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SeasonalEclipse · 11-09-06, 06:07 AM

Okay.. so I get my new video card.. install it.. install drivers and such.. and then after installing it all I realize my ssound isnt working.. and Iv tried everything.. when I try to reinstall the sound blaster driver it says the card isnt on my PC at all.. anndd when I try to move it to another PCI slot I get the same effect.. I know i tcant be a power issue.. because I can run games without any instability issues.. Im using onboard sound, which I do not like at all.. Eh.. but yeah.. If anyone knows a solution to this let me knooowww.. The sound card is my sound blaster live 7.1 live 24 bit.

David · 11-09-06, 06:44 AM

Try the card in another PC?

Tried completely uninstalling all the drivers before reinstalling?

Make sure the card isnt muted? All connections are OK?

SeasonalEclipse · 11-09-06, 06:51 AM

Hm, Iv tried all of that.. There wasnt any sound card drivers on it after I installed my video card.. (or device manager didnt show any) And I tried to install the latest SB live drivers but I got the whole.. this product is not on your system message.. so I switched PCI slots.. same thing happened.. so finally I just turne don the onboard and installed drivers for it and it works but eh.. Iv also looked at the IRQ stuff in my bios and all of them are reserved to PCI devices so I dont think that is a problem..

Maviryk · 11-09-06, 06:55 AM

Open up your case, see if the card is seated all the way in, press on the whole card to seat it better. I have a habit of not pushing them in all the way. Might work for you.

SeasonalEclipse · 11-09-06, 07:10 AM

that wouldnt explain why it didnt work after I installed the video card though.. Hmm Just tried reseating it.. No luck.. and I just tried a different sound card with onboard turned on and off.. no luck..... Maybe its my OC?... some how?.....

mikep7779 · 11-09-06, 07:12 AM

Check in bios if its on board sound, maybe its disabled?

SeasonalEclipse · 11-09-06, 07:19 AM

? Im using onboard sound lol And iv tried it on and off.. and I just tried the sound card with my CPU at stock speed/voltage.. STILL NOTHING!

SeasonalEclipse · 11-09-06, 08:16 AM

I wonder if a reinstall of windows would help?.. is there anyway to tell if the bios has picked up the sound card?

Maviryk · 11-09-06, 08:32 AM

I dunno SE...

Sounds like it's dead somehow if you plugged it into another PC and it not get detected.

SeasonalEclipse · 11-09-06, 11:39 AM

I didnt try that out.. I tried another sound card on my board thougba nd it didnt come up..

Gnufsh · 11-09-06, 02:18 PM

A re-install will most likely fix it if it is a driver/software issue. Download a linux livecd and see if that works with your sound.

leaddraft · 11-09-06, 03:10 PM

run DXDIAG
from the run on the control panel....
Theres another solution,, Let me think on it, I'll get back too ya...
LD

SeasonalEclipse · 11-09-06, 03:40 PM

I ran it, it didnt find any issues since im using onboard.. eh.. it isnt too bad I guess.. not worth reinstalling windows.. I do not notice any sound difference.. I just hope there is nothing phyiscally wrong with my board or anything like that..

harakusara · 11-09-06, 05:13 PM

I had the same problem. Are you running x64?

Try downloading the generic drivers on creative.com and then install the ones from the disk... Thats what I had to do.

SeasonalEclipse · 11-09-06, 06:24 PM

No its 32

SeasonalEclipse · 11-12-06, 08:22 AM

Well.. I fixed it.. I found out I had accidently turned off detect shell hardwear when I was messing around with some stuff.. which is why it didnt pick up.. but I still have no clue why if vanished in the first place.

