ATI high definition audio device errors can severely affect the sound output capability of your system. In some cases, you may not hear sound from your speakers or sometimes the system generates an error code and stalls your movie playback. Though the error codes seem technical, you can solve ATI high definition audio device errors on your own using the instructions set out in the post below.
Let’s look at some common ATI high definition audio device errors and their solutions.
Fix “BugCheck 0x0000007e ntoskrnl kb965494” error
The cause of this error lies in the way the Windows system loads Device Drivers. In some cases, Windows OS loads the default Microsoft HDMI Driver although an ATI high definition Driver exists in your system. To resolve this issue, you need to change the settings in Device Manager to ensure the HDMI device points to the directory where the ATI high definition audio drivers are located.
Go to Device Manager > Sound > right click on HDMI high definition audio device > Update Driver > Browse my Computer for driver software.
Fix frequent sound skips problems in your system
This problem is generally related to ATI high definition sound drivers. If the problem has started after you updated the HD audio drivers, roll back your Drivers to a previous working version. If this doesn’t solve the issue, download the latest compatible ATI HD sound drivers from the Internet or use a Driver update tool to automate the process.
Fix “Error creating DirectSound buffer. Error code: 8878001E”
You may see this error while playing sound files in WinAmp player. The error is related to sound drivers and is generated when Windows Audio Service crashes. To ensure there is no problem with ATI high definition audio device drivers, start the Windows Audio Services again. You should also uncheck hardware acceleration in the DirectSound output plug-in in WinAmp player to ensure that this is not the cause of the error. To start Windows Audio Services follow these steps
Type “services.msc” without quotes in Run command search box.
Locate Windows Audio service and start it again.
How to solve “No Sound” or Choppy Sound” problem?
If you do not hear any sound from your speakers, the first thing you should do is check the physical connection to the speakers and ensure the speakers are receiving power supply. Once you have ensured there is no problem with connections, you need to check in the Device Manager to see whether it is an internal problem.
Go to Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager
Locate ATI High Definition Audio Device and look for any Red Cross or Yellow exclamation mark.
If you see a Red Cross mark, then most probably the Sound chip is dead and you need to buy a new sound card.
If you see a yellow exclamation mark, you need to uninstall and reinstall ATI High definition audio device drivers.
Audio device errors are generally caused by driver conflicts or other problem with sound device drivers. To prevent such errors, you need to keep your sound device drivers updated at all times.
To update your ATI high definition audio device drivers automatically, click here to download our recommended Driver Update Tool and run a free driver scan for your ATI high definition audio device drivers.
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