SageOfTheWabash
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One of the reasons that I want to learn how to roll my own is this;
I recently reformatted my main desktop as I have several times in the past few years, for various reasons. After installing the software and drivers from my "Intel Desktop Boards" disk, I noticed that the on board audio was functioning. I don't recall ever seeing it before. I think that I always unchecked that box when installing these drivers in the past. I have "Creative Labs Audigy 2 Platinum". All was going well. I had restarted a couple of times. Then I installed the Audigy software. When I restarted, the fans came on and some other noises that I think could be hard drives, but nothing on screen. I tried to use the F8 key to access the boot screen in order to enter safe mode. No good. I tried to use the delete key to enter bios. No good. I tried to boot to disc and reformat again, being willing simply to start over. No good.
Basically I am stuck with a blank screen and no ideas. I know just enough about computers to look really stupid among those who actually do know a lot about computers. So let me ask a potentially embarrassing question.
Is it possible that having the on board audio turned on and running caused a fatal conflict of some kind when I installed the Audigy software?
I hope someone can help. This was a pretty good system when purchased in late 02. I love it dearly. This rig does it all for me.
Purchased from ibuypower.com late in '02
Here are some specs on the system in question:
MOBO-INTEL D845PEBT2 DDR333
PS-ENERMAX EG465P-VE 430
CPU-INTEL 3.O6GHZ P4 HT
MEM-CORSAIR 512MB PC2700 HEAD X2
WD 180GB 7200 8MB JB
WD 120 7200 8MB WD120JB
VC- RADEON 9700PRO A-I-W 128MB
OPT DR-SONY 16X DVD
OPT DR-PIONEER DVDRW 8X4X2X1
SC-CREATIVE AUDIGY 2 PLATINUM
OS-XP PRO
I recently reformatted my main desktop as I have several times in the past few years, for various reasons. After installing the software and drivers from my "Intel Desktop Boards" disk, I noticed that the on board audio was functioning. I don't recall ever seeing it before. I think that I always unchecked that box when installing these drivers in the past. I have "Creative Labs Audigy 2 Platinum". All was going well. I had restarted a couple of times. Then I installed the Audigy software. When I restarted, the fans came on and some other noises that I think could be hard drives, but nothing on screen. I tried to use the F8 key to access the boot screen in order to enter safe mode. No good. I tried to use the delete key to enter bios. No good. I tried to boot to disc and reformat again, being willing simply to start over. No good.
Basically I am stuck with a blank screen and no ideas. I know just enough about computers to look really stupid among those who actually do know a lot about computers. So let me ask a potentially embarrassing question.
Is it possible that having the on board audio turned on and running caused a fatal conflict of some kind when I installed the Audigy software?
I hope someone can help. This was a pretty good system when purchased in late 02. I love it dearly. This rig does it all for me.
Purchased from ibuypower.com late in '02
Here are some specs on the system in question:
MOBO-INTEL D845PEBT2 DDR333
PS-ENERMAX EG465P-VE 430
CPU-INTEL 3.O6GHZ P4 HT
MEM-CORSAIR 512MB PC2700 HEAD X2
WD 180GB 7200 8MB JB
WD 120 7200 8MB WD120JB
VC- RADEON 9700PRO A-I-W 128MB
OPT DR-SONY 16X DVD
OPT DR-PIONEER DVDRW 8X4X2X1
SC-CREATIVE AUDIGY 2 PLATINUM
OS-XP PRO