Hey,
I've got a Dual Xeon Dell Precision T5500 Workstation (running Windows 7 x64) that I use for graphic design and some music production. I have, up until last week, used a M-Audio Fast Track Pro USB Audio Interface for recording (as well as my primary sound card). I decided to get rid of the Fast Track and upgrade to an M-Audio Audiophile 192 PCI sound card.
Here is my issue-
With the Fast Track USB Interface, I have always had a noticeable static/popping sound when any audio is playing while I am transferring files on my local network- but I have isolated it specifically to copying files from anywhere on my local network to this PC- so only downloading to this computer. I didn't pay much attention to it, as I thought that was the price that was to be payed because of using a USB sound card.
After I installed the Audiophile 192, I am still getting this popping sound on network downloads. Just to test, I pulled out the Audiophile 192, enabled the on-board sound card, and the popping was still there with the on-board sound card.
Any idea what could be causing this? My network adapter is the Broadcom 5701 on-board Gigabit LAN card. The only other PCI or PCI-e cards I have installed are the Nvidia Quadro 4000 Video Adapter, and a SIIG USB 3.0 PCI Card (I have taken this out and the popping is still there).
All of PCI bus components were different when I started hearing the popping from the Fast Track Pro, so I don't suspect that any of those items would be the culprit. When the popping first started, nothing was even in the PCI/PCI-e bus, except for my old Quadro 580 video card, which I took out months ago and swapped for the Quadro 4000.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that most of the components have been removed or swapped and the sound continues. I have the onboard sound card disabled normally, so I know that also isn't causing it.
To describe the popping/static, it doesn't make the noise until I'm downloading something and there is a system noise playing, or I have some other audio going (YouTube Video, MP3 played locally, whatever). So if I was to download a file locally and not play any sounds, then you would never know that anything was happening.
The speakers I'm using are KRK Rokit 5 Active Studio Monitors, so even if there was any background static, I would hear it. These monitors are connected to the computer via a Balanced TRS input, so I don't even have any normal line "hum" at high volumes- so that is how I can tell there is absolutely no static or popping until the PC plays it's own audio.
Also- I've tried reproducing the problem by playing audio and downloading a file from the internet. It won't produce the popping sound at all.
Here is my system info:
Dell Precision T5500 Workstation
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate Service Pack 1
Intel Xeon CPU E5520 @ 2.27 GHz & 2.26 GHz (2 Processors)
Intel x58 Motherboard
Intel ICH10(R) Family Controllers (I/O Hub, PCI Express Root, Storage)
12 GB RAM
Nvidia Quadro 4000
M-Audio Delta Audiophile 192
Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
That's everything I have hooked up right now- anymore questions and I'll be glad to post what I know. I'm hoping that this is something common that I just couldn't find in my searches on google. Any help/advice you could offer, I would appreciate it!
One last thing- I uninstalled and updated all of my system drivers 2 days ago to see if that would stop the problem. It didn't change anything.
Thanks!
-Ben
I've got a Dual Xeon Dell Precision T5500 Workstation (running Windows 7 x64) that I use for graphic design and some music production. I have, up until last week, used a M-Audio Fast Track Pro USB Audio Interface for recording (as well as my primary sound card). I decided to get rid of the Fast Track and upgrade to an M-Audio Audiophile 192 PCI sound card.
Here is my issue-
With the Fast Track USB Interface, I have always had a noticeable static/popping sound when any audio is playing while I am transferring files on my local network- but I have isolated it specifically to copying files from anywhere on my local network to this PC- so only downloading to this computer. I didn't pay much attention to it, as I thought that was the price that was to be payed because of using a USB sound card.
After I installed the Audiophile 192, I am still getting this popping sound on network downloads. Just to test, I pulled out the Audiophile 192, enabled the on-board sound card, and the popping was still there with the on-board sound card.
Any idea what could be causing this? My network adapter is the Broadcom 5701 on-board Gigabit LAN card. The only other PCI or PCI-e cards I have installed are the Nvidia Quadro 4000 Video Adapter, and a SIIG USB 3.0 PCI Card (I have taken this out and the popping is still there).
All of PCI bus components were different when I started hearing the popping from the Fast Track Pro, so I don't suspect that any of those items would be the culprit. When the popping first started, nothing was even in the PCI/PCI-e bus, except for my old Quadro 580 video card, which I took out months ago and swapped for the Quadro 4000.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that most of the components have been removed or swapped and the sound continues. I have the onboard sound card disabled normally, so I know that also isn't causing it.
To describe the popping/static, it doesn't make the noise until I'm downloading something and there is a system noise playing, or I have some other audio going (YouTube Video, MP3 played locally, whatever). So if I was to download a file locally and not play any sounds, then you would never know that anything was happening.
The speakers I'm using are KRK Rokit 5 Active Studio Monitors, so even if there was any background static, I would hear it. These monitors are connected to the computer via a Balanced TRS input, so I don't even have any normal line "hum" at high volumes- so that is how I can tell there is absolutely no static or popping until the PC plays it's own audio.
Also- I've tried reproducing the problem by playing audio and downloading a file from the internet. It won't produce the popping sound at all.
Here is my system info:
Dell Precision T5500 Workstation
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate Service Pack 1
Intel Xeon CPU E5520 @ 2.27 GHz & 2.26 GHz (2 Processors)
Intel x58 Motherboard
Intel ICH10(R) Family Controllers (I/O Hub, PCI Express Root, Storage)
12 GB RAM
Nvidia Quadro 4000
M-Audio Delta Audiophile 192
Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
That's everything I have hooked up right now- anymore questions and I'll be glad to post what I know. I'm hoping that this is something common that I just couldn't find in my searches on google. Any help/advice you could offer, I would appreciate it!
One last thing- I uninstalled and updated all of my system drivers 2 days ago to see if that would stop the problem. It didn't change anything.
Thanks!
-Ben