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Recent content by DeathAngel

  1. DeathAngel

    Loud Electric Snap at the end of the “Starting Windows” Boot Screen After Replacing ALC269

    Here are my thoughts on the issue: Theoretically, the new microchip must be identical with the old one. But in fact, as it seems, they are slightly different, and that’s manufacturer’s fault. This unanticipated slight difference results in a little conflict of the microchip with the driver at...
  2. DeathAngel

    Loud Electric Snap at the end of the “Starting Windows” Boot Screen After Replacing ALC269

    These are not drivers. These are Realtek audio microchips. I get them from a trusted retailer.
  3. DeathAngel

    Loud Electric Snap at the end of the “Starting Windows” Boot Screen After Replacing ALC269

    The audio driver before and after repair was the same - nothing was changed, nothing was upgraded: Realtek HD Audio Driver 6.0.1.6499. Only the audio microchip Realtek ALC269 was replaced because it stopped functioning. The old one and the new one are of the same revision version - B5. The...
  4. DeathAngel

    Loud Electric Snap at the end of the “Starting Windows” Boot Screen After Replacing ALC269

    Laptop: Asus K53SD OS: Windows 7 Home Basic x64 Old audio codec: Realtek ALC269 C5A34Q1 GC19B5 New audio codec: Realtek ALC269 D6E13A1 GD24B5 The old audio codec failed to operate, so it was replaced with an equivalent new one. After the replacement a quite loud electric snap started to pop up...