Re: 770ED Win98SE System Sounds "Chatter"

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From: Steve C. (stevec50_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Mar 06 2000 - 18:36:02 EST


I have seen that before when there is a resource
conflict between the sound and some other device, for
instance it they are sharing the same IRQ.

> Hello ThinkPad Users,
>
> Running Win98SE on my 770ED, I find that after "a
> while", the
> production of a system sound (like an error "chord")
> throws the sound
> system into a mode where it just repeats the first
> .25 - .5 seconds of
> the sound over and over and over and .... The sound
> production can be
> stopped by muting the speaker, but comes back when
> the speaker is
> un-muted. The only other ways I've found to stop the
> sound are reboot
> or playing a sound file from Windows Media Player.
> The WMP playing is
> normal, and all is well until the next time a system
> sound is
> generated.
>
> After a reboot, everything remains normal for some
> time. Of course,
> since Win98SE is not all *that* more stable than
> Win95 OSR2B, chances
> are that I was about to have to reboot soon, anyway.
> :-(
>
> Anyone else see (hear) anything like this?

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