Problem with my system or sound card? Help required!

Overslop

Overslop

Overslop

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Hey all.

I just performed a reinstallation of Windows XP. All devices have installed OK so far but I have encountered a problem with my X-Fi.

I plugged it in and once Windows had loaded I installed the latest drivers. Upon finishing the installation and rebooting a BSoD was shown just before it restarted. I should note that this happened when installing an update for a McAfee security update too. They both flashed up and disappeared far too quickly for me to read the message though. :(

Once Windows had reloaded, I decided to attempt to reinstall the drivers for the X-Fi. Once it got to the end of the process, it states that a shortcut for the Creative Audio Console could not be created. It is not accessible via the link on the Start menu. I tried accessing it via the link in Control Panel and it says that no compatible device is installed. I tried reinstalling yet again but the same thing happened.

Is this a common problem with these drivers or is something wrong with my system? The X-Fi was working OK (using the previous beta drivers) and I had no BSoDs on this computer before. Am pretty worried and don't know how to continue so assistance would be very much appreciated. ;)
 
I followed your advice and that fixed it (replacing it in the same slot). Thanks! :)

I still am a bit concerned about those BSoDs though...

And my PC seems to be emitting some kind of weird buzzing sound that correlates with operations in Windows. At first I thought it was my speakers, but even with these unplugged and switched off the sound is still there. I took the side off my PC and tried to get a better indication of where it is coming from but although I can tell the source is definitely there in the PC, I cannot pinpoint it.
 
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