Computer wont POST with X

So I go out of town for a few months, and when I return my computer isn't booting. Turns out the PSU went bad. So I get a new one and think that everything is fixed but then computer isn't booting up with the X-FI installed in it. Boots up perfectly with it removed. I'm currently using the audio from the mother board and needless to say, I need more than that. So what is going on, and what can I do to try and remedy this?

I have a partial solution to this problem; still working on it though. I'm using Vista Home Premium 32-Bit and an X-Fi Xtreme Music.
I removed the sound card, and booted up. I went into Device Manager, and saw an "Unknown PCI Device". I uninstalled this device (right click, uninstall). Powered down, re-inserted the sound card, and it booted up just fine.
The problems continue however. I installed all the available drivers from the Creative website, but Vista kept detecting it as an "unknown device" and prompted me to install drivers. It worked fine, until I powered down. Went to reboot, and system wouldn't POST.
I removed the card again, and this time went to simply disable the "Unknown PCI Device". I re-inserted the card and the system booted. However, now I can't access the Device Manager. It doesn't appear in the Start Menu search, which is how I usually access it. If I go to the Control Panel, it's just a blank window with no icons.
I'm going to remove the card again, uninstall the device, then try everything again from the top. I'll update later.
EDIT: Didn't have to do any of the above. A second restart seems to have cured all. Weird.Message Edited by littledoc on 0-0-200709:48 PM

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