Hi Dj Paddy, > I've updated my Realtech sound drivers to no avail. I recently got the same crackling sound problem after upgrading to the latest Realtek sound card drivers for my notebook PC. The crackling sound would start a few minutes after a reboot. The solution was simply to roll back the Realtek drivers to what I had before. Apparently there is something wrong with the latest Realtek drivers. Newer is not always better. Best regards, Peter Meijer Seeing with Sound - The vOICe http://www.seeingwithsound.com ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq