Audio card problem

Picolo Porco · #1 June 20th, 2007, 05:34 PM

Just bought a Mia Midi PCI card from Echo Audio for my Hoster 3.316 box (Win XP Pro). I did this to be able to output at pro-level (+4 dBu) for my sound equipment.

It works great off the bat, but Hoster has been stopping all audio output after several songs in the middle of a song, sometimes with a high pitched beep first. Other times it has been rebooting the box. Other audio apps don't have any problem playing nice.

Anyone have any experience with this? How can I fix it? I'm using the most up to date card drivers.

mindonstrike · #2 June 20th, 2007, 05:45 PM

I'm afraid I don't have any experience with these cards but somewhere to start would be to check the event viewer, both for applications and system. If it recorded a problem it will usually give you an error msg and a link to Microsoft Help that might provide an answer or at least a clue.

Sam

madjim- with the Lord · #3 June 20th, 2007, 06:26 PM

Is the "Mia Midi PCI card from Echo Audio " the only sound card in the machine? I would remove the old card to avoid possible conflict. Some motherboards have audio built in. If this is the case try disabling it through the device manager.

I Hope This Helps

Jim

Beavis · #4 June 20th, 2007, 09:15 PM

even though you bought it new, i would go get the latest drivers for it from their website.

Picolo Porco · #5 June 25th, 2007, 10:44 PM

I still can't get it to work consistently. I've got the newest drivers and disabled the onboard audio, but I get regular BSOD and sometimes sound output loss. It's going back to the vendor tomorrow.

Anyone have any suggestions for a PCI card in the $100-$200 range that can output at +4dBu in XP Pro MCE?

Lonman · #6 June 26th, 2007, 04:56 AM

I use the M-Audio 192 Audiophile, works great, never had a glitch.

Picolo Porco · #7 June 26th, 2007, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lonman

I use the M-Audio 192 Audiophile, works great, never had a glitch.

On M-Audio's product page it says they don't support Media Center Edition, though I thought the Media Center part was essentially a bolt-on application. Any thoughts or experiences?

Lonman · #8 June 27th, 2007, 02:51 PM

I don't use Media Center so couldn't comment. It works on everything i've thrown at it though.

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