Member Avatar for tul813

All my sounds coming from my computer are very slow, all my songs and game sounds are slow. its windows xp , e machine

  • 3 Contributors
  • 2 Replies
  • 110 Views
  • 6 Days Discussion Span
  • Latest Post Latest Post by ediehm

Dani AI

Generated

Symptom described by (system‑wide slow/low‑pitched audio on an eMachines XP box) most often indicates a timing or driver/codec problem rather than the speakers. 's questions about recent hardware/scan changes and 's note about the audio subsystem are relevant; the following focused triage isolates the root cause without destructive changes.

A practical triage order:

  1. Verify scope: play the same file in two different players (for example, Windows Media Player and another player) and note whether any recorded playback also sounds slow.
  2. Inspect the audio driver in Device Manager (devmgmt.msc) under "Sound, video and game controllers" for errors. If the device uses the generic driver or shows a warning, uninstall it from Device Manager and reinstall the latest driver from the eMachines support page or from the audio‑chip vendor (Realtek/Creative).
  3. Test hardware isolation: try a cheap USB audio adapter or a different playback device. If that restores normal speed, the problem is the onboard codec/driver.

Timing and resource checks:
Older drivers or codecs sometimes use the CPU time‑stamp counter for audio timing; variable CPU frequency (SpeedStep/Cool'n'Quiet) can change playback speed. Temporarily set Windows Power Options to High Performance (disables aggressive CPU scaling) and, if feasible, disable SpeedStep/C‑states in BIOS to test. Also use Device Manager -> View -> Resources by Type to spot IRQ/resource conflicts from newly added PCI/USB cards.

If a clean driver reinstall and power/timing test do not help, updating the BIOS (only as a last resort, after backing up) or bypassing the onboard codec with a PCI/USB sound card are reliable fallbacks. Use only drivers from the eMachines model page or the chipset vendor; avoid random driver packs.

Recommended Answers

All 2 Replies

Member Avatar for Thong_Ispector

Not much info to go on here...

Have there been any changes in hardware...

Are you running the usual ad-ware/spyware/virus protection?

If you added or changed hardware is it sharing an interupt...?

Member Avatar for ediehm

You may want to check your audio hardware acceleration. Go into control panel, sounds and audio devices, go down where it says speaker settings, click advanced... another window should pop up, click on performance and there it is... make sure it's set to 'Full'.

Be a part of the DaniWeb community

We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.