You can modify the power management settings of Realtek to see if it may help with your issue.  Backup your registry or taking screenshot of value prior to making changes. The path is:  Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e96c-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0001\PowerSettings  (verify if 0001 Driver Desc =  Realtek Audio, if not, check with 0000) Modify both of these value: IdlePowerState = ff ff ff ff PerformanceIdleTime = ff ff ff ff Reboot machine and test again.
Hi, the audio on my G5 laptop has always had issues with loud "pops" and delay when adjusting the volume caused by the driver suddenly waking up because it's garbage. Currently installed driver version is the latest available 6.0.9394.1 for my device, it didn't fix any issue compared to older versions. All the issues apply for both the integrated speakers and for AUX output, since the common problem is the driver.   I hope Dell will send out a new properly done driver. Thanks
G5 5590 latest Realtek audio driver is horrible, can you update/fix it?