2 Problems in WinXP/gf4/audigy/amd setup

Strief · Jul 16, 2002, 11:18 AM

Got a couple problems here ...

Configuration

AMD 2000+
MSI motherboard (the one with raid array and usb 2, kt3 aru i think)
MSI gf4-ti4200
SB Audigy Platinum EX

DriverSet:
Latest WinXp stuff (there was an AMD fix which I applied)
Latest Audigy stuff
Latest nVidia stuff (am considering Omega drivers if ppl think this will help)
Mobo -- I am not sure that I have any particular motherboard drivers installed. I did install PC-Cillin, a stock pc monitoring program.

ISSUE 1:
A crackling crash where everything just hangs, sometimes with a looping sound. Kind of at random, always in a game though. Now, someone mentioned that my raid array and audigy might be conflicting, so I am going to see if I can turn off the raid array in the bios (i don't use it anyhow). I have suspicions about this being linked to EAX as well ...

ISSUE 2:
CounterStrike causes reboot, often when I hit ESC to go to the console. No sound or hang, just straight to reboot. Quite odd and seemingly limited to counterStrike. Seems somewhat related to a crash I can get when alt-tabbing from openGL games in general.

ISSUE 3:
Ok I lied. Third issue -- little 'catch-all' here. Various games on the "7 in 1" demo disc that came with my MSI vid card cause insta-crash, lockup, or in forgiving cases, a swift kick in the a$$ straight to the desktop. In particular, Comanche 4 demo and Ballistics demo do this very very consistently. Upon investigation I may find that the demo versions themselves are needing an update, but these are second priority.

Commentary:
Around 1997, I sold my 486, and didn't buy a computer again until last week, gaming solely on IBM-issued thinkpads with no 3d capability. I had been told the waters were safe in terms of IRQ conflicts etc etc and so last week picked up this new pc. It is dazzling me with the pretty lights, but I was expecting to see less crashes .... ;-)

thanks for any help!

strief
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James Foo · Jul 16, 2002, 04:58 PM

Hey man,
I see meself in yo! I share issue 1 in this case. I also playing CS in OpenGL mode, and various other 3D games, which, in all their true original intentions, are to provide us endless hrs of fun and entertainment. Quite contrary on the flipside, I am spending more time looking for the FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT! I really appreciate the hard work those folks at MS, Nvidia and a multitude of other PC vendors put in to make sure I have adequate social contact. My time has been well spent going from 1 tech support to another. Infact, I think I have established quite a reputation for myself, as the "wanderer"...
Anyways, I posted another thread with a similar problem, and hopefully, a knight in shining armor will gallop along and rescue us damsels.

Strief · Jul 16, 2002, 05:15 PM

thx for the support man. just disabled the onboard audio and the raid array ... so ... perhaps that will clear it up. as a side comment ... just opened up the side panel of my antec case to show fiance what a mother board was. side panel fan was running. my ear touched her leg, and i felt my ear tingling, serious shock. why would this have happened? i was careful not to disturb anything inside the case ... and the fan kept running. o well next i will power down.
430 W power supply.
ow.
s
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SonicZero · Jul 16, 2002, 05:21 PM

hey man did you get the latest creative drivers? i'm not talkin about the ones you get for free download on their site i'm talking about the COMPAQ OEM drivers that were just (finally ) released by Creative Europe via CD (which you have to order and pay shipping on)

these are the newest greatest drivers you can get em from compaq, search the web, its a large download (377 megs) and you have to go in and delete the ctoem.cfg file before installing so you can install it to NON compaq systems, and voila thar ya go.

fixes SOO many problems with the audigy's and winxp in particular.

if you want these drivers go to the creative FORUMS that are listed on their website or search the web (or compaq's website maybe, i dunno the exact link)

its kinda a hastle i know cause ya can't download the drivers directly from creative.. but if you are on DIALUP, then order the CD, i think its 2 bucks shipping

Strief · Jul 16, 2002, 05:26 PM

thanks man, i will look out for these.
i was wondering what all this mention of compaq was about ;-)

going to try out this 3dmark thing all the fanboys are going off about.
this site is the schizznit, big ups to all you, i'll be sticking around.

