SoundMax Audio on ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe

I have just built an XP Pro box using the ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe with a 2.7
Ghz Dual Core processor. Everything went fine until I tried using the
audio. Everything I played skipped, whether it was web radio, DVD, or
video. I did all the usual things, latest drivers from Asus, hardware
acceleration to the minimum, sampling rate to the minimum. No improvement.

I searched the web and found many problems with SoundMax audio. It seems
many mobo and laptop manufacturers put this chicken **** chip in their
products and it's nothing but trouble. No workable solutions found. Has
anyone else gone through this? Crikey! This is a fresh install, 2.7
processor, 4 GB RAM, how could it be easier?

I don't expect much from my audio, all I have is a two speaker system. I
used my Sound Blaster 128 for nine years and it was all I needed. I would
put it back except I don't have an open slot.

I borrowed a Turtle Beach USB card the size of a flash drive and it plays
with no skips. I think I will get a SB PCI-E card as a permanent solution.

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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:12:18 -0500, Chris Holland wrote:

> I have just built an XP Pro box using the ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe with a 2.7
> Ghz Dual Core processor. Everything went fine until I tried using the
> audio. Everything I played skipped, whether it was web radio, DVD, or
> video. I did all the usual things, latest drivers from Asus, hardware
> acceleration to the minimum, sampling rate to the minimum. No improvement.
>
> I searched the web and found many problems with SoundMax audio. It seems
> many mobo and laptop manufacturers put this chicken **** chip in their
> products and it's nothing but trouble. No workable solutions found. Has
> anyone else gone through this? Crikey! This is a fresh install, 2.7
> processor, 4 GB RAM, how could it be easier?
>
> I don't expect much from my audio, all I have is a two speaker system. I
> used my Sound Blaster 128 for nine years and it was all I needed. I would
> put it back except I don't have an open slot.
>
> I borrowed a Turtle Beach USB card the size of a flash drive and it plays
> with no skips. I think I will get a SB PCI-E card as a permanent solution.

I'm probably the first person to use the on-board audio chip. Everyone else
had enough sense to buy a sound card, just like I'm going to do.