Shadoe

CycloneFr, I would LOVE to know how you managed to get your Vortex 2 card to work in Win2k. I have tried EVERYTHING and nothing works. I get sound in Windows (while I'm at the desktop) but, as soon as I start a game or even the damned Vortex2 demos, the sound just stops. It NEVER comes back. What are you doing differently that I must be overlooking? My MX300 card is the only thing keeping me from going Win2K exclusively. -Shadoe

I know that this is probably not the best board to post this on but, I figured, what the heck. I have a brand new (two-week old) Diamond Monster Sound MX300. It works great...in Win98. I am looking to sell or to trade for a SB Live! Value. Any takers? -Shadoe

Thanks for you help, RatTrap. I tried exactly what was written in that document. It worked to a degree, but still not completely. I can now use the Aureal control panel, but sound is still cutting out on me. It only seems to happen in games though I haven't listened to mp3s long enough to know whether or not it's going to cut out. Any other ideas? -Shadoe

Hello, everyone. I have managed to read through most, if not all of the posts on this board regarding the Diamond Monster Sound MX300 and Windows 2000. I have read mixed results. I have tried installing Win2K with my MX300 and I seem to be experiencing the very same problems with sound stuttering and/or cutting out. I also seem to be having the same problem a lot of users are having with EVERY PCI device in my system being stuck on IRQ 9 because of ACPI. Is it possible that these two are somehow related? Also, I DID use the beta Aureal drivers and from what I have read, they do NOT work. Should I let Win2K install its own drivers? My last question is this: I am running an Athlon 500 on an ASUS K7V. Are there any known issues with the Athlon, the MX300 and Win2K? I'd be grateful if anyone could provide me with some answers. Thanks! -Shadoe