Audigy 2 ZS Platinum & ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe SATA controller prob

Recently I have been in the process of reinstalling my rig onto a new 50GB Raptor since my current installation has seen better days. Unfortunately, it seems that one of the problems has not gone away with the new install. Maybe the updated drivers are a case of the cure being worse than the disease but whatever the reason, the problem is extremely irritating.
Whenever I try to do any of the following, and any SATA dri've is "thinking", I seem to get fizzing or popping noises in sync with the HDD activity light on my case, only when an SATA dri've is "thinking" or being accessed. ?
Using any EAX Advanced HD effects like Environments<
Using CMSS 2<
Invoking the onboard Dolby Digital or DTS Decoder (i.e. using SPDIF setting in Power DVD so DD or DTS signals get upmixed to 6. rather than rely on the software decoder)<
Playing a DVD Audio Disc at full 24/96 setting<
Playing any Fruity Loops mix using the ASIO 24/96 setting with lowest latency<
or any combination of the above at a time.
This problem is even more blatant when invoking a virus or spyware scanner like Windows Defender. When I previoulsy had my IDE 60GB Hard disk connected and I am currently using a USB 2.0 WD MyBook ES Edition and whenever these dri'ves are being accessed or written to, no noise is apparent. When I used this sound card on my really old rig with IDE hard disk I had no popping or fizzing noises unless the system was under an incredible amount of strain! ?
This problem didnt seem to occur so much when using the drivers supplied with the Audigy 2 ZS Platinum. However this problem worsened once I went on Creatives Auto Update and got the latest drivers that they suggested, along with the Audio Console and stuff. ?
It sounds to me like my SATA controller (some brand called Silicon, its built into the Asus Motherboard) is interferring with my sound card and/or the drivers.
Can anyone shed light on the situation please!!
My PC spec is as follows:
AMD Athlon XP 3200+
Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe ?
2GB DDR RAM PC3200
Radeon X600 PRO 52MB
320GB WD SATA Hard Disk & 500GB WD MyBook ES

Fabrizziov,
Is the sound muffled and distorted when you plug headphones into the headphone out on the platinum dri've? If not, plug the headphones into the sound card's front output and run a speaker test to see if it is muffled and distorted from there. If it is then it is most likely a problem with the card's hardware. If this is the case I would suggest exchanging it for another through your retailer. You can also contact support for a repair if needed. Their contact information is at http://us.creative.com/support/custsup.
Jeremy

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