"Piotrek" wrote:
| Hi. I've just bought NF7 board and I can't manage some problems with onboard | audio. In Windows (I've tried XP Pro,XP Pro+SP1, 2000,2003) I hear ugly | beeps from speakers when sound isn't played (when it is, everything seems to | be ok). Device Manager shows NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio Codec Interface with | the driver version 6.14.348.0 (2003-06-17) by NVIDIA. The driver HAS WHQL. | I've also tried driver from NF7 instalation cd but it didn't change | anything. Any ideas how to get rid of those beeps? Is there any control | panel for onboard audio (i.e. for SS)? I can't find any. | | My conf: NF7, Athlon 2500+ barton, 1x256 ddr/400 (kingston), barracuda 80gb | v7. | | Piotrek | |
Hi Piotrek -
The NF7 board does not fully support the nVidia Audio codecs and drivers like the NF7-S. The NF7 has a different southbridge, the MCP2, as opposed to the MCP2-T on the NF7-S. The NF7-S has excellent audio capabilities. You'll find that the NF7 only has basic audio qualities and you may find that an add-on card will give you better performance.
The NF7 has a Realtec ALC650 AC97 codec on-board. Use the Realtec drivers to gain the best possible performance from the on-board sound. Download at:
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/dlac97-2.aspx?lineid=5&famid=12&series=8&Software=True
(careful: you may have to cut and paste the above link in order for it to work)
Unfortunately Abit opted for the lower quality Realtec sound on the NF7 and NF7-M boards. Only the NF7-S natively supports the nVidia audio codec, SoundStorm and the nVidia Audio Control Panel.
Jef
