event sounds a possible solution

[Manlio]

After weeks of research for a solution working for my system I found
on MS Knowledge base a workaround that has solved my problem, having
lost Windows Event sounds.
No other solutions have demonstarted to fit my case, therefore I think
some other may find useful to know it
The KB article to look at has ID : 304853 and refers to an umpgrade
from ME to XP, that is not my case, but works OK.
Practically the clue is to invert the Transfer Mode settings in
IDE/Atapi controllers, putting the PIO Mode as first and the DMA as
second.
To better understand go to the KB ID 304853

That's all - good luck

 

[Malke]

After weeks of research for a solution working for my system I found
on MS Knowledge base a workaround that has solved my problem, having
lost Windows Event sounds.
No other solutions have demonstarted to fit my case, therefore I think
some other may find useful to know it
The KB article to look at has ID : 304853 and refers to an umpgrade
from ME to XP, that is not my case, but works OK.
Practically the clue is to invert the Transfer Mode settings in
IDE/Atapi controllers, putting the PIO Mode as first and the DMA as
second.
To better understand go to the KB ID 304853

That's all - good luck

Sorry, but that's completely incorrect. Here is the Knowledge Base
Article you mean and it says nothing about dropping to PIO mode.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321735

Dropping to PIO mode would turn your computer into the equivalent of a
486. If you actually did this and got your sounds back, then you've got
hardware issues.


Malke

 

[Manlio]

Followup to msg on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:43:20 -0800, Malke
<[email protected]> :
(Original msg on bottom)
Hi Malke, I confirm the Article ID is 304853.
Of course this issue SOLVEs my problem. This does'nt mean that solves
every problem. I think it's a good procedure to notify a solution to a
problem that has been an issue by many users. Frankly I think you are
too fast to say "completely incorrect" ...
The solution does'nt "drop" the setting to PIO Mode, but inverts the
priority.

Anyhow NOW I have no more problems .. and system sound back working
and the system does'nt seem to have been any way degraded ! Still is a
P4 and makes its job !

Best regards
Manlio

 

[Malke]

Followup to msg on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:43:20 -0800, Malke
<[email protected]> :
(Original msg on bottom)
Hi Malke, I confirm the Article ID is 304853.
Of course this issue SOLVEs my problem. This does'nt mean that solves
every problem. I think it's a good procedure to notify a solution to a
problem that has been an issue by many users. Frankly I think you are
too fast to say "completely incorrect" ...
The solution does'nt "drop" the setting to PIO Mode, but inverts the
priority.

Anyhow NOW I have no more problems .. and system sound back working
and the system does'nt seem to have been any way degraded ! Still is a
P4 and makes its job !

I'm glad your problems are solved but I would never change the data
transfer priority. I don't believe in covering up problems but in
solving them and I stick by what I said - if changing drive data
transfer priority works then there are underlying hardware issues that
should be resolved.

Again, I'm glad your computer is working for you now.

Malke

 

[Manlio]

Followup to msg on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:11:02 -0800, Malke

if changing drive data
transfer priority works then there are underlying hardware issues that
should be resolved.

Dear Malke,
I totally agree with you. ie. DMA and Ultra DMA are the correct access
way and I am sure that MS will come with a final solution to the
"event Sounds disappearing" issue.
But for the moment I NEED to get some of the event sounds and
therefore I may even tolerate a not ideal memory access.
There are around a lot of pseudo solutions to that problem but no one
has lasted a rebooting . May also be, as you say, that there is a
problem underneath, and I have worked to find it, unsuccessfully !

Thanks
Manlio