C-media 3D won't save my settings on system restart. Everytime i start my
computer i have to allocate my speakers. They then work fine but i have to
keep configuring them on every start up. Any ideas would be appreciated.

envisage wrote:

> C-media 3D won't save my settings on system restart. Everytime i start
> my computer i have to allocate my speakers. They then work fine but i
> have to keep configuring them on every start up. Any ideas would be
> appreciated.

That card is a pretty cheap one, perhaps it is dying. Uninstall it and
swap it out for a known-working sound card. If that solves your
problems, replace the original card.

Malke
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thanks malke,
is this something i can do myself? is it just a matter of uninstalling the
driver and unplugging the sound card?

envisage

"Malke" wrote:

> envisage wrote:
>
> > C-media 3D won't save my settings on system restart. Everytime i start
> > my computer i have to allocate my speakers. They then work fine but i
> > have to keep configuring them on every start up. Any ideas would be
> > appreciated.
>
> That card is a pretty cheap one, perhaps it is dying. Uninstall it and
> swap it out for a known-working sound card. If that solves your
> problems, replace the original card.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

envisage wrote:

> thanks malke,
> is this something i can do myself? is it just a matter of uninstalling
> the driver and unplugging the sound card?
>
Only you know if this is something you can do yourself. :-) If you are
comfortable opening your computer and working with the hardware, this
is a very simple process.

1. Have a known-working sound card on hand. If you don't have an extra
one lying around, buy one. You can buy a basic sound card for under
$20usd.

2. Check in Add/Remove Programs to see if there are any entries for the
C-Media in case it came with an uninstaller; it probably didn't but it
never hurts to check. Then go to Device Manager, find the entry for
C-Media, right-click it and choose Uninstall. Don't reboot but rather
shut down the computer.

3. With the computer turned off and unplugged, open the case. Touch a
metal part of the case (or the power supply) to ground yourself. Remove
the old sound card and replace it with the new one.

4. Restart the computer and Windows will find the new card - install it
per the card mftr.'s instructions.

If that fixes the issue, then discard the old card and keep the new one.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote
> 3. With the computer turned off and unplugged, open the case. Touch a
> metal part of the case (or the power supply) to ground yourself. Remove
> the old sound card and replace it with the new one.

If you unplug the computer, touching the power supply or any other metal
part of the computer will not ground yourself. If the power supply has a
toggle swtich, leave it plugged in and turn the toggle switch to the off
position. Now, you can ground yourself....

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