I posted this under techsupport, but I think it may be a mobo problem. . .
I have a Gigabite mobo and an Athlon 500 running at 750. The system has been stable for six months. . .until I moved. I didn't strap in the CPU, and sure enough when the movers delivered it the card was bouncing around inside the case (with a big hunking Artic Circle). I fugured the system was trash. . .but it works with one exception.
The computer locks up at various times, usually when sound is being played or the CD is being accessed. I reloaded EVERYTHING and discovered it is rock solid as long as no sound card is installed. I figured the new PCI sound blaster Live was the culprit, but when I installed an older ISA sound card, got the drivers loaded, it did the same.
Is there something on the mobo that could have been damaged and would only impact the sound card. . .both ISA and PCI?
Mike Helvey
I have a Gigabite mobo and an Athlon 500 running at 750. The system has been stable for six months. . .until I moved. I didn't strap in the CPU, and sure enough when the movers delivered it the card was bouncing around inside the case (with a big hunking Artic Circle). I fugured the system was trash. . .but it works with one exception.
The computer locks up at various times, usually when sound is being played or the CD is being accessed. I reloaded EVERYTHING and discovered it is rock solid as long as no sound card is installed. I figured the new PCI sound blaster Live was the culprit, but when I installed an older ISA sound card, got the drivers loaded, it did the same.
Is there something on the mobo that could have been damaged and would only impact the sound card. . .both ISA and PCI?
Mike Helvey
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