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  • HELP!!! G400+Athlon+Biostar M7mka+SBLive: can't install LW3

    I just upgraded my system to an Athlon 600 an a Biostar M7mka. I switched
    from a p3 450 installed on a QDI BX (no problem at all).
    The problem is simple: I can't install LW3 (internet downloaded). No problem
    installing LW2 from CD.
    But when I try to instal the newer version I obtain that message:

    "Setup could not detect any Sound Blaster card on your system. Please ensure
    that your Sound Blaster Live! hardware is properly installed before running
    this Setup program. Setup will now exit. "

    According to Creative FAQ, I tried the following workarounds:

    Check that Sound Blaster Live! is enabled under System Devices.
    Use another mouse device.
    Make sure PNP OS INSTALLED is set to YES.
    Move the card to another PCI slot.

    I tried everything (even leaving only the Live and the G400).No way. I have latest
    bios/drivers versions and Windows98Se. I tried differnet Powerdesk releases.
    Solutions.
    Thank you a lot.

    My configuration:
    Athlon 600
    Biostar M7mka
    128mb sdram
    G400 DH 32mb
    Lucent Winmodem
    SBLive 1024
    Dxr3
    IBM DPTA 20gb U/66 Primary master
    Quantum 4.3 U/33 P.s.
    Pioneer DVD A103s S.m.
    Mistumi 4801TE S.s.


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    Maybe I'm off topic...
    I'm sorry.

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    • #3
      Hi Sharyz,

      I have an Athlon system with a G400 and SB PCI 1024. I don't install the web version because I got a friend to burn a copy of the LW3 CD. I also don't have that motherboard but I have installed on both an Asus K7M and Epox 7KXA. No problems with either. But you could try a few things. First make sure the SB Live is on it's own IRQ. It's one of those components that doesn't like to "share". Then check BIOS for anything like a "memory hole" (in the 14-16 MB range of memory) enable it. Other than that try another mouse (I don't really know why this helps.) If those things don't work. I'd try downloading LW3 again using a program like Getright or Gozilla. You may have a corrupted download. I know it's not the G400's fault.
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      • #4
        Relocated to the General Hardware forum...
        Core2 Duo E7500 2.93, Asus P5Q Pro Turbo, 4gig 1066 DDR2, 1gig Asus ENGTS250, SB X-Fi Gamer ,WD Caviar Black 1tb, Plextor PX-880SA, Dual Samsung 2494s

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