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  1. Posts : 22
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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    Sound Card stops Windows from starting


    Okay so recently I did a fresh install of Windows 7 x64 on a SSD, and I have (more like had) a Creative X-Fi Titanium. It was working fine until I decided to install my old copy of FL Studio 10. I went into the Audio settings and set FL Studio to use Creative ASIO, at which point my whole PC locked up for a good 30 seconds. Afterwards, my sound didn't work at all. I decided to restart my PC to possibly solve the issue, and when it restarted and got to "Starting Windows", it just froze there. I waited a good 2-3 minutes (it usually takes less than 3 seconds) and nothing happened, so I did a hard shutdown and restart and it still wouldn't move. I took the sound card out and used onboard audio and Windows started fine. So I turned off, put the card back in, and then had the same issue. What happened?!

    TL;DR: Set FL Studio to use Creative ASIO on my X-Fi Titanium and that screwed up my sound and prevented Windows from starting after a restart.
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  2. Posts : 8,135
    Windows 10 64 bit
       #2

    I have a studio using Sonar X3. I had an Xfi Titanium (the one with the separate front I/O console) and it caused conflicts within Sonar with my recording interface unit (a Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 at the time). I had to uninstall the SoundBlaster sound card and use my on-board that did not have an ASIO driver for my regular PC audio. (I now have a Roland Octa-Capture for my recording interface unit).

    Do you have the on-board audio disabled in the BIOS when you are trying to use the SoundBlaster? If not, give that a try.

    You could also try a startup repair, with the SoundBlaster installed and see if that helps. Here is how to run startup repair from Microsoft CLICK ME
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  3. Posts : 22
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    fireberd said:
    I have a studio using Sonar X3. I had an Xfi Titanium (the one with the separate front I/O console) and it caused conflicts within Sonar with my recording interface unit (a Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 at the time). I had to uninstall the SoundBlaster sound card and use my on-board that did not have an ASIO driver for my regular PC audio. (I now have a Roland Octa-Capture for my recording interface unit).

    Do you have the on-board audio disabled in the BIOS when you are trying to use the SoundBlaster? If not, give that a try.

    You could also try a startup repair, with the SoundBlaster installed and see if that helps. Here is how to run startup repair from Microsoft CLICK ME
    Thank you for the possible options. I will disable the on board audio next time I install the sound card.

    For good measure, I'm going to delete everything Creative related and do a fresh driver install as well. I will let you know how it goes :)
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  4. Posts : 22
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
    Thread Starter
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    Disabling onboard (Realtek) HD audio did not work. I set FL Studio's Audio settings to use Creative ASIO and it froze up on me again but eventually set it, but my sound once again did not work. I restarted my PC and opened up FL Studio and it locked up on the logo splash screen for a good 15 minutes before I gave up and hard-rebooted. Startup Repair also found nothing, but the good news is that if I am more patient, it just takes a few minutes to start up if that ever happens again

    Any reason Creative ASIO locks me up like that?
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  5. Posts : 8,135
    Windows 10 64 bit
       #5

    Maybe its a problem or audio configuration issue in FL Studio? Does the SoundBlaster audio work OK in other PC applications?
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  6. Posts : 22
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
    Thread Starter
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    fireberd said:
    Maybe its a problem or audio configuration issue in FL Studio? Does the SoundBlaster audio work OK in other PC applications?
    Yes it works for other applications but after doing some googling, apparently Creative ASIO is a pretty shoddy driver and it's hit or miss whether it works for your setup or not, and I'm guessing my SSD doesn't like Creative (Other people have complained about SSDs before)
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  7. Posts : 8,135
    Windows 10 64 bit
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    I don't think its the SSD (I have two SSD's, one for Win 7 and one for Win 8). I've had my SoundBlaster installed, temporarily, in my Win 7 system and had no problems.

    Although I don't like it and its hit or miss you can try the ASIO4ALL driver, or if the SoundBlaster has a WDM driver use that in FL Studio and see if it works.
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  8. Posts : 22
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
    Thread Starter
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    fireberd said:
    I don't think its the SSD (I have two SSD's, one for Win 7 and one for Win 8). I've had my SoundBlaster installed, temporarily, in my Win 7 system and had no problems.

    Although I don't like it and its hit or miss you can try the ASIO4ALL driver, or if the SoundBlaster has a WDM driver use that in FL Studio and see if it works.
    Excuse my Ignorance but what's a WDM driver? I do plan on using ASIO4all but it's annoying that I can't hear anything else while composing (sometimes I like to open songs and listen while in my DAW to get on the spot inspiration, and other times I am in Skype calls with my friends, etc)
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  9. Posts : 8,135
    Windows 10 64 bit
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    In Sonar, I have the option of using ASIO or WDM/KS driver. My Roland Octa Capture and my MAudio Fastrack Ultra 8R both have ASIO and WDM drivers.

    Windows Driver Model (WDM) (Windows Drivers)
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  10. Posts : 22
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
    Thread Starter
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    fireberd said:
    In Sonar, I have the option of using ASIO or WDM/KS driver. My Roland Octa Capture and my MAudio Fastrack Ultra 8R both have ASIO and WDM drivers.

    Windows Driver Model (WDM) (Windows Drivers)
    Hmm, sounds interesting. Are there any WDM drivers for onboard audio? I don't recall having a WDM option with my Creative card installed (I took it out again because I don't need it for anything but music creation).
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