Hi, I just purchased a Creative Extigy and am having some problems. First, installation went smoothly. I've read up about the potential issues with the Extigy so I doubled checked if I had DMA enabled (which I did), and also my laptop specs are well within the minimum and recommended requirements (Win xp pro., 600 mhz celeron, 256 ram). My problem is that when I play MP3s on my laptop with the Extigy running the show, I hear static and popping sounds. I realize this could be b/c of bandwidth problems with the USB, however I'm only using one port (the Extigy), and I checked the task manager and the CPU is only working roughly 25 to 30%, and my memory usage is about 200 ram (I have a 256 ram), so I'm sorta confused on why I'm having this static/popping problem. Does anyone have any suggestions? Also, what's strange is that when I play DVD or DivX movies, the audio is crystal clear...