Sonar Essence ST issue

LLBDTiberio

LLBDTiberio

LLBDTiberio

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Hi guys, hope one of you can help me.
I got an Asus Sonar Essence for my new windows 7 build but I cannot get the card installed no matter what I try.
I've downloaded the newest drivers from the Asus website and every single time I try and launch it, it merely states that I should plug in the card before installing the drivers.
Problem is that the card is installed in my PCI port and I've attached the extra molex cable as asked for, even windows recognises that there is a device in the bay.
Anyone got any suggestions?
 
Would the CD have Windows 7 drivers though? Considering it is possible the card was packaged before Windows 7 was even out.

Also, just because the card came with a drivers CD, doesn't mean it has any drivers on it. :p The driver CD that came with my Xonar DS had no drivers what so ever on it. It was all MP3 files. I was completely amazed, in 10 years of buying PC stuff, not once I have ever had a driver CD with no drivers on it. I did some listening just to see what the MP3 files were, Americans talking about elocution. :s :p
 
Not sure if had Win 7 drivers on but worked fine in XP. Im presuming the drivers were on the cd, im sure on the box it states compatible with windows xp, vista and 7

Ive had a couple of drivers cds where there is just a manual and a link to a download for the drivers. screwed if you havent got the net. actually, i bought a cheapo lan card years ago that came with instructions but no floppy disk, cd or anything. I rang up and asked the shop what to do and i got told to "go to the manufacturers website and click downloads" helpful!
 
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Yes that is ridiculous not including drivers, or including a disc/k with a link to them.

I remember a guy who lived round the corner from me couple of years ago, when he signed up to get online, the ISP sent him a router. This was in the days of Vista's crapness. So I put in the CD, and Vista would not have any of it. The router did not have the IP address on the bottom or anywher except on the CD, so I had no way getting into the router to enter the details. Can't blame the Router manfacturers for the CD troubles, just Micro$$$$ and their half gimped new OS.

If there was no access to another PC, then obtaining the info would have meant phoning the ISP, which may have been a pain in the rear depending on how useful their call centre people are. Including the IP address in the documentation would have been nice, because driver disks/CD's can turn out be rather useless as I have found out. Fine if one has the internet, not particularly easy when the device in question is needed to connect to the internet.

I like Netgears approach, something which other manfacturer may do, putting the IP address on the bottom.
 
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