[mdw4950]

hi

for some weeks now i find that my laptop is making crackling noises from the speakers when i try to play some music or video. it is the most annoying as my laptop serves as my primary source for music and watching movies and so on. especially when i want to show someone something on youtube the crackling shows up in full swing annoying the hell out of me.

-tried headphones thinking it may be the laptop speakers. no use. sound from the headphones is crackling too.

-tried reinstalling drivers and also downloading the latest ac '97. hasnt really helped.

-tried getting the latest codecs, flash updates and what not. no use.

-only thing that seems to work...restarting the laptop. for some hours the audio is good, without any skipping or crackling. but then later it comes back especially with any flash based videos that i watch like youtube.

i working off a sony sr series laptop still in warranty but sony folks take atleast 3 weeks to fix things and i cant afford to live without a laptop that long. HELP!!!