strange SB "love" story

stamvas · Apr 25, 2007, 05:58 PM

sorry in advance
It is going to be long story...

Its been a long time since I last posted a new thread or even make a post anywhere around because everything w kx was runing ok for me(though I use kx for 4 years now I wouldn't call myself so experienced because the main reason for using kx is the low latency on midi and thats quite enough for me).
I wouldn't post anyway but (making long things short) something strange happened. After a fresh installation of WinXP because of hard drive probs(formated), my old SB0090 10k2[a000] with live drive was nowhere to show in the system. Nothing was changed in the configuration of the sytem except that I removed the 56k modem that was no longer needed. Even on the black screen on system startup the SB wasn't present, not in the device manager as a device that has got to be installed. Took out the SB cleaned the pci contacts and blew the mobo's slot in case of bad contact. Nothing. Changed the pci slot, still nothing.

At this point I have to mention that the modem was removed after the WinXP installation and untill then both of the modem and the SB0090 was shoing in the device manager but hadn't installed any drivers for them yet. Then I removed the modem procceded with installing XPSP2-reboot and VOILA!
The old SB was nowhere. Finally and after a lot of experimenting I managed to get things working but in a very strange way. This is to put the modem back in it's right slot and not different than the initial one. It is like after all these years the two devices have become a couple and didn't like the "divorce".

I guess the SB0090 loves very much her old-lazy 56k husband. So I have to deal with it wether I like it or not!

No problem for anyone to solve I suppose ;-) I just wanted to share it with you
but any explanations are welcome.
cheers

Max M. · Apr 25, 2007, 06:40 PM

cool

freemaan · Apr 28, 2007, 02:42 PM

Try to enable "PnP OS Installed" and "Reset Configuration Data" in BIOS.
If still doesn't work, remove CMOS battery for ~30 mins. (your settings in BIOS will reset!!)

stamvas · Apr 29, 2007, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freemaan

Try to enable "PnP OS Installed" and "Reset Configuration Data" in BIOS.
If still doesn't work, remove CMOS battery for ~30 mins. (your settings in BIOS will reset!!)

I'll check your suggestions in BIOS but after that I'll have to remove the PCI modem and I'm a bit bored of doing so because my PC enclosure is mounted tight to the desk and it is a pain in the ass everytime I need to repair it.
So let it be!

Thanx Freemaan

phetamine · May 15, 2007, 06:44 AM

Thats fucken funny as... thanks for sharing mate, I got a good laugh!

Apr 25, 2007, 05:58 PM	#1
stamvas me-myself & I Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Here Posts: 116 Rep Power: 0	strange SB "love" story sorry in advance It is going to be long story... Its been a long time since I last posted a new thread or even make a post anywhere around because everything w kx was runing ok for me(though I use kx for 4 years now I wouldn't call myself so experienced because the main reason for using kx is the low latency on midi and thats quite enough for me). I wouldn't post anyway but (making long things short) something strange happened. After a fresh installation of WinXP because of hard drive probs(formated), my old SB0090 10k2[a000] with live drive was nowhere to show in the system. Nothing was changed in the configuration of the sytem except that I removed the 56k modem that was no longer needed. Even on the black screen on system startup the SB wasn't present, not in the device manager as a device that has got to be installed. Took out the SB cleaned the pci contacts and blew the mobo's slot in case of bad contact. Nothing. Changed the pci slot, still nothing. At this point I have to mention that the modem was removed after the WinXP installation and untill then both of the modem and the SB0090 was shoing in the device manager but hadn't installed any drivers for them yet. Then I removed the modem procceded with installing XPSP2-reboot and VOILA! The old SB was nowhere. Finally and after a lot of experimenting I managed to get things working but in a very strange way. This is to put the modem back in it's right slot and not different than the initial one. It is like after all these years the two devices have become a couple and didn't like the "divorce". I guess the SB0090 loves very much her old-lazy 56k husband. So I have to deal with it wether I like it or not! No problem for anyone to solve I suppose ;-) I just wanted to share it with you but any explanations are welcome. cheers __________________ P4 @3.2Ghz, 2Gb RAM(@ dual channel), 2 WD HDD/320 Gb, 2external Maxtor 120Gb, Gigabyte GA8IPE1000-G MoBo, Club-3d Radeon9550-256Mb, 2 Philips 190V7 19" LCD displays, SB0090 w Live Drive, DVD-RAM NEC ND4550A, DVD-RW Lite-onSOHW1633S, M-Audio MIDI keyboard MK225C. Laptop-Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO Pro. Last edited by stamvas; Apr 25, 2007 at 06:16 PM.*

Apr 25, 2007, 06:40 PM	#2
Max M. h/h member-shmember Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Evil Empire Posts: 2,639 Rep Power: 69	cool

Apr 28, 2007, 02:42 PM	#3
freemaan DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hungary Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Try to enable "PnP OS Installed" and "Reset Configuration Data" in BIOS. If still doesn't work, remove CMOS battery for ~30 mins. (your settings in BIOS will reset!!)

May 15, 2007, 06:44 AM	#5
phetamine DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	Thats fucken funny as... thanks for sharing mate, I got a good laugh!