11-09-06, 06:07 AM	Thread Starter #1
SeasonalEclipse Member Join Date: Feb 2006	ARG How do you fix this? Okay.. so I get my new video card.. install it.. install drivers and such.. and then after installing it all I realize my ssound isnt working.. and Iv tried everything.. when I try to reinstall the sound blaster driver it says the card isnt on my PC at all.. anndd when I try to move it to another PCI slot I get the same effect.. I know i tcant be a power issue.. because I can run games without any instability issues.. Im using onboard sound, which I do not like at all.. Eh.. but yeah.. If anyone knows a solution to this let me knooowww.. The sound card is my sound blaster live 7.1 live 24 bit. __________________ The Beast(Main)- P5QL/EPU, Q9550, 4GB DDR2 800, 2X320GB Perp, 750GB Cavalier,8800GT(for now) Corsair 750 Watt PSU, Enermax server case, 2x Dell 1908WFP, Vista Home http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=51210
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11-09-06, 06:44 AM	#2
David Forums Super Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Hiding from Americans and making pretty colours in a drybox in St Andrews	Try the card in another PC? Tried completely uninstalling all the drivers before reinstalling? Make sure the card isnt muted? All connections are OK? __________________ David J. Nelson MChem(Edin) PhD(Strath) AMRSC [Academia Profile] OC Forums Super Moderator // Overclockers.com Editor The Workhorse: [Lenovo W510] Intel Core i7-720QM / 8 GB DDR3 / nVidia Quadro FX880M / Crucial M4 256 GB SSD / Windows 7 The HTPC/Server: AMD Phenom X4 9650 / 6 GB DDR2 / nVidia 8300 / 5 TB of HDDs / Antec Solo II Case / Windows 7 The Gaming Rig: AMD Llano A6-3650 / 4 GB DDR3 / nVidia GTX260 / 2x 500 GB HDD in RAID0 / Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case / Windows 7 The Benchmarking Setup: Various LGA775 chips / Asus Rampage Formula / 2 GB OCZ 1066 MHz DDR2 / nVidia Quadro NVS 285 / 320 GB HDD / Windows 7 My research fellowship is eating all my time, so I may be slow to reply to emails and private messages.
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11-09-06, 06:51 AM	Thread Starter #3
SeasonalEclipse Member Join Date: Feb 2006	Hm, Iv tried all of that.. There wasnt any sound card drivers on it after I installed my video card.. (or device manager didnt show any) And I tried to install the latest SB live drivers but I got the whole.. this product is not on your system message.. so I switched PCI slots.. same thing happened.. so finally I just turne don the onboard and installed drivers for it and it works but eh.. Iv also looked at the IRQ stuff in my bios and all of them are reserved to PCI devices so I dont think that is a problem.. __________________ The Beast(Main)- P5QL/EPU, Q9550, 4GB DDR2 800, 2X320GB Perp, 750GB Cavalier,8800GT(for now) Corsair 750 Watt PSU, Enermax server case, 2x Dell 1908WFP, Vista Home http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=51210
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11-09-06, 06:55 AM	#4
Maviryk Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA	Open up your case, see if the card is seated all the way in, press on the whole card to seat it better. I have a habit of not pushing them in all the way. Might work for you.
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11-09-06, 07:10 AM	Thread Starter #5
SeasonalEclipse Member Join Date: Feb 2006	that wouldnt explain why it didnt work after I installed the video card though.. Hmm Just tried reseating it.. No luck.. and I just tried a different sound card with onboard turned on and off.. no luck..... Maybe its my OC?... some how?..... __________________ The Beast(Main)- P5QL/EPU, Q9550, 4GB DDR2 800, 2X320GB Perp, 750GB Cavalier,8800GT(for now) Corsair 750 Watt PSU, Enermax server case, 2x Dell 1908WFP, Vista Home http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=51210
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11-09-06, 07:12 AM	#6
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11-09-06, 07:19 AM	Thread Starter #7
SeasonalEclipse Member Join Date: Feb 2006	? Im using onboard sound lol And iv tried it on and off.. and I just tried the sound card with my CPU at stock speed/voltage.. STILL NOTHING! __________________ The Beast(Main)- P5QL/EPU, Q9550, 4GB DDR2 800, 2X320GB Perp, 750GB Cavalier,8800GT(for now) Corsair 750 Watt PSU, Enermax server case, 2x Dell 1908WFP, Vista Home http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=51210
