First post, by xtreger
I have an Aureal vortex 2 sound card and a 775i65g motherboard. I have another sound card (Cirrus Logic CS4281) that works just fine with that motherboard. What I did today, was replace the CS4281 card with the vortex 2 (so exact same config, just with a different sound card).
The problem is that there is a continuous humming sound (almost as loud as its sound output) that is insanely annoying. A few points:
1. No issue with motherboard or any other component since the exact same config with a different sound card gives clear audio without humming
2. No issue with speaker since the same hum is present even with a different speaker
3. No issue with driver since I tested with multiple driver versions, and the problem is there in each case
4. No issue with OS or software, since the humming starts as soon as the BIOS POST screen shows up
So I'm guessing it's some issue with the sound card? It's a shame because it seems like a nice card.
Has anyone else faced a similar issue? Any way to fix this?