Fixed instability with AMD and SB live on my computer

[pkomma]

I used to have consistant crashes with games like Unreal and Halflife. Eventually, I formatted my hard disk and started over. I started up the games and stuff and they were smooth and I was stable as a rock. I used to not be able to go for more than 5-10 minutes without crashing. Then, I decided to upgrade my sb live drivers beyond the factory defaults. When I did this, the crashing and crap started over again. So now, I uninstalled newest drivers and went with factory drivers and for last week I've been stable again with games. So, anybody else notice this works with their computer? Click on my rig link to see my setup. The FIC SD11 motherboard is a halfbreed between a Via 686A (north) and a AMD 751 (south) chipset.

 

[rommel]

i solved my sb issues too...i bought a santa cruz...lol

 

[ProviaFan]

I had problems with the Dagoth Moor Zoological Gardens demo. Anyway, quite surprisingly, it won't work with Creative's liveware, but it will work (for a bit, but then it will eventually crash, probably due to the fact that I've got a Radeon, and it was meant for a Geforce in the first place) with Windows 2000's default drivers.

 

[NFS4]

<< i solved my sb issues too...i bought a santa cruz...lol >>


DITTO

 

[pkomma]

Yeah, I'm pretty sick of SB crap, am waitin or a good deal on a santa cruz for new PC.

 

[bearmeat]

WOW, that must be what all those engineers at VIA and Creative missed! You're are a fricked genius! heheh

No really though, I hope it helps people out there that have that same config.

 

[gsaldivar]

The FIC SD11 always was a problem child. I have one sitting on the shelf that gave me nothing but red-ass. Some people swear by them, but I will never buy another FIC product again. Upgraded to an ASUS A7V board and used all the same components that were in the old system - even the installed OS - and system is working flawlessly.


Your mileage may vary.


Edit: Forgot to mention that I am also using a Sound Blaster Live! on both the old &amp; new MB's with no problems.

 

[bearmeat]

red-ass.... hahahahahah

 

[damocles]

The FIC SD11 motherboard is a halfbreed between a Via 686A (north) and a AMD 751 (south) chipset.

Just to be picky the 686a is the Via Super south bridge and the AMD 751 is the North.

 

[Mem]

I`m another person that is running a SBlive and Via KT133 board with no problems since last September anyway my problem is with Creative labs, how long must we wait now for driver updates?...by the time we get updates I will be receiving my pension from work they used to have good regular updates (years ago) but now seem to be well non-existant,anyway looks like CL have lost another customer when I get my next Soundcard.

 

[NFS4]

<< I`m another person that is running a SBlive and Via KT133 board with no problems since last September >>


The problem is NOT with the KT133 and the 686A. The problem is with the KT133A and the 686B.

 

[Mem]

NFS4,I meant no IRQ or general stability problems not the 686B issue.I remember guys with SBlive having IRQ and install problems with Via boards before the 686B southbridge chipsets.

 

[InFecTed]

<Just to be picky the 686a is the Via Super south bridge and the AMD 751 is the North.>

Very true