Okay firstly sorry for the colloquial terminology, but it is the only way I can describe the sound accurately.
Hi Newbie, be gentle with me.
Right, I have an XPC Shuttle SK21V10 which has started to develop this word sound, coming from the sound card.
How do I know it's from the sound card, well glad you asked. The noise is internal, either through speakers or headphones. unplug both of these and no sound can be heard.
I have switched off the onboard sound, added a PCI SB Live 64bit sound card and the music plays no issues, however, I lose the front panel, ie headphones etc.
So if anyone can shed some light on this so I can resolve it, that would be awesome.
Thanks