Realtek AC97 driver V3.87 problem

hohum · May 7, 2006, 06:39 PM

Anyone noticed windows boot issues with this version? Having tried it myself I've had to revert back to 3.86 because it causes WinXP to suffer a long boot time. It doesn't happen straight away, but after a couple of reboots it becomes apparent something isn't quite right.

Just wondering if anyone else has the same issue that's all. Using an Asrock 939Dual-Sata2 motherboard. The problem happens under both standard XP and under XP 64-bit, which suggests they've broken something in the latest version (?). Like I said, the previous version (3.86) works fine.

ka713 · May 21, 2006, 02:43 AM

hi,
actually i was using 3.87 and it was absolutely fine, low boot times, but when i upgraded to 3.88 it started slowing down. This however only happened for the first few boots and now its back to normal

hohum · May 22, 2006, 12:19 AM

Well 3.88 is fine for me, guess they fixed whatever it was that was causing the problem.

Update: Yeah, they did (quote from readme):

Quote:

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History:
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A3.88 -
1. For special customize settings
2. Update Realtek 3D engine.
3. Fix delay issue in starting Windows.

May 7, 2006, 06:39 PM	#1
hohum HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: UK Posts: 298 Rep Power: 0	Realtek AC97 driver V3.87 problem Anyone noticed windows boot issues with this version? Having tried it myself I've had to revert back to 3.86 because it causes WinXP to suffer a long boot time. It doesn't happen straight away, but after a couple of reboots it becomes apparent something isn't quite right. Just wondering if anyone else has the same issue that's all. Using an Asrock 939Dual-Sata2 motherboard. The problem happens under both standard XP and under XP 64-bit, which suggests they've broken something in the latest version (?). Like I said, the previous version (3.86) works fine.

May 21, 2006, 02:43 AM	#2
ka713 Deceased Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 291 Rep Power: 0	hi, actually i was using 3.87 and it was absolutely fine, low boot times, but when i upgraded to 3.88 it started slowing down. This however only happened for the first few boots and now its back to normal __________________ [color=Red]AMD[color=Red]64[/color][/color][color=Blue] Athlon 3500+[/color] [color=Red] MSI[/color] [color=Blue]K8N Neo4-FI[/color] [color=Red] Corsair[/color] [color=Blue]ValueSelect 1G DDR400[/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue]x 2[/color] [color=Red] Seagate[/color] [color=Blue]8M 200G SATA[/color] [color=Blue] 256M[/color] [color=Red]ASUS[/color] [color=Blue]X850PRO VIVO PCI-E[/color] [color=Red] D-Link[/color] [color=Blue]108M DWL-G520 PCI[/color] [color=Red] LG[/color] [color=Blue]GDR8164B DVD[/color] [color=Red] LITE-ON[/color] [color=Blue]SHW-1635S DVDRW[/color] [color=Blue] 1.44MB Floppy[/color] [color=Red] LG[/color] [color=Blue]17" 1750SQ-SN LCD[/color] [color=Red] Logitech[/color] [color=Blue]MX3100[/color] [color=Red] Creative[/color] [color=Blue]Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum[/color] [color=Red] Logitech[/color] [color=Blue]Z5300e THX[/color] [color=Red] Antec[/color] [color=Blue]Super Lanboy 350[/color] ____________________________