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11-09-06, 08:16 AM	Thread Starter #8
SeasonalEclipse Member Join Date: Feb 2006	I wonder if a reinstall of windows would help?.. is there anyway to tell if the bios has picked up the sound card? __________________ The Beast(Main)- P5QL/EPU, Q9550, 4GB DDR2 800, 2X320GB Perp, 750GB Cavalier,8800GT(for now) Corsair 750 Watt PSU, Enermax server case, 2x Dell 1908WFP, Vista Home http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=51210
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11-09-06, 08:32 AM	#9
Maviryk Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA	I dunno SE... Sounds like it's dead somehow if you plugged it into another PC and it not get detected.
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11-09-06, 11:39 AM	Thread Starter #10
SeasonalEclipse Member Join Date: Feb 2006	I didnt try that out.. I tried another sound card on my board thougba nd it didnt come up.. __________________ The Beast(Main)- P5QL/EPU, Q9550, 4GB DDR2 800, 2X320GB Perp, 750GB Cavalier,8800GT(for now) Corsair 750 Watt PSU, Enermax server case, 2x Dell 1908WFP, Vista Home http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=51210
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11-09-06, 02:18 PM	#11
Gnufsh Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: June Lake, California	A re-install will most likely fix it if it is a driver/software issue. Download a linux livecd and see if that works with your sound. __________________ Lost access to the classifieds? Look here. Forum Policies Sig Rules "Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened." -Sir Winston Churchill
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11-09-06, 03:10 PM	#12
leaddraft Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: wilmington	run DXDIAG from the run on the control panel.... Theres another solution,, Let me think on it, I'll get back too ya... LD __________________ ASUS M2R32-MVP AM2 AMD 580X CrossFire ATX AMD Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000 Brisbane 65W Dual-Core Black Box Edition CROSSFIRED SAPPHIRE's Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 Thermaltake Polo12 410 PSU 4 GigsBytes (1 X 4) A-DATA PC2 6400 DDR2 800 EXCELSTOR 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drive Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support 300 cd/m2 700:1
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11-09-06, 03:40 PM	Thread Starter #13
SeasonalEclipse Member Join Date: Feb 2006	I ran it, it didnt find any issues since im using onboard.. eh.. it isnt too bad I guess.. not worth reinstalling windows.. I do not notice any sound difference.. I just hope there is nothing phyiscally wrong with my board or anything like that.. __________________ The Beast(Main)- P5QL/EPU, Q9550, 4GB DDR2 800, 2X320GB Perp, 750GB Cavalier,8800GT(for now) Corsair 750 Watt PSU, Enermax server case, 2x Dell 1908WFP, Vista Home http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=51210
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11-09-06, 05:13 PM	#14
harakusara Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago	I had the same problem. Are you running x64? Try downloading the generic drivers on creative.com and then install the ones from the disk... Thats what I had to do.
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11-09-06, 06:24 PM	Thread Starter #15
SeasonalEclipse Member Join Date: Feb 2006	No its 32 __________________ The Beast(Main)- P5QL/EPU, Q9550, 4GB DDR2 800, 2X320GB Perp, 750GB Cavalier,8800GT(for now) Corsair 750 Watt PSU, Enermax server case, 2x Dell 1908WFP, Vista Home http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=51210
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11-12-06, 08:22 AM	Thread Starter #16
SeasonalEclipse Member Join Date: Feb 2006	Well.. I fixed it.. I found out I had accidently turned off detect shell hardwear when I was messing around with some stuff.. which is why it didnt pick up.. but I still have no clue why if vanished in the first place. __________________ The Beast(Main)- P5QL/EPU, Q9550, 4GB DDR2 800, 2X320GB Perp, 750GB Cavalier,8800GT(for now) Corsair 750 Watt PSU, Enermax server case, 2x Dell 1908WFP, Vista Home http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=51210
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