Hissing Sound instead of actual sounds

[jcstanley]

Hi

I have got a problem with sound which has just started today and I am not sure how or why!

Instead of hearing any sounds (windows sounds, playing music, etc) i just get a hissing sound which lasts for the length of the sound that should be played - the volume cannot be "turned up or down" .  The only way to stop hearing it is to click mute.

I have tried reinstalling Audio Drivers from Motherboard CD but still no luck.

If a sound is input via the Line In Jack it can be heard perfectly - as it should be.

Also I have tried recording some audio in a wav editor and what is recorded looks ok (ie. height of wave changes)  but when played it is just one long hiss!

Any idea of what is going wrong?

Thanks

My specs are as follows:
Windows XP SP2
ASROCK 939 Dual VSTA onboard sound
AMD Athlon 64 processor 3500+ 2.2 GHz
1GB RAM

[Calum]

Did anything happen or change before this started?
What happens with different headphones/speakers?
And with those headphones/speakers on another PC, a CD player, or anything that makes a noise?

[jcstanley]

Nothing has changed as far as I am aware.  

I tried plugging the speakers into a HiFi and they work perfectly.

It is really strange, can't figure it out!  

[Calum]

How about with different speakers on that PC?

[jcstanley]

WOW

I was just going to try some different speakers and it has suddenly started working again - How strange!!!

Thanks anyway
 

[Calum]

Odd.
Anyway, you're welcome.
Sometimes we're just that good.
If it happens again, post back.

[CBMatt]

Calum, I'm starting to notice that problems just magically fix themselves when you enter a thread.  I think you need to start addressing my problems more often.  Ha.

[Calum]

Haha.
I'm just that magical.

And I'll try to work my magic on your problems sometime soon.