Re: soundcard SoundBlaster PCI128 or SoundBlaster live1024 problem

From: Noi (noi_at_siam.com)
Date: 08/25/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:00:01 GMT

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 11:46:49 +0200, Boris Gerlach thoughtfully wrote:

> Noi wrote:
>
>
>> If you have the time. Maybe you could physically remove the sound card(s)
>> and disable the onboard sound card. Reboot the system without the sound
>> cards to see if SuSE removes the sound card. Then install one of the
>> cards and see if SuSE properly installs and configures the sound card.
>
> Hi Noi
>
> At first. It seems to work now.:-)
> As you proposed, I plugged out the card and did a reboot
> of the system. But now I changed also the position of the card.
> Physically instead of behind the 3com network card I placed
> the card on a PCI slot which is physically on the other side
> of the network card. I know PCI is a Bus, so it should have
> no influence. But?? After this I installed new, as well as I did
> in former tests but now it works. Also after reboot the card
> plays sound immediatly.
> May be the old slot has a problem? Nevertheless now it works
> and I closed the PC and hopefully I never need to open it again.
>
> Thx. and best regards
>
> Boris

Great news and there are some motherboards that do have problems using
with certain combinations pci cards in different slots. I don't remember
which boards or cards though. So it's great you switched pci slots.

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