Audigy 2 ZS hard drive and CD rom sound coming through speak

Using either speakers or headphones, the spinning sounds of the hard dri've or the CD Rom are being picked up and amplified. Any way to get rid of this noise? Never had it before.
Thanks
Bryan

Hi, I was searching the forums for this problem. I don't think turning off the CD Audio is much of a fix. Since when you pop in a CD the CD Audio turns back on and the buzzing, clicking and dri've noises come back. The card is plugged in on pci slot 5, pretty much as far away from the dri'ves as possible. A real fix from Creative would be nice. What good is a sound card that causes distortion when trying to listen to CD's? The sound from this card is geat compared to the built-in AC 97. So how about a REAL fix? System Specs: GigaByte GA-8KNXP, Gb PC 3200, P4 3.0 Ghz, Win XP Pro, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro, Audigy 2 Zs, 5 Hd's, 2 in Raid 0, 2 in Raid , Boot Hd, Lite-On 8s 8X DVD/CD Recorder, AOpen DUW 608/ARR Dual Layer 6X DVD/CD Recorder(Which the Audigy 2 card dosen't reconize), Thermaltake 460 watt Silent Pure Power PS, LogiTech Z-640 5. speakers Thanks, BornAgainPagan
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