Hi and thanks for any advice,
I have recently reassembled my computer. The problem I have is that when I install the sound card into the pci slot it shows up under 'other devices' in the device manager. The problem is that when i run the driver setup program it tells me to install the sound card.
So the driver does not recognise there is a soundcard there. The error message is 'Please plug in c-media PCI audio'. But the pci audio card is plugged in and is showing under 'other devices' as 'audio controller'
I have tried 2 sound cards now , the original sound blaster 24 live i had and I went out and bought another cheap pci soundcard just in case but I get the same error... the driver refusing to see the card. I have no reason to think either card is broken and the drivers are the ones shipped with the cards.
I am running windows xp sp3. On a side not I can get the on board ASUS P5QC realtek sound to work fine. The only setting in the BIOS is disable onboard sound which I have done, as well as uninstalling the realtek driver,before trying the PCI cards.
I don't usually have a problem with drivers and cards and have built several machines in the past, but this has got me totally frustrated and at a total loss ! If any additional info is needed I can provide.
Please advise if you have had a similar problem and have worked around it with a fresh windows install.
Thanks.
I have recently reassembled my computer. The problem I have is that when I install the sound card into the pci slot it shows up under 'other devices' in the device manager. The problem is that when i run the driver setup program it tells me to install the sound card.
So the driver does not recognise there is a soundcard there. The error message is 'Please plug in c-media PCI audio'. But the pci audio card is plugged in and is showing under 'other devices' as 'audio controller'
I have tried 2 sound cards now , the original sound blaster 24 live i had and I went out and bought another cheap pci soundcard just in case but I get the same error... the driver refusing to see the card. I have no reason to think either card is broken and the drivers are the ones shipped with the cards.
I am running windows xp sp3. On a side not I can get the on board ASUS P5QC realtek sound to work fine. The only setting in the BIOS is disable onboard sound which I have done, as well as uninstalling the realtek driver,before trying the PCI cards.
I don't usually have a problem with drivers and cards and have built several machines in the past, but this has got me totally frustrated and at a total loss ! If any additional info is needed I can provide.
Please advise if you have had a similar problem and have worked around it with a fresh windows install.
Thanks.