Dell 5547choppy sound problem (tried it from the big list)

The only suggestion I have is to perform a full system recovery. Get the laptop back to how it was working when new. Then monitor the audio carefully as you reload program and as Microsoft updates makes changes to your system configuration. Try that way to find what is causing the problem so you can avoid it.

how do I do full system recovery? Will I loose all my programs after it? Thanks for your help

Update: I rolled back intel rapid storage techn drivers and at the moment it works well but as I mentioned it was 2 times that it looked that the problem solved so too early to be happy and will update this thread

how do I do full system recovery?

The laptop leaves the factory with a recovery image on the hard drive for the times when you have to get the laptop back to the original factory configuration. In addition, the first time you run the laptop you make recovery media of your own (the laptop prompts you do it) so that you can still perform a recovery even if the hard drive dies or gets wiped.

Will I loose all my programs after it?

Yes but might be worth it to get rid of the annoyance.

Update: I rolled back intel rapid storage techn drivers and at the moment it works well but as I mentioned it was 2 times that it looked that the problem solved so too early to be happy and will update this thread

Okay. Something else you could try if the noise come back is to run the DPC Latency Checker tool and see if you are having excessive DPC latency.

If that tool does show a problem, then try the LatencyMon tool. It is much harder to interpret the results of LatencyMon but it might point you towards the source of excessive DPC latency, if any.

When i bought this laptop it came with Linux but i reinstalled to win8. I know i saw some dell factory programs on linux but how do i get them now on w8? Sorry if it sounds dumb. And at the moment everything is still ok with sound, God I hope it will keep that way 

Ok, the problem is back again.. Did what you've told with those 2 programs here are the results can't really think of what to do next. 

Hello. I apologise for the delay in getting back to you.

LatencyMon can be difficult to interpret but if you follow their instructions that are written in red (disable wlan adapter, etc), and the instructions on their web site.

For example, your 1st screen shot shows a problem with ndis.sys. The instructions discuss that particular item in their help section. The instructions explain how to disable devices.

Another thing you could do is re-install Windows. You said that the problem did not exist when you first did that, so if you do a re-installation you should be able to return to that state and then monitor carefully and try to catch the cause of the noises when they start again. One important thing to do is to turn off Windows automatic updates because it is impossible to keep track of changes when Windows is constantly reconfiguring your computer in the background. Also turn off any automatic update feature in individual programs. Do allow security updates of course.

Hi. My problem update: I pluged my headphones and as always the little window pops out asking to choose what i've connected or something like that. I saw setings button and it directed me to Dell Audio Settings or however it's called but it is not on control panel. So I chose to remove all enchantments. The audio is working fine for last couple of days. Although those 2 programs still show a slight problem but atleast its working good without any other sounds. I've left my laptop for the weekend so won't be able to update but I hope I've solved the problem. 

Ill update the thread if the problem occurs again. Thanks 

And my problem is back again... God this is so <ADMIN NOTE: Profanity removed as per TOU>. Tried disabling wifi adapter same ***. Im really 

<ADMIN NOTE: Profanity removed as per TOU>

now. So the only thing left to do is re install windows?

I have the same audio output (via HDMI to TV) problem with the Dell Inspiron 5547 laptop.

1) Windows is 8.1, has all the latest updates from Microsoft.

2) BIOS is of the latest version. Every driver that Dell had as an update for this computer has been installed. Everything is up to date.

3) Background programs are kept to the minimum. Making sure that HD, RAM and CPU utilization are low by monitoring the Resource Monitor. I even followed advice of Latency Monitor, and turned off the Page File memory caching. Plus the laptop is plugged into electric outlet, and is working in Performance Mode with CPU not being in energy saving mode.

4) HDMI cable is new and very good, and works fine with two other OLDER computers. So the problem is not with the cable or TV set. 

When will DELL finally fix this, and release improved drivers that will take care of this problem?

Computer name: OMEGA5
Windows version: Windows 8.1 , 6.3, build: 9600
Windows dir: C:\Windows
Hardware: Inspiron 5547, Dell Inc., 0598GM
CPU: GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4210U CPU @ 1.70GHz Intel586, level: 6
4 logical processors, active mask: 15
RAM: 12760080384 bytes total

DPC Latency Checker V1.4.0 states: Some device drivers on this machine behave bad and will probably cause drop-
outs in real-time audio and/or video streams. To isolate the misbehaving driver use Device Manager and
disable/re-enable various devices, one at a time. Try network and W-LAN adapters, modems, internal sound devices,
USB host controllers, etc.

REPORT
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In Depth Latency Tests has been analyzing your system for 0:15:32 (h:mm:ss) on all processors in the system.

Test performed: Tight Loop Latency Test at HIGH_LEVEL IRQL
Tight Loop Latency Test at HIGH_LEVEL IRQL: measure SMIs and CPU stalls. Run test with all maskable interrupts
disabled.
NOTE: SMIs that are initiated by software have not been measuded.

Highest latency measured: 246.75625 µs
This value reflects the highest measured interruption interval of a tight loop spinning at HIGH_LEVEL interrupt
request level.

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PER CPU MEASURINGS
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Highest latency on CPU 0: 243.76267 µs
Highest latency on CPU 1: 243.76267 µs
Highest latency on CPU 2: 246.75625 µs
Highest latency on CPU 3: 243.76267 µs

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SYSTEM INFORMATION
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Computer name:
OS version: Windows 8.1 , 6.2, build: 9200Highest latency on CPU 3:
243.76267 µs
Hardware: Inspiron 5547, Dell Inc., 0598GM
CPU: GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4210U CPU @ 1.70GHz
Logical processors: 4
Processor groups: 1
RAM: 12168 MB total

LatencyMon v6.50

Your system seems to be having difficulty handling real-time audio and other tasks. You may experience drop outs,
clicks or pops due to buffer underruns. One or more DPC routines that belong to a driver running in your system
appear to be executing for too long. At least one detected problem appears to be network related. In case you are
using a WLAN adapter, try disabling it to get better results. One problem may be related to power management,
disable CPU throttling settings in Control Panel and BIOS setup. Check for BIOS updates.
LatencyMon has been analyzing your system for 0:06:05 (h:mm:ss) on all processors.

