Mates,
I have a Dell Dimension 8400 [P4 630/ 3.0Ghz, 3GB RAM, Nvidia Quadro FX570, 500GB] which I recently formatted, partitioned, and installed > Win 7/ 64 Ult, with AutoCad 2007, Corel Technical X5, WP X4.
I have an Emu 0404 PCI soundcard, used off eBay. The thing is, Win 7 PnP does not recognize this card and when trying to install the latest drivers from Creative's site, Win 7 froze so severely I had to revert the computer to a restore point. I was so amazed I tried this twice- with the same result.
Am I trying making an unworkable collision of old and new technologies? Wrong Slot > PCI vs PCIe x16? Is the card possibly kaput?
> In case of damage I'm reluctant to risk trying this card in my main computer (Dell Precision T5400).
It's ancient (2004), but the Dimension 8400 is remarkably good for my 2D CAD- when running only one or two applications. When it was an XP computer, I made 100's of hours of quite good quality HD recordings using an M-audio 2496 PCI card.
Any thoughts appreciated!
Cheers,
BambiBoom
[Dell > Precision T5400, Optiplex 740, Dimension 8400, T700R / HP> Elite m9426f]
I have a Dell Dimension 8400 [P4 630/ 3.0Ghz, 3GB RAM, Nvidia Quadro FX570, 500GB] which I recently formatted, partitioned, and installed > Win 7/ 64 Ult, with AutoCad 2007, Corel Technical X5, WP X4.
I have an Emu 0404 PCI soundcard, used off eBay. The thing is, Win 7 PnP does not recognize this card and when trying to install the latest drivers from Creative's site, Win 7 froze so severely I had to revert the computer to a restore point. I was so amazed I tried this twice- with the same result.
Am I trying making an unworkable collision of old and new technologies? Wrong Slot > PCI vs PCIe x16? Is the card possibly kaput?
> In case of damage I'm reluctant to risk trying this card in my main computer (Dell Precision T5400).
It's ancient (2004), but the Dimension 8400 is remarkably good for my 2D CAD- when running only one or two applications. When it was an XP computer, I made 100's of hours of quite good quality HD recordings using an M-audio 2496 PCI card.
Any thoughts appreciated!
Cheers,
BambiBoom
[Dell > Precision T5400, Optiplex 740, Dimension 8400, T700R / HP> Elite m9426f]