Most machines I built (major part of my job) are VIA chipset + SB card, and
I've only seen the problem once.  However, I do know the problem well, it
more appear to be a software problem on SB side.

you may try to move your SB card to the last PCI slot, and boot into safe
mode, from add/remove program, remove everything related to SB. Hope this
will clean the crash. If the crash stopped, DO NOT use that CD come with you
card, instead, you should only use the driver download from www.sblive.com

my home PC (the one I'm using now) has A7V + SB live, it's been running fine
for a long time (I built it short after A7V released to market).

Jun Qian

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Neal" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 3:33 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Soundblaster/Via chipset conflicts.


> I remember seeing some discussion about the above; - thought I'd filed
> the definitive answer somewhere, - and of course, can't find it again.
> A Google search suggests that the manufacturers are/were blaming each
> other !
>
> My problem started this morning when trying to install a Soundblaster
> Live Value PCI card on my ASUS A7V mobo with the VIA KT177a Chipset.
>
> As a newbie, I missed the warning of problems, at first. The set-up
> screen flashed by at the nearspeed of light, and despite my misgivings
> and lack of experience, - thought that the install CD might fix any
> problems.   Sadly not! - Windoze 98SE kept asking to reboot.

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