Problem with Soundblaster Value and Windows XP

[infini]

I have a very strange problem with this soundcard. Although it appears that it is installed correctly in device manager with the defaut windows driver, i hear no sound and when i go to control panel->sounds and audio devices, under the volume tab there is no audio device and everything is greyed. But when i restart or shutdown the pc the windows sound suitable for this action plays without problems. Media player can't play any sound, neither youtube.Any ideas?

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: infini
Any ideas?

Yes...
drivers

 

[infini]

I did a search in creative site but there are no drivers for this card

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: infini
I did a search in creative site but there are no drivers for this card

How about right here?

 

[infini]

Thanks for the link, although i have tried these drivers before. I run this file again and chose repair. Now it works but i am not sure for how long. It seems that Creative doesn't support all their soundcards. Read here:
http://forums.creative.com/cre...&query.id=120636#M2724

 

[Blain]

Have you tried moving the sound card from one PCI slot to another?

 

[infini]

Yes, i have tried. I shut down the pc and next time i turned on, the problem appered again. Propably going for a new sound card.

 

[infini]

Guess what, i just bought a Soundblaster Live Audigy SE and i have exactly the same problem!

 

[Blain]

Buy another sound card. Eventually you'll find one that works.

 

[infini]

I forgot to say that most of the times the problem does not appear when i boot into windows, but after a while.

 

[JEDIYoda]

If you still have the same problem then the problem lies in the mirror!!
Also make sure your onboard sound is disabled!!

 

[infini]

WHat do you mean "lies in the mirror"? The motherboard doesn't have onboard sound. It is an Asus A7V133-C.

 

[Blain]

Wow, a KT133A chipset...
That's real "old school". :laugh: