[WriteLog] 2 sound cards not working

[David Hachadorian]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Forst" <kw3a at snip.net>
To: <WriteLog at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 9:58 AM
Subject: [WriteLog] 2 sound cards not working


>I know this isn't  a Writelog problem, but i've seen a 
>number of posts here
> about  running 2 sound cards.
>
> The Turtle Beach Santa Cruz card works fine, but the on 
> board ac97  sound
> isn't recognized.  Device manager shows a yellow dot with 
> exclaimation point
> and  tells me it can't start due to a code 10 error.
>
> If I pull the Santa Cruz out of the slot and reboot,  the 
> ac97 works fine.
> Put it back in and the Santa Cruz works but no ac97.  I've 
> tried
> uninstalling and reinstalling the ac97, but same results.
>
> Windows XP and HP Pavillion desktop pc.  No more open 
> slots to install
> another soundcard and forget the ac97.  Any Ideas?

Wild stabs in the dark:

Download/install updated AC97 and Santa Cruz drivers
Download/install latest XP updates
Swap the Santa Cruz PCI slot
Download/install mobo bios update

Good luck.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