s
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Jul 16, 2002, 11:18 AM	#1
Strief DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	2 Problems in WinXP/gf4/audigy/amd setup Got a couple problems here ... Configuration AMD 2000+ MSI motherboard (the one with raid array and usb 2, kt3 aru i think) MSI gf4-ti4200 SB Audigy Platinum EX DriverSet: Latest WinXp stuff (there was an AMD fix which I applied) Latest Audigy stuff Latest nVidia stuff (am considering Omega drivers if ppl think this will help) Mobo -- I am not sure that I have any particular motherboard drivers installed. I did install PC-Cillin, a stock pc monitoring program. ISSUE 1: A crackling crash where everything just hangs, sometimes with a looping sound. Kind of at random, always in a game though. Now, someone mentioned that my raid array and audigy might be conflicting, so I am going to see if I can turn off the raid array in the bios (i don't use it anyhow). I have suspicions about this being linked to EAX as well ... ISSUE 2: CounterStrike causes reboot, often when I hit ESC to go to the console. No sound or hang, just straight to reboot. Quite odd and seemingly limited to counterStrike. Seems somewhat related to a crash I can get when alt-tabbing from openGL games in general. ISSUE 3: Ok I lied. Third issue -- little 'catch-all' here. Various games on the "7 in 1" demo disc that came with my MSI vid card cause insta-crash, lockup, or in forgiving cases, a swift kick in the a$$ straight to the desktop. In particular, Comanche 4 demo and Ballistics demo do this very very consistently. Upon investigation I may find that the demo versions themselves are needing an update, but these are second priority. Commentary: Around 1997, I sold my 486, and didn't buy a computer again until last week, gaming solely on IBM-issued thinkpads with no 3d capability. I had been told the waters were safe in terms of IRQ conflicts etc etc and so last week picked up this new pc. It is dazzling me with the pretty lights, but I was expecting to see less crashes .... ;-) thanks for any help! strief 1.2 __________________ Athlon XP 2000+ MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU VIA KT333, ATA-133 RAID, USB 2.0 2xKingMax 256MB PC-2700 DDR333 SDRAM Thermaltake Volcano 7+ Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum EX MSI GF4 Ti4200 128mb Seagate 80.0GB 7200rpm LiteOn 32x12x40 Antec PLUS1080B (SOHO File Server) w/ 430W PSU

Jul 16, 2002, 04:58 PM	#2
James Foo DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	Braders of the world unite... Hey man, I see meself in yo! I share issue 1 in this case. I also playing CS in OpenGL mode, and various other 3D games, which, in all their true original intentions, are to provide us endless hrs of fun and entertainment. Quite contrary on the flipside, I am spending more time looking for the FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT! I really appreciate the hard work those folks at MS, Nvidia and a multitude of other PC vendors put in to make sure I have adequate social contact. My time has been well spent going from 1 tech support to another. Infact, I think I have established quite a reputation for myself, as the "wanderer"... Anyways, I posted another thread with a similar problem, and hopefully, a knight in shining armor will gallop along and rescue us damsels. __________________ AMD AthlonXP 1800+ (1.56GHz) Soltek SL-75DRV2 Socket A 256DDR Kingston Leadtek GF2 Ti 64MB SB Live! 5.1 30GB Maxtor+9GB Seagate 3Com Etherlink cable modem WinXP Home edition Creative 48x CD-ROM Atapi CD-RW 350W power

Jul 16, 2002, 05:15 PM	Thread Starter #3
Strief DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	thx thx for the support man. just disabled the onboard audio and the raid array ... so ... perhaps that will clear it up. as a side comment ... just opened up the side panel of my antec case to show fiance what a mother board was. side panel fan was running. my ear touched her leg, and i felt my ear tingling, serious shock. why would this have happened? i was careful not to disturb anything inside the case ... and the fan kept running. o well next i will power down. 430 W power supply. ow. s 1.2 __________________ Athlon XP 2000+ MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU VIA KT333, ATA-133 RAID, USB 2.0 2xKingMax 256MB PC-2700 DDR333 SDRAM Thermaltake Volcano 7+ Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum EX MSI GF4 Ti4200 128mb Seagate 80.0GB 7200rpm LiteOn 32x12x40 Antec PLUS1080B (SOHO File Server) w/ 430W PSU

Jul 16, 2002, 05:21 PM	#4
SonicZero DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	did you get the latest creative drivers? hey man did you get the latest creative drivers? i'm not talkin about the ones you get for free download on their site i'm talking about the COMPAQ OEM drivers that were just (finally ) released by Creative Europe via CD (which you have to order and pay shipping on) these are the newest greatest drivers you can get em from compaq, search the web, its a large download (377 megs) and you have to go in and delete the ctoem.cfg file before installing so you can install it to NON compaq systems, and voila thar ya go. fixes SOO many problems with the audigy's and winxp in particular. if you want these drivers go to the creative FORUMS that are listed on their website or search the web (or compaq's website maybe, i dunno the exact link) its kinda a hastle i know cause ya can't download the drivers directly from creative.. but if you are on DIALUP, then order the CD, i think its 2 bucks shipping __________________ AMD XP 1800+ Soltek SL-75DRV5 (KT333) 512 mb PC2700 EVGA GeForce 4 Ti 4400 Maxtor 60 GB ATA133 7200 RPM 32x10x40 LG CD-RW SB Audigy Sound Card 19" FlatScreen Daytek 905 DTT3500 Creative Dolby Digital Sound System

Jul 16, 2002, 05:26 PM	Thread Starter #5
Strief DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	nice! thanks man, i will look out for these. i was wondering what all this mention of compaq was about ;-) going to try out this 3dmark thing all the fanboys are going off about. this site is the schizznit, big ups to all you, i'll be sticking around. s 1.2 __________________ Athlon XP 2000+ MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU VIA KT333, ATA-133 RAID, USB 2.0 2xKingMax 256MB PC-2700 DDR333 SDRAM Thermaltake Volcano 7+ Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum EX MSI GF4 Ti4200 128mb Seagate 80.0GB 7200rpm LiteOn 32x12x40 Antec PLUS1080B (SOHO File Server) w/ 430W PSU