Is this a PSU Issue?

[Jawshh]

Hi,

I have a creative Sound blaster 5.1 PCI sound card. When I plug it in one of the PCI slots on my motherboard, windows freezes just after starting up and I have to press the reset button to restart. When I unplug it, everything works fine. Is it my power supply? I have a 550W PSU. My motherboard is Gigabyte GA-81915PL-G.

Thanx.

 

[Ritwik7]

Should not be the PSU. Does the card work fine on another machine / did it work for you before?

 

[Jawshh]

Yes it works fine on another machine and worked well before on mine. I was going to sell that card together with my speakers but it freezes windows when its plugged in.

 

[Kcircyrd]

It is your Sound Blaster card. Use at your own peril.

 

[Jawshh]

It is your Sound Blaster card. Use at your own peril.

What does this mean?

 

[mailpup]

If you haven't already, disable your onboard sound in the BIOS before installing the sound card. They can conflict. If that doesn't help, try using a different PCI slot if one is available.

 

[Jawshh]

I have change PCI slot, it appears to be working. Why is it working on this PCI slot?

 

[Ritwik7]

Maybe the other PCI slot has stopped working. That's the only logical answer I can think of.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

An interrupt conflict is probably the reason it wasn't working in the other slot.

 

[Jawshh]

Maybe the other PCI slot has stopped working. That's the only logical answer I can think of.

Hmmm maybe

An interrupt conflict is probably the reason it wasn't working in the other slot.

What is an interrupt conflict?

 

[Ritwik7]

Something I got to learn : http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Plug-and-Play-HOWTO-10.html

Thanks Rage.