Sound card issues

[rubberman]

I got a Sound Blaster digital card that doesnt work after reinstalling windows. The computer locks up when it installs the drivers. I tried this card in another computer and it does the same. I even downloaded drivers from driverguide.com and it does the same.

[bazooka]

Get rid of windowsME.

That is your problem

[thecoalman]

I got a Sound Blaster digital card that doesnt work after reinstalling windows. The computer locks up when it installs the drivers. I tried this card in another computer and it does the same. I even downloaded drivers from driverguide.com and it does the same.

Get the latest drivers from Creative. Make sure if you have onboard sound it's disabled.

[ViRaL1]

I second both of those.

[rubberman]

I got a Sound Blaster digital card that doesnt work after reinstalling windows. The computer locks up when it installs the drivers. I tried this card in another computer and it does the same. I even downloaded drivers from driverguide.com and it does the same.

Get the latest drivers from Creative. Make sure if you have onboard sound it's disabled.

been there, done that. still freezes the computer.

[Heywould3]

check for an IRQ conflict.. i bet thats the issue. try different slots.

[Soopafresh]

http://kxproject.lugosoft.com/index.php?skip=1


Try these alternate drivers for your card.

[smearbrick1]

check for an IRQ conflict.. i bet thats the issue. try different slots.

I second that.

[rubberman]

tried different pci slot with the same result. Installed in a puter with XP, froze that up too.

[Soopafresh]

Please try the drivers mentioned above. Pretty please. With sugar on top.

[thecoalman]

Are you unistalling previous cards before putting the new one in?

[rubberman]

the one and only sound card on the computer

[Heywould3]

if this card is freezing up two different computers I'm betting its the card itself not the drivers or even the IRQ.... if your 100% sure the card is fine (and thats not easy to do since grabbing it from a working computer could mess it up) then remove all card but the vid and sound and put the sound in each pci slot to see if it does the same thing.. if so then you need a new card.. but you can get one for cheap.. less than 40$ for a good one. and 10 for a cheap ass card.. you can get a SBlive for under 40 these days

[rubberman]

soopafresh: Those Kx drivers also locked up the computer.

[bazooka]

You would probably be better served by dumping windows me.

I can't tell you what to do, but many frown on windows me as being the worst operating system ever.

[ViRaL1]

I agree with zook on ditching ME. It's a half assed attempt to placate customers who wanted a new OS. In a few ways it's better than 98, in many ways it's not.

[rubberman]

but if it also locks up on XP then mostly its the sound card, correct?

[bazooka]

but if it also locks up on XP then mostly its the sound card, correct?

Maybe, but the key is that drivers are still being developed for xp, where as support for windows me has mainly stopped.