Z68x ud4 problems

[sniperdude]

nope didn't work still exactly the same issue......gutted


 

[Aussie Allan]

  So am I ....all that typing .....move on.......can you now try just putting it into another slot.....this will get rid of a few more things it might be!

  Aussie Allan

[sniperdude]

I have tried both slots Allan

this board has to be the worst £150 i have ever spent i have effectively downgraded from a q6600 with p35 this

[Aussie Allan]

 What driver version are you running for the 6870 ?

  Aussie Allan

[sniperdude]

11.9 latest 

but even with no driver for the card installed i still get the issue


I have actually tried a clean win 7 install with nothing but creative drivers and still got the issue

also tried installing chipset first then the card and drivers same result


both my older systems amd and intel p35 work under windows 7 right off

[Aussie Allan]

  This will be the tough call to narrow it right down......Have you access to another sound card that you can pop in to the system

  And have you tried to roll back the Bios version a notch or two?

  Aussie Allan

[sniperdude]

A mate of mine is meant to be dropping some sound cards off for testing

I have tried f8 and f9 BIOS

I think the best bet is to see what these sound cards bring but i really can't work out why it seemed to work fine under windows XP
on this board and not windows 7 

that said I didn't get to test ASIO or anything like that so it still might have had issues 

[Aussie Allan]

    Dam!.... just re-read the entire post .....works fine with XP......DOOH!...... well that kills the Hardware side of things.

      So it's not the Giga-board but a windows issue (or W7 driver conflict related) me thinks!

  Blooooody ELL! where to start...... Right , .... try first ......disable all C states  (except thermal) and turn off / dump  USB3

  You haven't got Smart6 installed do you....if yes ....kill it as well

  Post back with any results

  Aussie Allan

[Dark Mantis]

I know you said that you tried it with a clean install of Windows with nothing else loaded so it has to be a Win7 problem. It could be that it is a combination of Win7 drivers and the Creative drivers not getting along well. The problem with that, if correct is that your chances of doing much about it are slim at best.

[sniperdude]

well as said it works on other boards with windows 7 so i don't understand why windows 7 + this board is an issue


have tried for following

disabling all c states
disabling usb 3
AHCI and IDE modes
turning off all devices from BIOS not in use

within windows

all creative drivers for windows 7
different power plans

[Aussie Allan]

sniperdude .....    I'm actually trying to think this through logically ..... we've established that the board does what it's supposed to do with the card albeit under XP....... and the card will perform as designed in another system......but it'll only perform at 16bit/4800Hz in the trouble board ....

  This all points to a sound card driver issue so far........This is the giga forum .......I don't think we can help you with this issue as it really comes down to the card and compatibility with this particular board.......is there a forum for the card where you can ask for help on.

  you just might have better luck on ...... at least we've got it down to (I think) a dedicated sound card driver issue with windows 7

  It might pay dividends to Goggle your card and the board and start reading.......but I still think an Audio forum might give you the answers we just can't find for you........Hope this helps.

  Would love to know the answer when you track it down as I'm sure many other on the gigabyte forum!

  Aussie Allan

[Dark Mantis]

Yes I to am intrigued by this one. It doesn't seem to follow the rules whichever way you tackle it.

[sniperdude]

creative are less than useless but to be fair if the drivers work on every other board out there they are just going to say not our problem its a gigabyte problem

[Dark Mantis]

Yes I appreciate that but the card also works on the Gigabyte board under Win XP so therefore they can say exactly the same ....it must be a Micr$oft problem with Win 7 ! 

[sniperdude]

well could go on forever with that argument  but how come i seem to be the ONLY person
having this issue I find can't find othes with Z68 with issues from these cards


how come ASUS or asrock are not having these issues INFACT how come i can't even find anyones who has a Gigabyte board with these issues
if it was a windows 7 issue/z68 there would be reports all over the net