Changeing sound plugs locks computer

[[Neo770]]

Hello all,

I have abit of a problem with my sound card. When ever I disconnect my creative speakers and hook the sound card up to the receiver the computer totally locks up. It also happens when I change them back. I’m using a sound blaster Live 5.1.

Any ideas why this would happen?

Maybe some sort of grounding issue between the stereo and the computer? I unplug my speakers all the time and swap my rear channel to my laptop and back and never have any problems... Definitely the first time I've ever heard of that.

[wallie_x]

You're not 'Hot Plugging' them with the system still running are you?
Or in doing so are you having to switch back and forth between digital and analog? A little more info might help.

[[Neo770]]

Yes I guess I am hot plugging, the system is on and running, not playing anything though.

And no I'm not changing between digital and analogue.

[Scott Tiger]

This has happened to me a time or two. It happens when I change from headphones to speakers by unplugging one and hotplugging the other. Of the two times it happened to me I missed the hole and I *think* I must have shorted out the card to the case when I did. I'm not sure if that makes sense or not but if the earphone jack goes smoothly in the proper hole without touching anything else I don't have this problem.

HTH's

[[Neo770]]

Yep the second time I tried to plug in the receiver I made sure not to touch the case or the back of the card with the plug.

[wallie_x]

I don't want to sound like grandpa, but...hot plugging anything more than a USB port could seriously shorten the life of your system. If you value your machine I'd limit this practice.
Good Luck wallie_x

[Darthgary]

I had the same problom with my Live 5.1

[[Neo770]]

You had the same problem hey. I guess there was no solution for it. Do you have a new sound card now?

[[Neo770]]

I would like to bump this thread as this problem really sux.