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wicked_wayz 
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jups,
don't know much about computers, which could explain the following problem.
I have an m-audio audiophile 2496 soundcard. Had it installed when I bought my PC (around christmas). well, everybody always talking about 'update your drivers' etc etc. so i thought, be a good boy, and download the new drivers (i use win XP pro btw). So wanted to upgrade... they didn't want to, and in fact deleted the older version. So voila, no more sound 
So i tried to install the original drivers, which came with the box of the card. Yes i read the manual, but it didn't say how to install for win xp (they stop around win 2000). anyway, on the cd, different folders for the different win types, also folder for win xp (all folders looked similar). Tried to install the one from the win xp folder: error, can not open blabla.exe... me going mad, tried to reboot.
After reboot...found new hardware...insert cd... Thougth i was gonna be lucky, and win would find the right drivers. He did find a driver (he chose it automatically, don't know which one...), BUT; he said; not compatible with windows xp, install anyway? I choose install anyway.
Now; i got my sound back, midi etc work properly...but; in the m-audio control panel, changing e.g. the master volume does not have any effect. The meters are moving, but sliding the fader does nothing 
So i just wanna control the output volume, but doesn't seem to be working. Anyone knows about this? similar problems? the error message said; not compatible, may cause system to run unstable etc etc.
thanks in advance 
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26-08-2004 16:01 |
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Surya
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Maybe you don't have to reinstall the drivers only, but also your tools for the soundcard... Dunno, just an idear
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26-08-2004 16:04 |
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wicked_wayz
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mmhh, tools hah. could give it a try. didn't install them cause they looked kinda stupid and unusefull 
but it's the m-audio 'tray' or whatever that's not working (i think), and that is installed
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26-08-2004 16:28 |
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thechronic
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Try reading a bit on their site. I found a few pieces of information that could be helpful.
First of all:
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| In order to avoid unnecessary technical problems, please read the README file that is included with the driver download before installation. |
Check the driver installation guide
Try uninstalling the current driver before installing the new one:
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Uninstallation, Windows 2000/XP
Q: How do I uninstall the Delta WDM driver (5.x) in Windows 2000/XP?
A: Download, extract and run un-installation program Delta Uninstaller which can be found on the download page. |
read this if you have a motherboard with a VIA chipset.
There seem to be two versions of the driver for XP. The large one seems to include the control panel etc, and the small file is more recent.
If I were you I would try ditching all control panels, and just going for the small but recent driver.
If you want the control panels, first uninstall everything, then install the big driver and then install the small one on top of it.
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26-08-2004 16:29 |
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wicked_wayz
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aha, thanks
found this one their site:
(*) The message The Software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing... is nothing you need to be worried about. We wrote the drivers specifically for Windows XP and they will work just fine with your system. The message basically just means that Microsoft (Windows) did not yet test the drivers by themselves.
so they should be installed correctly. bloody windows making me think something is wrong
think i'm doing something wrong with the mixer/monitor panel
, gonna read the manual for that part again
thanks for the help, never seem to find the stuff i'm looking for on a site, but this led me to knowledge base (kinda stupid name for a prolem solver)
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26-08-2004 17:16 |
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