CMedia 6501 onboard sound

I have the same mobo and my audio is Soundmax not c-media.

There is the M2N-SLI deluxe and the normal M2N-SLI n mine has the CMedia 6501.
Ne ideas as to why i still get static noises after a while of playback?

well i guess it only shows that your sound chip is compatible only in
vista drivers.

you can try borrowing a PCI sound card from a friend nearby if you
still opt to stay in XP.if the PCI sound card solves the issue then
your might consider purchasing an add-on card.not so expensive
now adays.

I think i will send a email to the C Media company and ask them to fix the driver problem
Hopefully it will work.

OHHH BTW I Forgot if i uninstall all sound drivers i use PnP and it works fine with that but will it let me use EAX etc.? And should i try manually install the drivers eg. goin to device manager and right clickin install drivers and manually get them.
At least i kno its the drivers

Same mobo, Same onboard Audio, Same issue

Yeahp.. I have the same mobo, just the M2N-SLI, Same CMedia 6501, and with the CD drivers... I get the same damn thing..

Plays great for an 30min or so, and u gotta love the features that this drivers come with, but, after that 30m its just crackle snap pop!! SO... u gotta open up that little music note and just change it to like headphones, or 4 speakers, or 2 speakers, just change 1 setting and starts working fine again for 30minutes, gets old, and annoying.. wish there was a fix for this for XP SP2, cause no way in heck will I use Vista!!

Ugh~

Possible Fix

I had same problem you are having and this fix worked for me. Hope it does for you as well

I kept trying different drivers till I found one that fixed the problem. Try using 5.12.2.4219 Good Luck

Yay i fixed it

I found a driver that works great i've had it working fine for the past 2 months i jst tried different drivers and i found a good 32 bit one that works

Take care,
Kristo

It would be great if you could post a link to that download you found, to help others who have the same issue (aka: me)

The EXACT same thing is happening to me, except that my sound lasts less than 2 minutes before it starts crackling. And also, when I uninstall, I get that USB PnP Audio thing, the sound works great, but I cannot use a mic in any program besides windows sound recorder.

I've spent the better part of 2 months looking for a solution to this issue, and still no luck. Any help from anyone is GREATLY appreciated.

Don't plug an Xbox 360 controller in or your screwed

There is no fix(as far as I know)

C-Media's Tech support is non existant and asus dosent seem to help much either. I have the same problem.

Reinstalled the drivers countless times nothing fixed it.

I ended up ripping the Sound card out of an old dell and i somehow got it to work with vista

tell me about it. tried that when i was playing HALO, and boom, computer exploded.

http://drivers-download-driver.com/download-drivers-cmedia-cm-6501-sound-series-32bit-51224219.html

There is the link people enjoy i hope i solved you problems

lol you no for about a year and a half i ben looking for someone with the simler problem my sound drivers are installed but it says there no card ill be in the middle of a movie and my speeker icon just disapears and i loose sound but what he is saying happens to me to i thought it was just vista cus vista kicks sound drivers all the time on computers well it does it on this mobo with every os you can name but linux distros i dont get it my teacher dont get it and i hope the farther i read down this forum you all have found a salution to our needs thanks agin killer tat