sound device conundrum

Detritus · 06-09-11, 08:02 AM

Basically, when booting I get four installation windows on the lines of 'High Definiton Audio device detected' and the usual search for drivers options. This is kind of odd since no new device has been installed, still relying on the ole SB X-Fi Xtreme. On device manager however there are indeed four devices marked with question marked, tagged to be part of mobo devices. I don't know where this came from since they've not been there before. The pop-up messages are annoying enough but more seriously the sound is often now crackly and behind video events. Huh wth, says I. What do you say?

AVGWarhawk · 06-09-11, 01:12 PM

Sound card is going bad or the mobo is on the way out. Remove the sound card and use you speakers on the mobo plug in for sound. See if this stops.

danasan · 06-09-11, 01:36 PM

If it is the sound device on the mainboard, there should be a jumper setting or a bios setting to disable that sound device. If you have your manual or give us the mainboards name, we can easily find out...

Arclight · 06-09-11, 01:57 PM

You can try reinstalling the proper driver for the onboard device as well. Seems like Windows isn't detecting it properly and/or doesn't have the proper driver available.

If it's Win7, there's a good chance the driver is listed under optional updates.

MH · 06-09-11, 02:21 PM

You should enter bios/setup and disable the device if you are using stand alone(in slot/external) sound card.

danasan · 06-09-11, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MH

You should enter bios/setup and disable the device if you are using stand alone(in slot/external) sound card.

Yes, there is no sense in driving both. And they both would use resources like interrupts etc. One more source of possible problems in a computer...

06-09-11, 08:02 AM	#1
Detritus Navy Dude Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 177 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	sound device conundrum Basically, when booting I get four installation windows on the lines of 'High Definiton Audio device detected' and the usual search for drivers options. This is kind of odd since no new device has been installed, still relying on the ole SB X-Fi Xtreme. On device manager however there are indeed four devices marked with question marked, tagged to be part of mobo devices. I don't know where this came from since they've not been there before. The pop-up messages are annoying enough but more seriously the sound is often now crackly and behind video events. Huh wth, says I. What do you say?

06-09-11, 01:12 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Sound card is going bad or the mobo is on the way out. Remove the sound card and use you speakers on the mobo plug in for sound. See if this stops. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-09-11, 01:36 PM	#3
danasan Elite Spam Hunter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Flensburg / Germany Posts: 1,141 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	If it is the sound device on the mainboard, there should be a jumper setting or a bios setting to disable that sound device. If you have your manual or give us the mainboards name, we can easily find out... __________________ "I invite you to go inside this submergible hole in the water where you can nicely hide from destroyers."

06-09-11, 01:57 PM	#4
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	You can try reinstalling the proper driver for the onboard device as well. Seems like Windows isn't detecting it properly and/or doesn't have the proper driver available. If it's Win7, there's a good chance the driver is listed under optional updates. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

06-09-11, 02:21 PM	#5
MH Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,184 Downloads: 248 Uploads: 0	You should enter bios/setup and disable the device if you are using stand alone(in slot/external) sound card.