Audio delay is driving me nuts!

AaronZON

I recently got a SER 5 with the AMD 5560U processor. This this thing is great except for an audio issue I can’t seem to resolve. The audio is about a second behind everything. I’ve tried different browsers for YouTube, trying playing a video file, updated drivers, tried different speakers on the headphone output. Tried running through a TV via HDMI . . . the sound is always behind the video. Even in the Sound Setting screen, when I test the output, the little sound meter bounces about a second before the sound is heard. So, it doesn’t seem like a video sync issue necessarily. Any ideas?

support4

HI there
Glad to help, Sorry for the trouble when using.
Please try some solutions here :
CLR CMOS
First, please unplug the power supply and HDMI cable.
Secondly, Please hit the “CLR CMOS” button for about 10 seconds.
Please wait until 10 minutes later (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT),
Then plug the power supply and HDMI cable back in, turn on the PC again,
once turn on the PC, you will need more than one minute to wait for the PC to enter the system.
See if it works. Please try few more times.

Reset

Start your PC, just as Windows attempts to load (spinning dots), press and hold Power Button for 5 - 10 seconds to perform a Hard Shut Down

Do this twice

On the third start Windows will boot into the Recovery Environment and from there you can access System Repair, Safe Mode, Command Prompt . . . etc.

Please try each option one at a time, then see if Windows will boot . . .

Go to Troubleshoot - Advanced Option - Startup Repair
See if Windows startup can repair itself

Go to Troubleshoot - Advanced Option - System Restore
Check to see if you have a restore point you can go back to

If you do not have a Restore Point, go to Troubleshoot - Advanced Option - Startup Settings and click Restart
Upon restart, press 4 to enter Safe Mode
Once in Safe Mode, backup your data if you do not already have a backup
Open Device Manager and check to make sure all your Drivers are up to date
Reboot to see if Windows will start Normally

If the above fails, go to Troubleshoot - Advanced Options - Reset this PC
Choose to keep your files and apps, just your files or to keep nothing
Then start the Reset

AaronZON

There was a reply from Support4 here but I don’t know where it is now. Here is a copy . . .

HI there
Glad to help, Sorry for the trouble when using.
Please try some solutions here :
CLR CMOS
First, please unplug the power supply and HDMI cable.
Secondly, Please hit the “CLR CMOS” button for about 10 seconds.
Please wait until 10 minutes later (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT),
Then plug the power supply and HDMI cable back in, turn on the PC again,
once turn on the PC, you will need more than one minute to wait for the PC to enter the system.
See if it works. Please try few more times.

Reset

Start your PC, just as Windows attempts to load (spinning dots), press and hold Power Button for 5 - 10 seconds to perform a Hard Shut Down

Do this twice

On the third start Windows will boot into the Recovery Environment and from there you can access System Repair, Safe Mode, Command Prompt . . . etc.

Please try each option one at a time, then see if Windows will boot . . .

Go to Troubleshoot - Advanced Option - Startup Repair
See if Windows startup can repair itself

Go to Troubleshoot - Advanced Option - System Restore
Check to see if you have a restore point you can go back to

If the above fails, go to Troubleshoot - Advanced Options - Reset this PC
Choose to keep your files and apps, just your files or to keep nothing
Then start the Reset

support6

Hello there,
Have you tried to clear the cmos and reset the PC?can it help you?

AaronZON

I have tried clearing the CMOS about 5 times. The delay improved from about .8 seconds to about .3 seconds (I used a YouTube video for measuring the delay). Its better but still very noticeable. I will try the System Repair method next when I have time. Thanks.

support10

Hello there，

You are welcome. We are happy to help you.
If you have any questions , please feel free to contact us.
Have a nice day!

AaronZON

Now I’ve tried the windows troubleshooting thing . . . which did not find a problem. I uninstalled the AMD software I had added (thinking it would have all the best drivers). I have reinstalled Windows. Nothing has helped, so far.

