windows xp doesn't "see" echo mia

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Hi,

I just got myself a new computer, p4 2.6 ghz, asus motherboard p4p800, 512 megs ram. I bought a used echo mia, put it in the computer, and windows just doesn't see it... after running the echo installation program it is still not anywhere. Is that what happens when a sound card is defective?

Need advice please.

Thierry
 
If it's a new computer, then I assume that it's running WinXP? If so, then go to the card manufacturer's website and download the latest drivers, which will probably have support for XP.

:edit: if I'd just read the topic first, I'd see that it IS XP...

If that doesn't work, try putting the card in different slot in your computer (if it's a PCI card).

Just taking a couple of stabs at it here :)
 
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You should install the drivers before installing the card. Then shutdown and install the card. Should be auto-magic after that.

I did this last night on Win2k with no problems. I downloaded the latest drivers from www.echoaudio.com .
 
Good suggestions.
If the mia doesn't show at all I lean towards trying a different PCI slot.
A few weeks ago I installed a MIA on a XP computer and it went flawlessly.
 
Thanks for the suggestions, I tried them all, but nothing worked:

when the computer boots, it showed that there was a new peripheral, which should be installed. I tried all the options, where I saw which hardware, I selected Echo Mia and installation gave me a message error, (in french): L'installeur de classe a refusé à la requète d'installer ou de mettre à niveau ce périphérique.

Basically, the class installer refused to the request to install or update this peripheral.
I just don't know what it means!

Regards,

Thierry
 
Not sure if this helps but have you installed hardware on this computer earlier (yes, I read that it's a new computer but still)?
Does the account that you use to log on have the proper permissions to install new hardware? In other words (and I know this may sound a bit silly): Are you 'administrator' on your own PC?
Likely yes but just trying to rule things out.
 
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You should install the drivers before installing the card. Then shutdown and install the card. Should be auto-magic after that.

I did this last night on Win2k with no problems. I downloaded the latest drivers from www.echoaudio.com .
Click to expand...

Not entirely necessary. I installed XP with a clean wipe last week, with the card already in there and it worked fine.
 
Does the echo mia show up in your 'device manager'? (start menu -> control panel -> system -> Hardware tab -> device manager).

Is there a little explanation point next to it? Try clicking on the mia if you see it, then click the 'driver' tab and try 'update driver', installing the most recent one you downloaded.
 
Your ultimate test would be to try to stick the card in some other computer (if you can get access to one) and see if it installs.

Sometimes in Windows 2000, whenever first time installation does not go right, all other attempts fail, because instead of using inf file on your drivers cd or diskette, windows uses wrong inf file which is already in the system. I don't know if this applies to XP, but you can try the following:

First you need to uninstall the card completely. Check if there is an uninstaller utility for MIA (like there is one for M-audio). If yes, run it.
If not, run windows uninstall. Then find .inf folder (in W2000 it is usually c:\WINNT\inf), and try to find inf file (or files) that reffer to MIA. If you don't see any file like MIA.inf, then check all oem(x).inf files by opening them in notepad. You may limit your search to files dated appropriately. If you find one or several inf files that mention MIA (for example, oem22.inf or whatever) then delete this file and .pnf file with the same name and date. Empty Recycle Bin.
It would be nice to clean your registry from MIA-related keys, but you need to know, how to edit the registry. In any case before attempting that make full backup of your registry.

After that get the correct drivers with correct language and try installation again.

Hope it helps.

BTW, in the Device Manager the card may be shown as ?unknown device.
 
I'm thinking that webstop is on to something. When you uninstall the drivers, be sure to shut down the machine, remove the card, and let it boot without the card. I know it sounds superstitious, but my experience seems to indicate that a clean boot is necessary to get the OS to stop trying to re-do what you're trying to un-do.

good luck!
 
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