Jim said:
I just built a new computer using the K8V SE motherboard, Athlon
3200+,
and set up a Raid 0 using the Promise 378 controller with two WD80
Sata
HDs. Everything works great, including the onboard SoundMax but when
I
insert the Audigy ZS Sound Card into any of the PCI slots and disable
the onboard sound, I get an "No Harddrive found" error on start up and
can't boot.
Has anyone seen this problem before. I searched the groups and have
had no luck so far?
TIA,
Jim
From Via' web site:
"
I am having trouble with a system using a VIA chipset including a 686b
southbridge and a Creative Sound Blaster Live card.
Answer:
When the 686b southbridge was first released, motherboard manufacturers
and VIA discovered a problem when trying to transfer files between the
primary and the secondary IDE channels on motherboards using ultra-DMA,
when a Sound Blaster Live was plugged in and drivers activated. This
issue was caused because too much noise is transferred across the PCI
bus by the Sound Blaster Live driver set. In an attempt to fix this
issue, some motherboard manufacturers modified their BIOS. In some
instances, these modifications to the BIOS caused a data corruption
error even when not using a Sound Blaster Live. VIA released a patch
which resolves this issue, which is incoroporated in the 4in1 drivers
from the 4.31 version onwards. Motherboard manufacturers were advised to
change the modifications made to thier BIOS to elimate the data
corruption issue. If you are experiencing data corruption or lock up
when transferring files between two IDE drives: 1) Make sure you have
the latest BIOS from your motherboard manufacturer. 2) Make sure you
have the latest 4in1 drivers 3) Make sure when you set up your system
that you install the 4in1 drivers both before and after you install the
SBL to make sure that the drivers see your SBL and install the correct
patch. The patch will only install if the SBL is installed."
Interesting huh?