This is only really concerning my Turtle Beach Santa Cruz SoundCard more than anything, but its got me wondering...
I have 3 of these cards. I have a DB50XG Daughter board on 2 of them.
Now, some time ago, my TBSC failed and so I looked for another one. I liked the warm sound it gave, plus I needed the Ability to use the DB50XG, and thats when I saw both the single card and another with the DB50XG and so I bought them both. Not intentionally I expected to not win the other one but I got both and so thats why I have 3.
Now, both of them failed to work, but I have just bought a bunch of bits and I didnt have the time to worry abotu the cards and by the time I did, I thought sod it, I couold not be bothered to try returning them.
They have never worked since.
Now, fast forwards to yesterday... I have been piddling about with some old hardware before chucking it in the bin, and I dig out these old TBSC cards and I throw one of them into an old Socket A Mobo and bugger me, but it sees a Multimedia device and I have the OnBoard switched off and so I install the TBHSC drivers and there we are... Its playing just fine.
I try the other 2 and they play just fine also.
Now, cutting my already stupidly long post a litt,e I have tried the cards in a number of boards and all of the older boards Socket A, and 478 all play the card just fine without a single hitch.
However NONE of the 775, 939 or AM2 Boards will even acknowledge the card is there!
How is this possible unless there is some kind of compatibilty / obsolescence built in?
Does any other hardware do this, or is it simply that I just happen to have that one crappy life?
I have 3 of these cards. I have a DB50XG Daughter board on 2 of them.
Now, some time ago, my TBSC failed and so I looked for another one. I liked the warm sound it gave, plus I needed the Ability to use the DB50XG, and thats when I saw both the single card and another with the DB50XG and so I bought them both. Not intentionally I expected to not win the other one but I got both and so thats why I have 3.
Now, both of them failed to work, but I have just bought a bunch of bits and I didnt have the time to worry abotu the cards and by the time I did, I thought sod it, I couold not be bothered to try returning them.
They have never worked since.
Now, fast forwards to yesterday... I have been piddling about with some old hardware before chucking it in the bin, and I dig out these old TBSC cards and I throw one of them into an old Socket A Mobo and bugger me, but it sees a Multimedia device and I have the OnBoard switched off and so I install the TBHSC drivers and there we are... Its playing just fine.
I try the other 2 and they play just fine also.
Now, cutting my already stupidly long post a litt,e I have tried the cards in a number of boards and all of the older boards Socket A, and 478 all play the card just fine without a single hitch.
However NONE of the 775, 939 or AM2 Boards will even acknowledge the card is there!
How is this possible unless there is some kind of compatibilty / obsolescence built in?
Does any other hardware do this, or is it simply that I just happen to have that one crappy life?
