msi k8n neo2 and x-fi

hussain · Jan 1, 2007

First thing first, can somebody tell me how to disable onboard sound on this motherboard. (i know but i just want to double check)

My system specs:

amd 64 3800
msi k8n neo2
ati x850 xt graphic card
512 kingston ram
samsung sata 80gb

So here is my problem:

I placed the card in an empty pci slot and then installed the driver.
Everything worked fine. Then when i restarted my computer, found "new multimedia audio device" pops up. If i
try to install the driver for this "new multimedia audio device", the
driver is not installed through the provided cd.

If i shutdown my computer, swap the pci slot of the card and then reinstall the driver. It starts working fine again. But as soon as i restart my pc, the same thing happens. Please help.

ktr · Jan 1, 2007

Some times it is automatically disabled, but most of the time it is not. just go to bios, look for AC'97 or some thing sound equivalent and disable it.

peach1971 · Jan 2, 2007

Disable the onboard sound here: INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS -> AC´97 AUDIO

When "new multimedia audio device" pops up, don´t care about it and run setup.exe from the CD.

hussain · Jan 3, 2007

After labouring with my x-fi for five days, I stumbled upon the solution just by chance. I did two installs of windows, flashed every bios version available, used all different combination of available motherboard and x-fi driveres and nothing worked and then when i was finally gonna give up hope, i enabled my motherboard onboard audio in bios and and bingo.

Here is what you do. Don't disable sound card in your bios. Simply disable your built in sound card in device manager. Then install your x-fi and the latest drivers from creative site and you are good to go.

Hope this helps for anyone who faces the same problem. Thankyou everyone.

AshenSugar · Jan 3, 2007

gotta love creatives shitty drivers/driver support, this kinda stuff is why i dont use their crap!!!!

hussain · Jan 3, 2007

One more thing....sometime clearing cmos by jumper also helps to maintain the x-fi detection for a couple of days.

WarEagleAU · Jan 3, 2007

Havent ever had this problem with creative. of course my msi k8n neo2 platinum came with the onboard disabled and my audigy 2 working beautifully

AshenSugar · Jan 3, 2007

creative forums and read all the problems people have with their cards and drivers!!!!!

my advice if you can return the card do, get an auzentech card, better quility, better drivers, less hassles!!!

Processor	AMD VENICE 3800+
Motherboard	MSI K8N NEO2 PLATINUM
Memory	2X256 TWINMOS (333DDR), 1X512 KINGSTON (400 DDR)
Video Card(s)	ATI X850 PRO (UNLOCKED 16 PIPELINES)
Storage	SAMSUNG EIDE 80GB, WD SATA 250 GB
Display(s)	VIEWSONIC 19" CRT
Audio Device(s)	CREATIVE X-FI
Power Supply	CHANNEL 400 WATTS
Software	WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION

Processor	AMD Phenom II X2 550 @3600MHz (VCore -0.05V)
Motherboard	Gigabyte MA-780G-DS3H (AMD SB700), BIOS: 04/14/09
Cooling	Scythe Samurai cooled by 2x Enermax Warp 80mm ~700 RPM
Memory	2x 1GB GeIL Ultra DDR2-800 @1066 CL4-5-5-15 2T
Video Card(s)	MSI R4830 OC (HD4830)
Storage	Samsung 400 GB S-ATA, WD 400GB S-ATA
Display(s)	Samsung 2433BW 1920 x 1200 Pixel (16:10)
Case	timeless office tower ;)
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar D1
Power Supply	be quiet! Straight Power BQT E7-400W
Software	Windows XP Pro 32bit

Processor	AMD VENICE 3800+
Motherboard	MSI K8N NEO2 PLATINUM
Memory	2X256 TWINMOS (333DDR), 1X512 KINGSTON (400 DDR)
Video Card(s)	ATI X850 PRO (UNLOCKED 16 PIPELINES)
Storage	SAMSUNG EIDE 80GB, WD SATA 250 GB
Display(s)	VIEWSONIC 19" CRT
Audio Device(s)	CREATIVE X-FI
Power Supply	CHANNEL 400 WATTS
Software	WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION

Processor	Athlon64 3500+(2.2gz)@2.94gz(3.03gz)
Motherboard	Biostar Tforce550 (RMA) (m2n-sli delux)
Cooling	PIB cooler
Memory	2gb ocz 533 +1gb samsung 533 4-4-4-12
Video Card(s)	x1900xtx 512mb+zalman vf900 cooler(kicks stock coolers arse)
Storage	80gb,200gb,250gb,160gb
Display(s)	20.1 in dell 2001fp + KDS visual sensations 19"
Case	Codegen briza seirse
Audio Device(s)	ADI SoundMax HD audio onboard,using Ket's driver pack
Power Supply	FSP 400watt SAGA seirse w/noise killer
Software	Windows 2003 ent server as workstation(kills xp in perf and stab)

Processor	AMD VENICE 3800+
Motherboard	MSI K8N NEO2 PLATINUM
Memory	2X256 TWINMOS (333DDR), 1X512 KINGSTON (400 DDR)
Video Card(s)	ATI X850 PRO (UNLOCKED 16 PIPELINES)
Storage	SAMSUNG EIDE 80GB, WD SATA 250 GB
Display(s)	VIEWSONIC 19" CRT
Audio Device(s)	CREATIVE X-FI
Power Supply	CHANNEL 400 WATTS
Software	WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION

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