Hi
Just installed a new soundcard and when i went to set it up, it's all fine
until i try and select it in "audio" in control panel, sounds and audio
devices, where you are ment to select it is just grayed out for some reason,
any suggestions of what my problem is here?

Thanks
David
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Series6Rx7 wrote:
> Hi
> Just installed a new soundcard and when i went to set it up, it's all fine

How do you know it's fine?


> until i try and select it in "audio" in control panel, sounds and audio
> devices, where you are ment to select it is just grayed out for some reason,
> any suggestions of what my problem is here?


Need more details, like type of soundcard, how it was installed etc?

The card is a Winfast 4XSound, on the chip it has CMI 8738/PCI, HRTF AUDIO COM
I purchased the card yesterday under the condition it had no drivers, so i
downloaded them. After i got the drivers i put the sound card in my 5th pci
slot turned the computer back on, windows found it went through the new
hardware wizard all fine, but then when i went into the control panel,
sounds, speach and audio devices, clicked on the audio tab, I was not able to
change anything on that tab, yet if i went to hardware the soundcard was
there and appeared to be working fine.

"Mike Williams [MVP]" wrote:

> Series6Rx7 wrote:
> > Hi
> > Just installed a new soundcard and when i went to set it up, it's all fine
>
> How do you know it's fine?
>
>
> > until i try and select it in "audio" in control panel, sounds and audio
> > devices, where you are ment to select it is just grayed out for some reason,
> > any suggestions of what my problem is here?
>
>
> Need more details, like type of soundcard, how it was installed etc?
>

Do you have on board sound? If you have, you must disable it in BIOS or
uninstall it. Also, try another PCI slot.
Michael
"Series6Rx7" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The card is a Winfast 4XSound, on the chip it has CMI 8738/PCI, HRTF AUDIO
> COM
> I purchased the card yesterday under the condition it had no drivers, so i
> downloaded them. After i got the drivers i put the sound card in my 5th
> pci
> slot turned the computer back on, windows found it went through the new
> hardware wizard all fine, but then when i went into the control panel,
> sounds, speach and audio devices, clicked on the audio tab, I was not able
> to
> change anything on that tab, yet if i went to hardware the soundcard was
> there and appeared to be working fine.
>
> "Mike Williams [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Series6Rx7 wrote:
>> > Hi
>> > Just installed a new soundcard and when i went to set it up, it's all
>> > fine
>>
>> How do you know it's fine?
>>
>>
>> > until i try and select it in "audio" in control panel, sounds and audio
>> > devices, where you are ment to select it is just grayed out for some
>> > reason,
>> > any suggestions of what my problem is here?
>>
>>
>> Need more details, like type of soundcard, how it was installed etc?
>>

What is the problem, will it play anything or just can't make some
adjustments.

"Series6Rx7" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:99503805-8B43-416D-A2B4-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
> Just installed a new soundcard and when i went to set it up, it's all fine
> until i try and select it in "audio" in control panel, sounds and audio
> devices, where you are ment to select it is just grayed out for some
reason,
> any suggestions of what my problem is here?
>
> Thanks
> David
> --
> Turn the key, drop the clutch, experience life