Pavillion dv7-1130ea sound problem

Every time I use my computer for prolonged time periods (up to 8 hours) the sound becomes warbled and distorted. I'm pretty sure it's the output from the sound device since all headphones and external speakers I plug in seem to have the same distortion. The problem persists and gets worse until I restart, in which case it returns to normal until another 8 hours pass. The problem first appeared when I played Mass Effect 2 for 18 hours straight (believe it or not). Is there any way to stop the sound from doing this crap? I never had this problem before.

Hi,
Can you post back with the following.
1.  The full Model No. and Product No. of your dv7 series notebook ( from the service tag underneath your notebook ) - see Here for a further explanation.
2.  The full version of the operating system you are using ( ie Windows 7 32bit ).
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