Qucik problem. I have just pluged in my old sound card, and d/led the drivers of the net for it. However upon plugging it into the computer then trying to install drivers it says the device is not found? Any ideas on where im going wrong?

Ta

 

are you running XP or Vista or 98???

also have you made sure it has clicked in place?

 

Im running XP. Think i have sorted it now! Though still not as good as it used to be rear speakers are hardly working

 

try your settings in the control panel, set it to 5.1 surround or similar

 

Yeah set it to 5.1. I used to be able to click on speaker to test it, but for some reason cant now

 

what is the exact sound card?
If you dont know, hit start bar, then run and type in "dxdiag" click ok and when the box loads up click the sound tab and it will tell you

 

Try putting it in another free pci slot, there could be a conflict with another device

 

If its the card im thinking of then i might have a suggestion to make(other than the obvious above)..........

 

it could be a few things,

the wrong drivers is the first thing i'd rule out.

 

This is why i want to know the exact card, COME ON tell us

 

Hey guys not on my computer at the Min, though think its the Sound Blast SB0220 from memory.

 

Did you go to sound blasters website and get the official drivers? with my Creative X-fi xtreme card i get the control panel aswell so ive got loads of tweaking options, without this the sound is rubbish(well to me it is as im used to it sounding great)
This is what im talking about


With my basic drivers id get sound, even 5.1 but it doesnt sound as good as when ive got the control panel to flick all the goodies on

 

My sound card is quite old now about 3 year old so not on there How much does a modern Creative sound card go for?

 

you can get one like mine, full name is "creative sound blaster X-fi Xtreme audio" its like the entry level "X-fi" card, and it cost me about £50 at the time from pc-world(dont ask, i was in a hurry and couldnt wait for an online order) but now you can get one for as little as £31 from Ebuyer http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/121761

Thats just OEM though which means you dont get a fancy box like they come in from shops, you'll just get the card/ cd with software and drivers, which is all you need anyway

Its a great card and would push any speaker system to its limit