Again Asus A8N (nf4 chipset) and XtremeMu

sorry for opening a new topic,but i dont have a view about this many posts.
my mobo: Asus A8N-SLI Premium, Bios 0-005 (nf4 chipset)
soundblaster xtremeMusic bought July 2006
my problem:
for about a month all worked fine, but the last weeks i got blue screens when booting, an the device manager says "unknown multimedia device", and, of course, the card doesnt work.
Already weeks before, when i started the diagnose software it says to me "no device found" but the card worked
first i thought the card was damaged, but i tried it in another pc, whic has noch nf4 chipset, and all worked fine
what should i do now?
ego
PS: sorry for my engish, i am an austrian mountain inhabitant

no new idea or any idea?

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MORE HISTORY:
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any help would be most welcome
--------------->
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Hello! Thanks for the fast answering. Have a sb li've 5. with the same problem, and a 5. 500, work great, have no complaints.
System:
Aerocool Silverline 450W
AMD Athlon 64 3500+
ASUS A8N-E (bios 00)
GB kingston DDR 400 (dual channel)
Sapphire X800 GTO
Seagate IDE 60 GB 7200
I don't know how to see if it is detected in the Bios but in XP it isn't. Nothing shows, it's like it isn't in the slot. It's firmly seated in the slot, that's certain. I don't have other system handy but can test it in the weekend. However, it's highly improbable that the card is broken.
Some advice please
Thanks
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Intel 6 Chipset and warranty

I bought a dv7-4295us model #XZ045UA in April of 2011 and it came with the faulty chipset. I returned in October of 2011 for repair and now I have to send it back again because "HP's Fix" wasn't a permanent fix. So what I would like to know is what HP is going to do about it if this fix isn't a lifetime solution. I believe since there is a problem with the chipset and HP and Intel are fully aware of this I think that HP should at the very minimum include an additional one year warranty to protect the consumer against this faulty chipset. That would speak volumes to me as a consumer they have already accepted there was a problem with the hardware now in order to maintain consumer confidence in their product they should offer the additional warranty at no charge to the original owner of the problematic laptop. They say a 17" laptop is supposed to be a desktop replacement if it keeps burning up then how can that be possible?
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pcburner68 wrote:
I bought a dv7-4295us model #XZ045UA in April of 2011 and it came with the faulty chipset. I returned in October of 2011 for repair and now I have to send it back again because "HP's Fix" wasn't a permanent fix. So what I would like to know is what HP is going to do about it if this fix isn't a lifetime solution. I believe since there is a problem with the chipset and HP and Intel are fully aware of this I think that HP should at the very minimum include an additional one year warranty to protect the consumer against this faulty chipset. That would speak volumes to me as a consumer they have already accepted there was a problem with the hardware now in order to maintain consumer confidence in their product they should offer the additional warranty at no charge to the original owner of the problematic laptop. They say a 17" laptop is supposed to be a desktop replacement if it keeps burning up then how can that be possible?
HP offers a 90-Day repair warranty which covers any issue related to what it's been repaired for. If you're not comfortable with that I would suggest you purchase an extended warranty to ensure that you have coverage for an additional year or longer.
The Intel Chipset issue was corrected a long time ago, so there should be no problems in design and functionality with any replacement motherboard.
PS - Please make only 1 thread per issue, as it doesn't help to create multiple threads on the same issue.

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