I went into the bios to disable the onboard sound
controller and it only allows me to change the IRQ. There
is no option for disabling this device.


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brad wrote:
I was trying to install a pci sound card but never
could
get it to work, probably had the wrong drivers. Since
then
I have installed a different sound card and I have
gotten
it to work properly. The sound card isn't my problem
anymore.

My problem is that Windows still recognizes a PCI
Multimedia sound card in device manager. Every card
that I
have installed is accounted for. The only cards
installed
are video, networking, and sound/modem but Windows also
recognizes an unknown sound card that is not even
connected.

I have removed the unknown device by going to device
manager and then clicking on the card and clicking
remove.
However, when I reboot my computer Windows recognizes
the
card and prompts me to install the drivers for it.
After I
click cancel, the device is listed again under device
manager.

This problem does not hinder my computer or cause any
problems with me using the computer it is just an
annoyance that I would like to solve.

Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.

Hi,

Do you have on-board sound (built into the motherboard)
also? Even though
it's not a PCI card, that's how it will be identified. If
you have that,
you will need to disable it in BIOS, usually listed
under "Integrated
Peripherals" or something to that effect.

Uninstall any software that was installed with
the "failed" sound
card(not the working sound card), if there is any listed
for it in
Add/Remove Programs.

Boot into safe mode (press F8 at boot, before the Windows
logo) and
remove any "ghost" devices listed under sound/game
controllers in Device
Manager.

mm


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