AaronZON

I also just now tried the Recovery environment. Startup repair did not find anything. I didn’t bother with a restore point since its a fairly new box and the sync was never correct. The only thing I haven’t done is reset the PC. I am skeptical that this will do anything . . . as mentioned, its a new box. I could do that . . . I don’t really have any files that are local only but I’d rather not have to reinstall all my apps (reset options do not seem it include keeping apps . . . just keeping files).

support10

Hello there，

Here is the driver file: https://url.bee-link.cn/SzSO

The tutorial: https://url.bee-link.cn/wEmk
It is recommended that you try to update the graphics driver, audio driver, and chipset driver.

The method of updating is to delete the original driver in the device Manager first, and then install the driver file we provided.

Have a nice day!

AaronZON

Post 7 and 8 of this thread is not visible for some reason. In any case, the driver file you link appears to be just the AMD adrenaline software, not a library of drivers. I did follow the instructions you gave. however, when I removed a device from the Device Manager, Windows seemed to automatically re-install it. When I tried to update the driver and opt to look in the unzipped version of the directory you linked, Windows just said the best driver was already loaded. Am I supposed to install the Adrenaline software? I had already tried that but it did not solve the issue. It could be that I didn’t do it correctly.

One thing that is odd is that there is an Other Devices section with one device, ‘Audio Controller’ that doesn’t have a driver and Windows cant find one.

support10

Hello there，

Could you show us the driver that displays the audio controller in your device manager? Then we can help you better.

Would you like to try to reinstall the system to solve the problem? You can back up your data before reinstalling the system.

This is the system file: https://url.bee-link.cn/a3VR
Here’s the tutorial: https://url.bee-link.cn/s88O

Have a nice day!

AaronZON

I tried using an external sound card (USB dongle) . . . same issue. Seems like the latency can be .3 seconds or .8 seconds. Here are my current audio drivers . . .

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support10

Hello Aaron,

Could you please take a picture of the BIOS main screen of your machine for us to see?
Here is the tutorial of how to check the BIOS version: https://mega.nz/#F!yuISGa4I!s1bQQajKwnsEdzjqq4nopQ .

Maybe updating BIOS can solve the problem.

Have you tried to reinstall the system?
We have previously provided you with the appropriate system files and tutorial.

We will wait for your reply!

Have a nice day!

AaronZON

I have not yet tried reinstalling from scratch. I am avoiding that because I’d rather not have to reinstall all my apps. I don’t save anything locally, so that’s not an issue. Bios version is FP655U509 . . .

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support10

Hello there，

Your BIOS is the lastest.

You can make a backup of all your software data before attempting to reinstall the system. That way you don’t lose data.

It is recommended that you try to reinstall the system.

Have a nice day!

AaronZON

Updating this . . . I was resolved to reinstall Windows and started the 9.9 Gb download . . . this is not my main rig so I had just been avoiding using the BeeLink to play videos, but it still bugged me and I wanted to fix it . . . decided to check the sync one more time. It is perfect! I am without words . . . I did change my output device (from a Amazon Tap using aux in to a set of Bose companion speakers) . . . but, I switched back temporarily to see, somehow, if the Tap was delaying the audio for some reason. But, timing was perfect on the Tap as well. I have no idea what happened to resolve this . . . unless there was an update that fixed this or triggered some kind of re-calibration. I am 1000% the timing was off (based on observation and running sync-check videos). Hopefully this is fixed permanently.

support6

AaronZON

Hello,

You can try to reinstall the system first. If it still doesn’t work, you can contact us again.
Here is the system:https://mega.nz/file/e2RyCCJZ#ByN1qNAROvy5cmk34AUXbtYiNm22BvYkpsSjyGwab20
Here is the tutorial:https://url.bee-link.cn/s88O

Best Regards!
Wendy
Customer Support

AaronZON

Thanks for responding, @support6 Wendy, but, in case I wasn’t clear, its fixed. I have no idea how. It must have been fixed in a Windows update somehow. I had tried everything but reinstalling the system and nothing had worked.

support7

OK, May i ask is your machine working normally now? Have a nice day!