I need help AsusEssence STXii 7.1 not detected

Cyscrofer · Monday at 21:42

Hi all
Sorry if this has come up recently

System
Aorus x570
Ryzen9

ASUs stxii 7.1
Pioneer studio speakers
Sony sub
Etc etc

Ok windows 10 system worked fine
Windows 11 ok till I got to 22H2
Then nowt but issues
Spent three days with Microsoft updating ststem
Now on 24H2 latest 14oct 2024

Now windows can’t even detect the card let alone drivers not working
ASUs so far proving useless
Microsoft = total joke
I’d back track to windows 10 but other than wiping the system clean again I don’t know what to do and it’s stressing the hell out of me

I’ve considered buying a new card but tbh I don’t know of a better card and most I’ve seen still only have the windows 10 drivers

I’ve downloaded the latest windows 10 ASUs driver but when run the system can’t find the card so the drivers won’t install
I’ve updated the bios too and turned off the onboard Realtek audio as recommended by asus

I hate Microsoft
They seem aderment on screwing systems up

Thanks for any help

Man-Meat · 2024-10-15T07:20:48+0100

Ignore ASUS drivers, they don’t support this card anymore.

Find and download the latest UNi Xonar drivers.

Edit:

UNi Xonar Drivers official page

UNi Xonar drivers main page (information, release notes, driver downloads).

maxedtech.com

Cyscrofer · 2024-10-15T08:30:27+0100

Thanks mate
For the money the ASUs card cost ASUs should be ashamed
I will try those drivers and get back to you
Fingers crossed
Ta

hornetstinger · 2024-10-15T08:37:43+0100

I'm rebuilding my rig I'm wondering if I should reuse my asus card (optical out) or just use hdmi out from onboard

Cyscrofer · 2024-10-15T11:40:34+0100

So run the driver but again because card isn’t detected in pc it won’t let me install drivers and therefore still no go
ASU’s just tell me it’s unsupported so what’s next
Any advice
Buy a new sound card?
If so which is the best for windows 11 running 7.1 please?

Cyscrofer · 2024-10-15T11:49:21+0100

Man-Meat said:
Ignore ASUS drivers, they don’t support this card anymore.

Find and download the latest UNi Xonar drivers.

Edit:

UNi Xonar Drivers official page

UNi Xonar drivers main page (information, release notes, driver downloads).

maxedtech.com

Card not even detected
So drivers won’t work

Pete Tong · 2024-10-15T14:00:48+0100

Try the card in another pc with windows 10 on it. Maybe the card had died.

Cyscrofer · 2024-10-15T14:03:12+0100

Just flattening the system dare I say it and loading windows10
The cards not that old and was running fine up to the stupid update

JasonM · 2024-10-16T00:16:14+0100

I'm using an Asus Essence STX II on a windows 11 PC with latest windows updates working fine, this is my home office PC. Computer is AMD 3900X on Gigabyte Elite board. I'm using Asus drivers from 2015 or whatever the latest ones are.

Have you upgraded your AMD chipset drivers?