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In article <P8udnXI4TI26X1ndRVn-uA@look.ca>, "James Bald"
<Rutherford@NOSPAM.ever> wrote:
> Thank you Edward and Paul,
> I did pretty much what you suggest already.
>
> 1- Removing Driver that seems to fail using the Add/Remove program
> instead of going directly to System.
> 2- I tried using the setup program from the ASUS CD, or through
> update drivers in System panel.
> 3- Gave up on original ASUS driver CD and d/l the latest from ASUS.
>
> The installation goes on without warning; Except that it warns about some
> audio features could not be enabled if DirectX is not installed. (I
thought it was best to install after).
> Since now I do have DirectX9 installed and working with
ATIRadeon9800Pro. I'll try this instant.
>
> But there is another flaw in my System..
> A question mark for "PCI system management bus", under unknown devices.
> I have not installed the "Intel chipset inf update program"..
> I'm not into getting updated behind my back so much, if that's what it means.
> It should not impact on sound ?
>
> In my BIOS I still wait to enable LAN and Promise controller. One step
at a time.
>
> Just tried reinstalling proper way either Old or new realtec'97 audio drivers.
> Same issue.
>
> It must be something really stupid, I just cannot figure this on my own.
>
> Paul stated:
> " It is curious that the
> driver doesn't list Win98se, although the Realtek website does
> list Win98se as supported, at least for their current release."
>
> Indeed I noticed, but the WDM folder contains Win98 informations, so
it's 98/ME.
> I must have reinstalled at least four time since the start of my reply..
Same problem.
>
> The only two stupid things I did the first time is to
> a) forget to re-enable it in the BIOS, before installing the drivers.
[Using ASUS CD]
> b) Hook a simple headphone set in the rear, black 1/8 jack.. Hoping to
hear some noise.
> If this was incorrect, the hardware auto-detect might have been confused.
>
> P.S.. I ran some Radeon9800Pro demos and they are fantastic.
> CPU set +10%, temp under 50C, all stable 3Ghz.... Hours running the
chimp and hot car.
> +20% will post into windows but eventually bombs-out of the ATI power
demos. (unstable)
> 3DMark2001.1 reports first try.. 16884 on this sytem no tweaks,
> compared to 2480 on a Celery900+same Dx9.
> N.B. This bench is designed for Dx7, no GPU..
> Hence it can only get better with real Dx8/9 GPU enabled software.
>
> Odd thing; IDLING in BIOS reports hotter CPU, than IDLING in Windows.
> Under windows, probe reports... Idling since a few minutes CPU 33C, mobo 33C.
> After 5mins of 9700 car-paint: ..Slowly rose to 51C within first
minutes and sits there.
> MAM activated in BIOS as well. I'm pretty pleased with this setup so far.
>
> Must sleep.. I'll be back if you have anymore thoughts on it.
> Otherwise my next step seems to be; Diging into WDM .inf files; Then
cleaning-up
> registry for left-overs... And again.
>
> Anything related to realtek in BIOS aside the obvious one ?
>
> Regards and thanks already.
>
> >Edward Mendelson wrote in message ...
> >I have Windows 98 on exactly the same motherboard, with the same BIOS, and
> >have had no problems with the RealTek AC97 drivers. You might try
> >downloading and installing the latest ALC850 Avance AC'97 driver from this
> >page:
> >
> >http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P4P800-E%20Deluxe
> >
> >Before installing, use the Add/Remove Programs control panel applet to
> >remove Realtek '97 Audio.
> >
> >Edward Mendelson
> >
Installing the Intel INF would be a good idea. It'll cover off a lot
of those question marks in the Device Manager. I don't see how that
will help with the sound problem, but you never know. For one
thing, you won't get AGP texture transfer going until the AGP
bridge gets its driver (that is a system device, it shows up
as a PCI bridge until the INF install identifies it properly).
The fun begins when you finish the INF install, have directx
installed, and use the dxdiag utility. It will tell you whether
the display "directdraw", "directx", and "AGP texture" are
enabled or not, and you can have a devil of a time getting
that stuff going. Load driver, reboot, repeat. A royal pain.
And people wonder why cutting 10 seconds off the boot time
is important
🙂
HTH,
Paul
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