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Title: soundcard stuff
Post by: spectre on June 16, 2003, 04:23:07 pm
I bought a new soundcard today and it works great with the cd player... but thats it... nothing else will recognize it... Any thoughts as to why?
Title: Re:soundcard stuff
Post by: SirPoonga on June 16, 2003, 04:30:41 pm
what card?  what os?
Title: Re:soundcard stuff
Post by: spectre on June 16, 2003, 04:58:57 pm
windows 98 se its a philips something or other...
dynamic edge 4.1 i think it is, but im not exactly sure on that?

i installed it by disabling my onboard sound, deleting the drivers for it
plugging the soundcard in the pci slot
plugged an audio cable into the cd drive

did i do something wrong?
Title: Re:soundcard stuff
Post by: rampy on June 16, 2003, 05:10:57 pm
windows 98 se its a philips something or other...
dynamic edge 4.1 i think it is, but im not exactly sure on that?

i installed it by disabling my onboard sound, deleting the drivers for it
plugging the soundcard in the pci slot
plugged an audio cable into the cd drive

did i do something wrong?

I think you missed the step where you downloaded the drivers and installed them... and the step where you plug in your speakers =P (just kidding on the last one)

What does you control panel tell you in device manager?
Rampy
Title: Re:soundcard stuff
Post by: spectre on June 16, 2003, 05:49:59 pm
sorry, i forgot to mention that, i installed the drivers on the cd... and yes the speakers are plugged in lol
Title: Re:soundcard stuff
Post by: spectre on June 16, 2003, 06:35:56 pm
could it be something in wiring?
Title: Re:soundcard stuff
Post by: visciouslymamed on June 16, 2003, 07:35:35 pm
Did you check your bios? ;)

I had a board with sound and I disabled it in windows. The bios had a switch enabling the onboard chip. I just forgot to check the integrated features. :P ;D
Title: Re:soundcard stuff
Post by: spectre on June 16, 2003, 09:08:39 pm
it's not onboard...
Title: Re:soundcard stuff
Post by: rampy on June 16, 2003, 09:14:12 pm
it's not onboard...

In your original post you *claimed* to have disabled some onboard sound... by deleting it from windows...

I'd suggest as an earlier poster did of making sure to disable it (the onboard soundcard) in BIOS... I'd go one step forward and make sure you DISABLED it in device manager (not just DELETED otherwise it'll just keep coming back and be taking ownership of the media signals in your box)

*Shrug*
good luck!

RAmpy
Title: Re:soundcard stuff
Post by: spectre on June 16, 2003, 09:30:57 pm
it is off in bios
i'll check device manager...
but did i install the soundcard right?

into pci slot... speakers plugged into it (lol)
cable from card to cdrom...
ide from cdrom to motherboard

is that right?
Title: Re:soundcard stuff
Post by: spectre on June 16, 2003, 10:07:34 pm
crap ass bootlegged windows 98se hahaha oh well... i got it with much struggle, damn microsoft!
Title: Re:soundcard stuff
Post by: spectre on June 16, 2003, 10:18:08 pm
AAAAAAAAAAARG i got my soundcard fully functioning, but now when i startup it won;t stop with the hardware wizard...(because of the onboard sound i assume) anyway to take that off or disable it from detecting it?
Title: Re:soundcard stuff
Post by: rampy on June 16, 2003, 10:30:37 pm
AAAAAAAAAAARG i got my soundcard fully functioning, but now when i startup it won;t stop with the hardware wizard...(because of the onboard sound i assume) anyway to take that off or disable it from detecting it?

Start -> settings ->control panel->SYSTEM->device manager tab

open the "Tree" for sound, video , and gaming controllers...
highlight your onboard sound device(s  do one at a time if it's multiple thingies ) CLICK on properties.

CHeck mark " disable in this (or all)  profiles"  repeat for other parts of onboard sound controller if necessary (i.e. joystick ports/mpu401 midi stuff etc...)

reboot... feel the love.

RAmpy
Title: Re:soundcard stuff
Post by: spectre on June 16, 2003, 10:43:57 pm
ah, video and gaming controllers, i just did the sound in device manager, thats odd that a soundcard would be in those categories heh... well thanks:) i'm going to try that