Permanent fix for hisses, cracks, pops, and squeals!!!

I have been experiencing random cracking, popping, ear deafing squeals, and disappearing sound for sometime with my X-Fi Music Extreme(about 4 years worth). I had experienced all in both Vista and Windows 7. The ear numbing squeals started in the last year or so in both Vista and 7.
Here's how I fixed mine
. Shut down system
2. Disconnect everything from the tower incuding power cord.
3. Press power button for 0 seconds to release any residual power in the system
4. Opened case.
5. Found? installed X-Fi hardware.
6. Remove mounting screw or hold down hardware from the X-Fi card.
7. Firmly pulled card from the tower.
8. Replaced slot with blank slot to cover the opening.
9. Plugged back in all USB, and other devices,
0 . Plugged audio jacks into onboard sound.
. Restarted system.
2. Entered BIOS
3. Enabled onboard sound.
4. X-Fi card was at that point taken to the waste(trash)receptical.(It's not worth giving away for fear of lawsuit for damaging someones ears by the horendous squeals.)
I now how a very nice system without any squeals, pops, crackling, or disappearing sound.
Audio is now excellent!!

: Day 3...
I'm happy to report that my fix has so far proven itself. Still no pops, cracks, hisses, or mind numbing squeals. I'll admit, I'm still a little bit gun shy, especially with headphones. I still catch myself anticipating one of those ear busters.
Also I might add, I honestly can't tell any difference now between the onboard sound and the X-F sound card. Hopefully that's not due to those random deafening decibels.

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