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VIA on SBLive Problems

by Maarten Goldstein, Jun 18, 2001 10:58am PDT

Related Topics – AMD

HardOCP has a statement from VIA (scroll down to the 4th Monday update) about the problems SB Live! owners have with the 686B southbridge found on VIA AMD mobos.

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This is utter bullshit. I have a P3V4X (VIA Intel board) and with an SBLive and Win2K I get my sound volume 5x normal volume. If all the volume controls aren't near mute, the sounds are loud enough to possibly crack my speakers.

Jun 18, 2001 11:41pm PDT

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This is utter bullshit. I have a P3V4X (VIA Intel board) and with an SBLive and Win2K I get my sound volu... : 0Wingfan
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  Oops. I was distracted by David Letterman and didn't get to finish my post. Anyways, this issue seems... : 0Wingfan
  - Same here! I went from Win98 to Win2k and almost killed myself it was so loud. : nudel
  - I have an Intel chipset with Intel CPU, and the SB Live issues also affect it. Via has a FEW issues... : LOD-Glock

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So, how many people here suffered this problem?

/me raises hand

Fortunatly I found a work around...sort of. I'm still waiting for the VIA patch and new SBLive Drivers that don't suck

Jun 18, 2001 1:05pm PDT

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So, how many people here suffered this problem? /me raises hand Fortunatly I found a work around... : enigmatic
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  I had the crackling problem. But the latest (4.31) 4 in 1's fixed it - so I'm less unhappy now. Still p... : KingJackal
  - or in Metallica's S&M, "Exit light, *crackle* *pop* light" : Adrenaline
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  i had popping/ crackling problem on my kt7a... but i fixed it with a couple bios options (pci master cac... : foof
  - I had clicks in Win2k but I upped WinAmp's priority and it's been fine since. : nudel

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hmmm how can i find out if i have a 686b sbridge?

Jun 18, 2001 5:33pm PDT

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hmmm how can i find out if i have a 686b sbridge? : pyide
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- at the bottom of the bios flash screen i believe it says. your motherboard manual would also say.. or yo... : foof

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Why does VIA have to clean up after Creative's mistakes? Can't Creative learn how to program WDM drivers correctly? How many messed up soundcards will Creative produce before it makes a stable series?

The world will never know...

Jun 18, 2001 11:16am PDT

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Why does VIA have to clean up after Creative's mistakes? Can't Creative learn how to program WDM drivers... : the archvile
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  #3, It's a via specific chipset issue. New IDE drivers will be released. : indeego
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    yes, but this part is the kicker: After debugging, verifying, and checking compatibility between our : the archvile
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  Creative == big corporation that pisses on its customers VIA == actually cares somewhat about its cus... : LightningBoy
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    #7, Wow that's a fun generalization. Any more insights into the corporate psyche? : indeego
    - Microsoft == evil : LightningBoy
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    hahah yeah VIA cares so much that they've released how many bug plagued chipsets in the past? God do... : SERIOUSly the SAMe
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      at least they cared enough to improve those things. If you actually run a KT133A board, even the KT133, ... : booyaka
      
      Yay they fixed it after years of broken chipset sold to the public with all these claims of features... : SERIOUSly the SAMe

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my 686a chipset was fine with my live, but my B chipset was fux0red

i flashed to the latest kt7a bios, put on new 4 in 1's and win2k sp2 and havent had a problem since

Jun 18, 2001 4:39pm PDT

my 686a chipset was fine with my live, but my B chipset was fux0red i flashed to the latest kt7a bios,... : abrasion

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My SB Live and VIA based motherboard have not had a problem since I bought them.

*shrug*

Guess its just luck.

Jun 18, 2001 4:23pm PDT

My SB Live and VIA based motherboard have not had a problem since I bought them. *shrug* Guess its ... : Ralmees

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By: |nEo|Blackhawk x Show Full Post

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AFAIK the only problem with SBLive's and the PCI 2.1 standard is that it takes a little too much power.

The SBLive isn't really at fault, since the 686B southbridge is known to have serious problems with transfering large files between two ata-100 hd's on different channels. We're talking serious as in PC hanging, loss / corruption of data etc.

There's a whole load of forums containing posts about problems with Cubase and the 686B southbridge, with several soundcards, not just the SBLive.

BH

Jun 18, 2001 3:16pm PDT

AFAIK the only problem with SBLive's and the PCI 2.1 standard is that it takes a little too much power. ... : |nEo|Blackhawk

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Im having a problem of my own, i have a board with a AMD 761/VIA 686B combo

Currently i cannot read regular CD's from my DVD rom, only DVD titles will read properly. All CD's just ask me if i want to format the drive

Quite weird

anyone?

Jun 18, 2001 1:26pm PDT

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Im having a problem of my own, i have a board with a AMD 761/VIA 686B combo Currently i cannot read re... : Zaun
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- Who makes that DVD drive? Did you update your firmware? :) : MarksmanX
- that would most likely be a DVD drive problem, not the chipset. : booyaka

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This is also a problem on the 686A southbridge, not just the 686B.

Jun 18, 2001 12:46pm PDT

This is also a problem on the 686A southbridge, not just the 686B. : Adrenaline

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hoorj i have an sb live

Jun 18, 2001 10:59am PDT

hoorj i have an sb live : kill9

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SBDead

Jun 18, 2001 10:59am PDT

SBDead : TERATOGEN