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The soundcard halts the system during startup or power-off.

The soundcard halts the system during startup or power-off.

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LockD0wn
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06-08-2016, 11:02 PM
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I bought a used "SB0410 Sound Blaster Live!" PCI soundcard from eBay. After turning everything off and installing the card, the system started working fine. It didn’t play CDs, but I suspect that might be related to a driver issue rather than a hardware problem. When I restart via power options, the screen clears but the PC doesn’t shut down completely. During manual shutdowns, the M/B beeps and the hard drive is active, yet the ASUS BIOS logo fails to appear on the monitor. Removing the soundcard resolves everything. Could this indicate a compatibility problem or that the card is faulty?
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LockD0wn
06-08-2016, 11:02 PM #1

I bought a used "SB0410 Sound Blaster Live!" PCI soundcard from eBay. After turning everything off and installing the card, the system started working fine. It didn’t play CDs, but I suspect that might be related to a driver issue rather than a hardware problem. When I restart via power options, the screen clears but the PC doesn’t shut down completely. During manual shutdowns, the M/B beeps and the hard drive is active, yet the ASUS BIOS logo fails to appear on the monitor. Removing the soundcard resolves everything. Could this indicate a compatibility problem or that the card is faulty?

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Darian911
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06-15-2016, 08:46 AM
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Noted "Linux Mint": Was this operating system being utilized or was it merely employed for testing the Sound Blaster card? Dual booting might be an option.
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Darian911
06-15-2016, 08:46 AM #2

Noted "Linux Mint": Was this operating system being utilized or was it merely employed for testing the Sound Blaster card? Dual booting might be an option.

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Eliteoctoling
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06-15-2016, 09:50 AM
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Mint is the sole operating system available. It's an older PC I'm upgrading. I've attempted to fit the card (limited space) into a vintage Win 10 Dell, and now I'm working on restoring it. I believe the card might be faulty.
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Eliteoctoling
06-15-2016, 09:50 AM #3

Mint is the sole operating system available. It's an older PC I'm upgrading. I've attempted to fit the card (limited space) into a vintage Win 10 Dell, and now I'm working on restoring it. I believe the card might be faulty.

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06-16-2016, 05:08 PM
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When testing the card in Windows 10, keep an eye out for error codes. If it fails to function in Linux or Windows 10, the card might be faulty. This could be confirmed by installing it on a reliable system. The process may involve some risks, especially if there are underlying issues like a short circuit. Please share updates only when necessary.
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super_kuzma
06-16-2016, 05:08 PM #4

When testing the card in Windows 10, keep an eye out for error codes. If it fails to function in Linux or Windows 10, the card might be faulty. This could be confirmed by installing it on a reliable system. The process may involve some risks, especially if there are underlying issues like a short circuit. Please share updates only when necessary.

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EmmaForLife
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06-16-2016, 06:43 PM
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The card didn't damage the motherboard in the Linux box, so its not likely to be shorting stuff (I've had that with a GPU). I've now discovered that the W10 problem wasn't the card, I pushed a memory release lever when I was messing with getting the thing in, and levered out one end of the memory card. That required an entire reload of W10 to fix! I'll be getting an older PC in a couple of weeks, will post again if there's an update.
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EmmaForLife
06-16-2016, 06:43 PM #5

The card didn't damage the motherboard in the Linux box, so its not likely to be shorting stuff (I've had that with a GPU). I've now discovered that the W10 problem wasn't the card, I pushed a memory release lever when I was messing with getting the thing in, and levered out one end of the memory card. That required an entire reload of W10 to fix! I'll be getting an older PC in a couple of weeks, will post again if there's an update.

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Isabelle665
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06-23-2016, 05:41 PM
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Solved it, I believe. Thanks to everyone for the help.
I managed to keep Win10 on the machine without any issues, but there was no sound. After some research, I found out that the specific soundcard, labeled "Live!", isn't actually a real device—it's an Audigy chipset with no available drivers. The sound stopped working in Windows after one of the updates, and it hasn't returned. It seems a driver for Linux might work, but at £10 it's probably going to be discarded.
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Isabelle665
06-23-2016, 05:41 PM #6

Solved it, I believe. Thanks to everyone for the help.
I managed to keep Win10 on the machine without any issues, but there was no sound. After some research, I found out that the specific soundcard, labeled "Live!", isn't actually a real device—it's an Audigy chipset with no available drivers. The sound stopped working in Windows after one of the updates, and it hasn't returned. It seems a driver for Linux might work, but at £10 it's probably going to be discarded.

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