Hi Gale,

Could be caused by any one of a number of problems.

*Fragmented Hard Drive -- Sometimes, even if the Windows defragger reports that you don't have to defrag at this time, a small piece of the initialization code gets fragmented and the disk just cannot deliver the needed string in time. Solution is, of course, to try a disk defrag.

*Corrupted Driver - It happens. Best way to handle this is to go to the M-Audio website, Support Drivers area and locate the correct drivers for your Operating System and soundcard. Download and run the installer. No need to first uninstall the card when doing it this way.

*Faulty PSU - If your computer Power Supply is starting to go bad, one of the first things you will likely encounter is the 2496 card not being able to function properly. If, after trying all of the above things in order, still no joy, it would be time to suspect your PSU. Replacement of the PSU is the cure.

*Finally, it could be a faulty soundcard. The 2496 cards have a good reptutation for being robust and not breaking or having components in them prone to failure, but this could be a situation. Only after trying all of the above and maybe a few other things would I go that far as to declare the hardware on the soundcard to be bad in this case.


Try all of the above, one at a time, in order. Reboot between each one, then test operation again.


Good Luck,


--Mac

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