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SYSTEM INFORMATION
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Computer name:
OS version: Windows 8.1 , 6.2, build: 9200 (x64)
Hardware: Inspiron 5547, Dell Inc., 0598GM
CPU: GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4210U CPU @ 1.70GHz
Logical processors: 4
Processor groups: 1
RAM: 12168 MB total

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CPU SPEED
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Reported CPU speed: 2394 MHz

Note: reported execution times may be calculated based on a fixed reported CPU speed. Disable variable speed
settings like Intel Speed Step and AMD Cool N Quiet in the BIOS setup for more accurate results.

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MEASURED INTERRUPT TO USER PROCESS LATENCIES
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The interrupt to process latency reflects the measured interval that a usermode process needed to respond to a
hardware request from the moment the interrupt service routine started execution. This includes the scheduling and
execution of a DPC routine, the signaling of an event and the waking up of a usermode thread from an idle wait
state in response to that event.

Highest measured interrupt to process latency (µs): 350.676121
Average measured interrupt to process latency (µs): 5.696213

Highest measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 347.254890
Average measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 1.126994

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REPORTED ISRs
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Interrupt service routines are routines installed by the OS and device drivers that execute in response to a
hardware interrupt signal.

Highest ISR routine execution time (µs): 95.551378
Driver with highest ISR routine execution time: HDAudBus.sys - High Definition Audio Bus Driver, Microsoft
Corporation

Highest reported total ISR routine time (%): 0.019762
Driver with highest ISR total time: Wdf01000.sys - Kernel Mode Driver Framework Runtime,
Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in ISRs (%) 0.023807

ISR count (execution time <250 µs): 31796
ISR count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 500-999 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 1000-1999 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 2000-3999 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0

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REPORTED DPCs
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DPC routines are part of the interrupt servicing dispatch mechanism and disable the possibility for a process to
utilize the CPU while it is interrupted until the DPC has finished execution.

Highest DPC routine execution time (µs): 1493.572264
Driver with highest DPC routine execution time: ndis.sys - Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS),
Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total DPC routine time (%): 0.103232
Driver with highest DPC total execution time: Wdf01000.sys - Kernel Mode Driver Framework Runtime,
Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in DPCs (%) 0.206558

DPC count (execution time <250 µs): 247576
DPC count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time 500-999 µs): 84
DPC count (execution time 1000-1999 µs): 1
DPC count (execution time 2000-3999 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0

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REPORTED HARD PAGEFAULTS
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Hard pagefaults are events that get triggered by making use of virtual memory that is not resident in RAM but
backed by a memory mapped file on disk. The process of resolving the hard pagefault requires reading in the memory
from disk while the process is interrupted and blocked from execution.

NOTE: some processes were hit by hard pagefaults. If these were programs producing audio, they are likely to
interrupt the audio stream resulting in dropouts, clicks and pops. Check the Processes tab to see which programs
were hit.

Process with highest pagefault count: onenoteim.exe

Total number of hard pagefaults 3578
Hard pagefault count of hardest hit process: 1457
Highest hard pagefault resolution time (µs): 1259105.652464
Total time spent in hard pagefaults (%): 2.780403
Number of processes hit: 13

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PER CPU DATA
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CPU 0 Interrupt cycle time (s): 1.425735
CPU 0 ISR highest execution time (µs): 95.551378
CPU 0 ISR total execution time (s): 0.099250
CPU 0 ISR count: 9473
CPU 0 DPC highest execution time (µs): 1493.572264
CPU 0 DPC total execution time (s): 0.913732
CPU 0 DPC count: 151673
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CPU 1 Interrupt cycle time (s): 2.417298
CPU 1 ISR highest execution time (µs): 42.462824
CPU 1 ISR total execution time (s): 0.248893
CPU 1 ISR count: 22323
CPU 1 DPC highest execution time (µs): 690.977444
CPU 1 DPC total execution time (s): 1.344780
CPU 1 DPC count: 66108
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CPU 2 Interrupt cycle time (s): 0.930539
CPU 2 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 2 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 2 ISR count: 0
CPU 2 DPC highest execution time (µs): 449.140769
CPU 2 DPC total execution time (s): 0.567102
CPU 2 DPC count: 21154
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CPU 3 Interrupt cycle time (s): 0.735379
CPU 3 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 3 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 3 ISR count: 0
CPU 3 DPC highest execution time (µs): 401.510025
CPU 3 DPC total execution time (s): 0.195047
CPU 3 DPC count: 8726
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Change power setting to High Performance

I ran Support Assist this morning for the first time and then went to watch streaming video. The audio was choppy or sounded like static and I naturally assumed Support Assist was to blame. I did a rollback to a few days ago, but that did not solve the problem.

I was able to solve the problem after noticing this part about the CPU speed. I remembered that--while I always have my PC on High Performance--I had changed the power setting to Power Saver this morning. The instant I changed it back to High Performance, the static sound disappeared. My audio is now perfect.

"Note: reported execution times may be calculated based on a fixed reported CPU speed. Disable variable speed 
settings like Intel Speed Step and AMD Cool N Quiet in the BIOS setup for more accurate results."