WinXP won't recognise Hercules Fortissimo III

**Mushasho** · 26th September 2002

Hello

I just bought a Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo III Soundcard
I Install it just as it ist statet in the Manual
However WinXP just finds an "Unknown Audio Component"
When I install the Drivers included on the Hercules CD it installs all sorts of components and drivers
however the main Audio Card ist still Unknown

When I want to install the drivers manually and search for them with the "Add Hardware". Windows tells me that they aren't valid Drivers.

Help please...I tried everything I could think of however without luck
Does somebody have this card ? When you installed it what did Windows detect ?

System:
XP 1800+
256 DDR Ram Kingston
Asus A7V266
Hercules GeForce 2 GTS
Gamesound Fortissimo III
Logitech MX300 Mouse

**Un4GivN1** · 26th September 2002

Does your mobo have onboard audio? If so, try disabling that before putting in the new card.

**Mushasho** · 26th September 2002

No, my Sound Card doesn't have audio

**Ishmael** · 27th September 2002

he didnt ask whether you what you have on your sound card
he asked you if you have a built in audio in your motherboard

**Mushasho** · 27th September 2002

damn
I just read my last thread
I must have been drunk or something when I wrote that
My sentance doesn't make any sence
LOL

Yeah, what I meant to say is that I have a motherboard WITHOUT onboard Audio
sorry for that

**Mushasho** · 27th September 2002

Hercules just released new drivers yesterday
It seems that they work now
Windows still detects an Audio Component that it can't identifiy
however the sound works perfectly

**�ogic** · 28th September 2002

Originally posted by Mushasho
No, my Sound Card doesn't have audio

WTF were u drunk or something when u wrote that, dude?
LMAO fuck, I should put that in my signature!

anyways, you say you've got the Asus A7V266, those could come with the optional C-media built in sound. I know you say you don't have built in audio but maybe u should make sure. I got an old (2001) Asus board with a C-media audio chip and WinXP detects it as an unkows multimedia device or something. If you find out that u do have built in sound, disable it using a jumber and you'll be fine.