[ElfPhoenix]

Originally posted by Saber Cherry:
Some questions...

1) What Version of Windows are you using?
2) Is it fully updated?
3) What motherboard are you using (chipset is enough)?
4) Does the motherboard have integrated sound, and if so, is it disabled in the BIOS?
5) Are you using the latest Direct X Version?
6) Have you tried updating your motherboard drivers? This can be crucial in resolving sound problems, especially for VIA motherBoards and Creative cards.

1&2) WinXP Home Edition, and yes, fully updated.

3) Asus P3B-F mb, latest bios. Intel 440BX chipset.

4) No, and thus N/A

5) Yes. v 9.0b

6) To my knowledge, the computer's mb uses no drivers, only a bios.

Now some possibly unusual info regarding my computer:

1) I use a Promise Ultra66 PCI card (an EIDE control device) to control the HD. Yes, latest bios and Promise has no driver for WinXP. The only driver that I am aware is with WinXP.

2) Due to this, the Western Digital HD is listed in the device manager as a SCSI drive, which it is not. All due to how Win looks at PCI control cards. I examined the HD's listed properties and two that were listed were for actual SCSI drives, so I disabled them. The battle replay worked then, but only twice before another lock up.

Altho a PCI card controls this HD, a driver is listed for it. It is the default driver installed by WinXP. No updates found for this driver either.

I can test if this somewhat unconventional setup is the problem at the cost of an inconvenient hassle (altho, I know quite well how to "rewire" my computer-- hell, I built the damn thing ) and slowing the HD's speeds down (both its rotational and transfer speeds). Not my idea of a jolly good time, but likely if it continues to bother me more & more.

BTW, I am a fanatic about updates, just fyi.

Edit: I'm also fanatical about proper spellings in my Posts.

[ December 31, 2003, 19:31: Message edited by: ElfPhoenix ]