One thing that keeps happening lately is a reverse in the plug and play (which has always been a bit more plug & pray), so after install go back and do it manually in the system devices, under soundcards, etc.. click in yer soundcard and then install manually never let windows search 4 ya...

this is something I posted about m-audio firewire 410... the actions should prove very similar so go ahead...

"....In cubase, does yer sounscard show up on the devices/ device setup/ VST multitrack/ Asio Driver?? A lot of new soundcards r a real shi* 2 install... The way 2 know if it's well installed is if it's asio driver shows up on the relevant drop-down list in sx, if it doesn't then u need 2 re-install.

One trick u should try is to just use a different slot on the motherboard from the one u r using now.

Unistall drivers, swap pci slot, install, re-inicialise win,....


some maudio soundcards require u 2 run a file from the driver cd... this might b called something like xp_post_installer (xppostinstaller.exe)... Again this will install some new drivers.... move 2 the new step..




now this is the tricky part... just go start/ definitions/ device manager/ system/ harware/ system manager/ soundcard controlers, video and games... on this u should find yer soud card listed,,,,

right click on it /update controler/ Install from a list or a specific location/ Don't look. I'll coose the controler 2 install/ SLECT THE DRIVER THEN CLICK DISK.... explore till u get the cd, xp driver, now u should have a file showing, select it, ... update---

do this 2 the several drivers on yer soundcard... or till it shows up in cubase and works,,, U migth need 2 do that a few times (update the drivers and restart windows)...

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Also make sure yer firewire connector is active in the devices settings. If u have a Firewire card just swap it's slot that has also worked in some cases!

it is most probably the chipset prob. but doing the above mentioned stuff will help ya pin point the prob into the chipset only!!


Z