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Subject:Audigy freak out
Posted by: SonyEPM
Date:9/30/2002 12:56:51 PM

Greetings-

I am hoping somebody here can help this unlucky Vegas engineering manager. I have recently installed an Audigy in a machine that was working flawlessly. The Audigy works just fine for audio, but, once installed, causes a blue screen whenever I send DV out any 1394 port (audigy or any other 1394 card). This happens with Vegas, ACID, Premi*re, AV*D,...any DV capable app. Yank the Audigy and the other 1394 card works ok once again. I've tried several different Audigy cards, same result.

Everything is updated, I have tried every possible IRQ combination, standard/acpi, slot swaps, win updates, bios mods...pretty much everything I can think of. I've tried both the creative and kx drivers- no difference. After about 50 reboot/retests I am wondering if I am missing something really simple. Any help is appreciated!

IRQ layout:

IRQ Number Device
9 Matrox Millennium G400 DualHead MAX
9 Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
9 kX 10k2 Audio - Model CT0092
5 Adaptec AHA-2940U/AHA-2940UW PCI SCSI Controller
5 Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
5 Intel(r) 82801AA SMBus Controller
11 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller (3C905C-TX Compatible) #2
11 Intel(r) 82801AA USB Universal Host Controller
14 Primary IDE Channel
1 PC/AT Enhanced PS/2 Keyboard (101/102-Key)
4 Communications Port (COM1)
3 Communications Port (COM2)
6 Standard floppy disk controller
8 System CMOS/real time clock
13 Numeric data processor
12 Microsoft PS/2 Mouse

sys:

Item Value
OS Name Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Version 5.0.2195 Service Pack 3 Build 2195
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
System Model Precision WorkStation 220
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 3 GenuineIntel ~728 Mhz
BIOS Version Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A08
Windows Directory C:\WINNT
System Directory C:\WINNT\System32
Boot Device \Device\Harddisk0\Partition1
Locale United States
Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 261,296 KB
Available Physical Memory 70,396 KB
Total Virtual Memory 891,484 KB
Available Virtual Memory 522,520 KB
Page File Space 630,188 KB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys








Subject:RE: Audigy freak out
Reply by: gjn
Date:9/30/2002 2:03:15 PM

did you try another card?
another exit 1394?

Subject:RE: Audigy freak out
Reply by: ibliss
Date:9/30/2002 2:18:33 PM

Sorry you're having a crappy time with your system. I know from experience that it's the reboots and waiting that makes the whole fault finding such a bind. Sadly I don't think I can help, as you seem to have tried everything I would have. A couple of obvious ones:

1) Take out every card except the Matrox and the Audigy.
2) Try a different Graphics card?
3) If there is any other sound card, particularly onboard sound, disable it/take it out. The Audigy has a bit of a reputation for being fussy in this respect.
4) Reset the CMOS on your Motherboard (make note of existing settings/tweaks before you do this).
5) Try different OS - borrow a harddrive and swap it with your existing system drive, clean install of XP/98SE (etc).

6) MOST IMORTANT - Try posting your problem in the Sound On Sound Pc Forum section

http://sound-on-sound2.infopop.net/2/OpenTopic

There are a couple of guys on there that really seem to know their stuff.

Good Luck

Mike K

Subject:RE: Audigy freak out
Reply by: ws
Date:9/30/2002 4:08:14 PM

Try http://uk.europe.creative.com/support/forums/welcome.asp and search for 1394. It may be useful. It seems that there are a lot of problems with Audigy and win2k.

Subject:RE: Audigy freak out
Reply by: salad
Date:9/30/2002 4:56:42 PM

I'm with ibliss..........pull everything.
Install in another PC.

I recieved a bad Audigy card.....wouldn't install properly.

Let us know what it was!

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