the optical/digital output to some Logitech Z680 speakers.

Other than that, I had been getting bluescreens, but I found I didn't have the card seating totally in the socket. LOL

pop, click and static

Hey folks, check the latest update from creative (CMS 3_10_16.exe dated 12-29-04). It has, so far, corrected the popping and clicking. Audio now comes through fine.

I also D/L the newest patch today, your correct, it seems that the boys at creative heard the call and put in some OT. Maybe now if the Eagles would play like they want the Super Bowl, I could be really happy. LOL

Thanks for the update on that! I'd not checked their driver page in a few days.

The download I found dated 12/29 was CMS_PCAPP_LB_3_10_16.exe

It has not corrected the popping noise for me. Are there some settings I should configure...?

Kenji, The 12/29 update did remedy 99.5% of the popping for me. You may have an installation situation. Does the card show up in device manager? enabled? Prior to the recent .exe I had downloaded some of the other upgrades including the EAXC console patch (3_10_13.exe). Long shot but maybe there was a partial fix in one of those other downloads. There was no special configuartion required when the new .exe was installed for me, only fine tune to taste.

Everything seems to have been installed correctly. I can see it in the device manager as Creative SB Audigy 2 (WDM) Driver date 11/18/2004, Driver Version: 5.12.10.1042

I did install all the other upgrades inclding the EAXC patch already. I do still have the Realtek drivers that came initially with the laptop installed, but they are not selected as the primary audio device so I don't think that would matter.

This is quite odd. I'm wondering what it is that sets mine and your configuartion apart, especially since kidgambino said this worked for him as well. Creative update says that I have the latest version.

Has anyone else out there done all the updating, but is still having the same pop before and after each sound problem?

-Sager 9860
-XP pro sp2

I have the latest and greatest drivers and still have the popping - the clicking on default works for me.. but in doing so it turns on CMSS 3D which I think sucks - it makes it all muddy. If I go in and turn off CMSS the popping is back. I have used lots of 3d enhancement for headphone plug-ins etc through the years and Creative's here has to be one of the worst if you like crisp clear sound like I do. Interesting thing is that I still need to click default - ie if I turn CMSS 3D back on that doesn't fix the popping until I click on default. This is definately messed up.

FYI my laptop = Dell Inspirion 9100

make sure you have the latest ENE cardbus driver.
RME, a company that makes High end audio cards, discovered that after a new driver was released for the ENE chipset, all problems dissappeared for users with ENE equipped laptops.

Also, you cannot overclock your CPU speed when usign a cradbus, as it will cause compatabilty issues as well.

I installed the new drivers, that were available from the HP website.
I don't have the audigy, but i do use my cardbus for connecting to a MAGMA expansion chassis with 3 special audio DSP cards (UAD-1) and an Adaptec UW SCSI card. No problems.

I have never had this popping, even on Analog (tried MP3s and DVD Audio the first night I plugged it in, all via analog). But, I have some TI cardbus chipset in my laptop.

If you have an EMachines 680x system, the trying different drivers for the ENE chip will not help. I went thru about 5 different versions.

The problem is that the ENE chip is either a pile of shit (most likely) or its not working right with Creative's drivers. I managed to fix most of the popping and static by using WPCREDIT to change the Audigy's PCI Latency from 32 to 248. That means it gets to use the PCI bus for longer time intervals. Even with this tweak I get missing sounds in Halo and the occasional piece of static (quite rare now though).

Guess what? The TI chip works fine at 32 clock latency. The TI chip also works fine with Windows XP's default generic PCMCIA driver.

I told Creative about how I fixed my problems weeks ago but they haven't released anything that uses the tweak yet. Nothing on their download site as of 1/5/05 will help you. They are just releasing fixes to patch bugs in the rest of their bloatware.

Let's just say I can think of only one reason to go with ENE for a cardbus chip. One look at their site says it all. They don't think much of their products, so they don't boast about them at all. As far as I can tell they don't want the public to have access to docs about them. That tells me that their chips are cheap, half-ass, filler chips for companies like eMachines who build low-cost "value" comps and need to save a nickel whereever they can. They didn't go with TI for a reason: TI costs more.

And, honestly, I wouldn't care if I wasn't trying to use a high-end audio card in the slot. I mean, who would be able to hear static on a LAN PC Card?

I just got this card. I updated to the latest drivers from the web site, before even using the card.

As others mention, I get those snap, crackle, pops! Very noisy. Turning up the volume (as some mention here) doesn't solve my problem.

Any other fixes? Or return it to Amazon?

Well, it seems this guy has the Audigy working fine on his M68xx laptop:

http://notebookforums.com/showthread...782#post623782