Sound card problems

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After re-installing my whole system following hard disc failure, I can't get
sound card re-installed.

System is an ASUS motherboard with Windows XP home (fully updated) and the
card is a Creative Audigy SB. Problem is that although apparently correctly
installed, I get no sound output. Looking into the card in Device Manager,
all looks OK exept that the IRQ setting is 17 and I believe the BIOS only
allows 0 to 15.

Stangely if I uninstall the card and restart, it all installs fine and the
card works (even with IRQ 17), but on restart the problem recurrs. I have
tried going into BIOS and setting the card slot at 15, but this doesn't help.

Any advice would be appreciated.
 
bizzertdog said:
After re-installing my whole system following hard disc failure, I can't
get
sound card re-installed.

System is an ASUS motherboard with Windows XP home (fully updated) and the
card is a Creative Audigy SB. Problem is that although apparently
correctly
installed, I get no sound output. Looking into the card in Device Manager,
all looks OK exept that the IRQ setting is 17 and I believe the BIOS only
allows 0 to 15.

Stangely if I uninstall the card and restart, it all installs fine and the
card works (even with IRQ 17), but on restart the problem recurrs. I have
tried going into BIOS and setting the card slot at 15, but this doesn't
help.

Any advice would be appreciated.
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I have 22 IRQ's in device manager, funnily enough on an ASUS mobo ........
My soundcard is on IRQ 17 and works perfectly

Conflict ? If you have a soundcard make sure you have the on-board sound
chip (ie the one on your mother board) turned OFF (you do it in the BIOS).

Did you use the XP CD drivers or have you downloaded the XP specific drivers
from the Creative website ?

Cheers,
Jerry
 
Thanks.

No apparent conflict. I can't see where to switch off on-board sound in the
BIOS (nor in the Motherboard booklet). Can you tell me where I'll find it?

I'll also try the Creative Drivers (had just used the XP CD drivers).

Keith.
 
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