Re: Sound card problems with Windows XP

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From: Richard Urban (richardurbanREMOVETHIS_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/31/04 

Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:26:30 -0500

Did you install ALL of the M/B chipset drivers? I would think that the
drivers on the CD that came with the motherboard would work! You can then
try to update them from that point! 

-- 
Regards:
Richard Urban
aka  Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
"Marcel" <Marcel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:100237D9-06FB-4AF3-B40C-F589B2F41E90@microsoft.com...
>I have a home built computer which has a Gigabyte GA-8SRX motherboard with 
>a
> SiS645 chipset. It has a Creative CT5880 Chipset on board sound. In 
> checking
> for the certification of this mother board, it islisted as being certified
> for all Windows operating system including Windows XP.
>
> I have downloaded drivers from the motherboard manufacturer as well as 
> from
> other sites, searching for drivers that will work.  My latest success has
> been from the motherboard manufacturer and those drivers seemed to work,
> however, when the system restarts the only sound that will come from the
> speakers is a continuious clicking sound (rather obnoxious too).  The 
> driver
> provider is Creative Technology and the version number is 5.12.1.4113. The
> drivers which are provided by the motherboard company are not Digitaly 
> sign
> by microsoft but are listed as being valid for Windows XP. Once installed,
> the hardware is listed as a Creative Sound Blaster PCI128 (WDM). However, 
> if
> the Windows Plug and Play installs it it is listed as a Creative
> AudioPCI(ES1371, EX1373) WDM.
>
> I have even tried to purchase a PCI sound card to install (disengaging the
> onboard sound device thru the Bios) and I gotten the same results.
>
> Looking for a resolution.

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