[ale] OT: bad sound card or bad speakers?

[philips_jim at bellsouth.net]

 I worked it out. I turned my computer off, but turned the volume all the way up on the speakers. There was no static at all (speakers are powered independently of the computer). The static only started again with the computer turned on and with music coming through the speakers. I replaced the sound card. No static now.
 -------------- Original message from Thompson Freeman <tfreeman at intel.digichem.net>: --------------


> On 03/16/2008 07:44:44 AM, Jim Philips wrote:
> > Whenever I turn the sound up on my computer these days, I get some
> > very 
> > annoying static. I'm all prepared to replace some hardware. But which
> > is the 
> > bad component? My sound card or my speakers? Since I don't have a
> > spare of 
> > either, how can I test?
> 
> I don't have an answer for you, but I want you to know that I respect 
> the problem!
> 
> Just a totally random thought, but have you twisted/replugged the plug 
> between the sound card and speakers? 
> 
> After that, I suspect that you will need to borrow a sound source 
> compatible with your speakers to test them.
> 
> Sorry to not be any real help here.  
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