ambientFLIER wrote:I fixed my crackling issue first by activating the microphone permanently and muting it, and then a couple days later by installing the newest Realtek drivers and doing the registry edit for power management. All good now.Pisses me...

The problem yet remains as I suspected. Along with the bad/stuck pixels...along with some other issues as well.Asus support team in California is denying the problems are present stating they didn't find anything wrong during testing...which they fi...

To update my previous posting...I have confirmed that ASUS is/did send back my unit with NO repairs or work done...and they did NOT replace the unit.They claim they did testing and found no problems with the unit...and claim that the driver mentioned...

Well, after sending my unit with this and other problems back into Asus for replacement...via contacting ASUS Corporate Escalations...and to the attention of their supposed head corporate technician named Eric Sablan at their California office...as I...

I wanted to let everyone know I am sending my unit back into Asus for replacement.Even though the newer drivers from Realtek and the power management options appeared to help the issue SLIGHTLY, they are NOT fully resolving this issue.With the sound ...