[icwkev]

Back with more problems

Just got a new soundcard, the above mentioned one and after booting up my system just crashes before the drivers or whatever can be installed.

it does the lil win xp thing saying new media card found, then its type and then just crashes!

its quite annoying,


help?

Kev

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Hi Kev

Nearly all modern motherboards come with integrated sound cards these days, so I'm assuming yours has one as well. Have you disabled the integrated sound in the bios prior to installing the SB Live card?

If you have already done this, then try moving the SB Live to a different PCI slot.

[Samm]

Hi Kev

Nearly all modern motherboards come with integrated sound cards these days, so I'm assuming yours has one as well. Have you disabled the integrated sound in the bios prior to installing the SB Live card?

If you have already done this, then try moving the SB Live to a different PCI slot.

[icwkev]

hey

I've tried differnt slots, i have two free.

I disabled the onboard sound in device manager but it still crashed when rebooted.

would there be any point trying it in bios? I couldn't see an option to delete it there. Mines a dell (hangs head) if thats any use.

K

[jrm20]

Hi guys and gals

Disabling the integrated sound just from the device manager just isnt enough.


You need to disable the sound card in the bios also like samm said.

[icwkev]

I can't find where you disable it in the dell bios crappy thing, directions?

[jrm20]

I tell ya google owns.

try that



http://service.dell....0 38073,00.html

[icwkev]

Nah, its still crashing. the bios is a lil different but i turned off the onboard and it still crashed. really begining to annoy me now

[Retired Tech]

Boot the PC and keep tapping F8 until you get options, choose safe mode with networking to see if it will get to the desktop