i'm not a pc guy at all, but i've got a pc here at home (pentium 4 with soyo motherboard) that i wanna use for softsynths and stuff. i bought a 2408 off ebay for this purpose. it's an origina 2408 with pci324 card.
i can't get it to work. i followed the instructions, installed the drivers before putting the pci card in.
when i boot the pc, i get the 'welcome to the found new hardware wizard' which tells me it's going to help install software for 'multimedia audio controller'. i click ok and it searches but then tells me, "cannot install this hardware. the hardware was not installed because the wizard cannot find the necessary software."
i've tried uninstalling, reinstalling the drivers. i got the latest ones from the motu site (i don't have the original cd for the 2408). nothing will let this pci-324 work. anyone have any clues? i'm helpless.
p.s. if i try and launch the pci-324 console, i get 'an error has occurred in the audiowire driver, the audiowire driver was not found (18)'...
p.p.s. if i use add hardware, it tells me 'the following hardware was installed: motu pci wave driver' but then it says 'the software for this device is now installed but may not work correctly. this device cannot start (code 10)'
i've tried everything, can't get this to work.
can't install pci-324/2408 (orig) in an old pc - help!
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altoidboy,
That "search for the best driver" thing rarely finds the one you want, unless it's already used it before and the install junk is still in the same place. I *thought* the MOTU stuff was supposed to be installed before the hardware, but it should work the other way.
Do what you did and when it gets to the search, click "don't search" or "search in a specified location". From there, you should be able to navigate to where your MOTU files are, and point it in there. When it gets to the right place, there should be an "inf" file or something it will spot. Click OK and it should show you the name of the device it found. Then you should be able to install.
Your control panel stuff can install without the drivers, which would explain why it says "couldn't communicate" or whatever (your card went undetected).
If that fails, try to move slots and see if it works any better, or make sure there aren't any conflict reports online for your particular hardware setup. Worst case, if it looks impossible, is just to grab a known "324 friendly" board and transplant it into what you've got. A decent PC motherboard from a year or two back should only be a fraction of the cost of a soundcard (even an older, used card).
Good Luck
George
PS- It is possible that the MOTU install bundle doesn't actually have the required system/driver files visible in uncompressed form, so doing an "autodetect" install may not work if they aren't already installed. There are sometimes ways around that, but they get messy.
That "search for the best driver" thing rarely finds the one you want, unless it's already used it before and the install junk is still in the same place. I *thought* the MOTU stuff was supposed to be installed before the hardware, but it should work the other way.
Do what you did and when it gets to the search, click "don't search" or "search in a specified location". From there, you should be able to navigate to where your MOTU files are, and point it in there. When it gets to the right place, there should be an "inf" file or something it will spot. Click OK and it should show you the name of the device it found. Then you should be able to install.
Your control panel stuff can install without the drivers, which would explain why it says "couldn't communicate" or whatever (your card went undetected).
If that fails, try to move slots and see if it works any better, or make sure there aren't any conflict reports online for your particular hardware setup. Worst case, if it looks impossible, is just to grab a known "324 friendly" board and transplant it into what you've got. A decent PC motherboard from a year or two back should only be a fraction of the cost of a soundcard (even an older, used card).
Good Luck
George
PS- It is possible that the MOTU install bundle doesn't actually have the required system/driver files visible in uncompressed form, so doing an "autodetect" install may not work if they aren't already installed. There are sometimes ways around that, but they get messy.
no workee. i can't get the pci-324 to be seen properly at all.
how do i find a "324 friendly board"? i'm hesitant to have to swap out the whole mobo, since i've got to consider compatibility with my processor (p4 2.4) and my ram and so on. i don't even know how to start looking for a replacement mobo. but i sure would like to make sure this mobo is definitely at fault before i go replace it.
i'll call motu tech support in the morning but any other ideas on things to try, meanwhile?
how do i find a "324 friendly board"? i'm hesitant to have to swap out the whole mobo, since i've got to consider compatibility with my processor (p4 2.4) and my ram and so on. i don't even know how to start looking for a replacement mobo. but i sure would like to make sure this mobo is definitely at fault before i go replace it.
i'll call motu tech support in the morning but any other ideas on things to try, meanwhile?
Hey again,
I just mentioned in that other thread that I'd ask in the Nuendo forum when I had a chance. I'm staying here tonight, so I've gone ahead and posted over there. It's pretty busy there and usually friendly, so I'm hoping it might get a bite over the day or so.
If we're still alive tomorrow, I'll keep you posted on it here.
A 2.4 P4 should be an easy thing to find a cheap board for now, and decent memory will probably work the same for what you get. (still may not be your board though)
I've got a Dell P4 2.5 that a girl gave me here, after she let it get zapped by a storm. I have a feeling that either the CPU or motherboard are still good (I checked with a known good supply, so it's not that). The memory and drives are also good.
I'm hoping it turns out to be the board. If it is, I may need the P4 board recommendations myself. I've got my brother-in-law's Compaq P4 here now, which is around the same speed, so I should be able to swap parts and pinpoint it while it's here. If I'm lucky, I might get another cheap fast machine out of it. The past couple CPU generations, I've been too cheap to spring for any nice Intel stuff, but I've been doing OK.
-George
PS- When I scrapped that Dell for parts, the PCI modem literally had chunks of silicon missing from the center of a chip or two with singe marks around them. I always figured lightening-struck digital junk just had microscopic pathways quickly burned up inside the chips. Evidently it's a bit more "fun".
I just mentioned in that other thread that I'd ask in the Nuendo forum when I had a chance. I'm staying here tonight, so I've gone ahead and posted over there. It's pretty busy there and usually friendly, so I'm hoping it might get a bite over the day or so.
If we're still alive tomorrow, I'll keep you posted on it here.
A 2.4 P4 should be an easy thing to find a cheap board for now, and decent memory will probably work the same for what you get. (still may not be your board though)
I've got a Dell P4 2.5 that a girl gave me here, after she let it get zapped by a storm. I have a feeling that either the CPU or motherboard are still good (I checked with a known good supply, so it's not that). The memory and drives are also good.
I'm hoping it turns out to be the board. If it is, I may need the P4 board recommendations myself. I've got my brother-in-law's Compaq P4 here now, which is around the same speed, so I should be able to swap parts and pinpoint it while it's here. If I'm lucky, I might get another cheap fast machine out of it. The past couple CPU generations, I've been too cheap to spring for any nice Intel stuff, but I've been doing OK.
-George
PS- When I scrapped that Dell for parts, the PCI modem literally had chunks of silicon missing from the center of a chip or two with singe marks around them. I always figured lightening-struck digital junk just had microscopic pathways quickly burned up inside the chips. Evidently it's a bit more "fun".