System tray speaker icon is seldom not displayed

Hello.

I'm experiencing a strange behavoiur.

My PC, running XP-Pro, has a SoundMax audio device and seldom the speaker
icon disappears, but all the sounds and audio files can normally be heard.

The appropriate flag in the sound panel is set, even though the system icon
is still missing. By removing and setting this flag again, the volume icon
appears in the system tray. After many re-boots, it disappears again.

What could be wrong with the audio device?

Look forward to your advice.

Kind regards.

Antonio Di Meo

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ipse dixit

"ADM" <antonio.dimeo@tin.it.(nospamming!)> wrote in message
news:3675A7B2-CD20-40CA-8D66-9DDCC0A74DC0@microsoft.com...
> Hello.
>
> I'm experiencing a strange behavoiur.
>
> My PC, running XP-Pro, has a SoundMax audio device and seldom the speaker
> icon disappears, but all the sounds and audio files can normally be heard.
>
> The appropriate flag in the sound panel is set, even though the system
> icon
> is still missing. By removing and setting this flag again, the volume icon
> appears in the system tray. After many re-boots, it disappears again.
>
> What could be wrong with the audio device?
>
> Look forward to your advice.
>
> Kind regards.
>
> Antonio Di Meo
>
> --
> ipse dixit

Had SoundMax problems, too, before I finally dumped the on-board sound and
got another sound card.
Check in the SoundMax control panel and make sure all your settings there
are correct, too. Make sure your Windows sound and SoundMax speaker setups
are the same; i.e., if you have a 4-speaker system, make sure Windows is set
to 4 speakers and SoundMax is too. If you're running SoundMax's auto-detect
(I think that's the name of it), turn it off.
Good luck!

SC Tom

Dear SC Tom,

I can't find the SoundMax's auto-detect.

No need to mention that both Windows and SoundMax control panel's settings
are matching...

Please let me know where to find the SoundMax's autodetect.

Thanks in advance.

Antonio Di Meo

--
ipse dixit


"SC Tom" wrote:

>
> "ADM" <antonio.dimeo@tin.it.(nospamming!)> wrote in message
> news:3675A7B2-CD20-40CA-8D66-9DDCC0A74DC0@microsoft.com...
> > Hello.
> >
> > I'm experiencing a strange behavoiur.
> >
> > My PC, running XP-Pro, has a SoundMax audio device and seldom the speaker
> > icon disappears, but all the sounds and audio files can normally be heard.
> >
> > The appropriate flag in the sound panel is set, even though the system
> > icon
> > is still missing. By removing and setting this flag again, the volume icon
> > appears in the system tray. After many re-boots, it disappears again.
> >
> > What could be wrong with the audio device?
> >
> > Look forward to your advice.
> >
> > Kind regards.
> >
> > Antonio Di Meo
> >
> > --
> > ipse dixit
>
> Had SoundMax problems, too, before I finally dumped the on-board sound and
> got another sound card.
> Check in the SoundMax control panel and make sure all your settings there
> are correct, too. Make sure your Windows sound and SoundMax speaker setups
> are the same; i.e., if you have a 4-speaker system, make sure Windows is set
> to 4 speakers and SoundMax is too. If you're running SoundMax's auto-detect
> (I think that's the name of it), turn it off.
> Good luck!
>
> SC Tom
>
>
>

I don't have SoundMax installed any more, but IIRC, it's in the speaker
configuration in the SoundMax control panel. Try looking for ESP in it.
Sorry I can't be more specific than that. You might want to search for
updated driver files and see if that fixes the problem.

SC Tom

"ADM" <antonio.dimeo@tin.it.(nospamming!)> wrote in message
news:A06BE965-AD80-4F47-837E-42DD0E13B7B6@microsoft.com...
> Dear SC Tom,
>
> I can't find the SoundMax's auto-detect.
>
> No need to mention that both Windows and SoundMax control panel's settings
> are matching...
>
> Please let me know where to find the SoundMax's autodetect.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Antonio Di Meo
>
> --
> ipse dixit
>
>
> "SC Tom" wrote:
>
>>
>> "ADM" <antonio.dimeo@tin.it.(nospamming!)> wrote in message
>> news:3675A7B2-CD20-40CA-8D66-9DDCC0A74DC0@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello.
>> >
>> > I'm experiencing a strange behavoiur.
>> >
>> > My PC, running XP-Pro, has a SoundMax audio device and seldom the
>> > speaker
>> > icon disappears, but all the sounds and audio files can normally be
>> > heard.
>> >
>> > The appropriate flag in the sound panel is set, even though the system
>> > icon
>> > is still missing. By removing and setting this flag again, the volume
>> > icon
>> > appears in the system tray. After many re-boots, it disappears again.
>> >
>> > What could be wrong with the audio device?
>> >
>> > Look forward to your advice.
>> >
>> > Kind regards.
>> >
>> > Antonio Di Meo
>> >
>> > --
>> > ipse dixit
>>
>> Had SoundMax problems, too, before I finally dumped the on-board sound
>> and
>> got another sound card.
>> Check in the SoundMax control panel and make sure all your settings there
>> are correct, too. Make sure your Windows sound and SoundMax speaker
>> setups
>> are the same; i.e., if you have a 4-speaker system, make sure Windows is
>> set
>> to 4 speakers and SoundMax is too. If you're running SoundMax's
>> auto-detect
>> (I think that's the name of it), turn it off.
>> Good luck!
>>
>> SC Tom
>>
>>
>>

Dear SC Tom,

Unfortunately, the SoundMax panel I have, has a pulldown menu where one can
only manually set the speaker configuration: of course it's set on "stereo
speakers".

By the way, as long as the audio can be heard, I'll live with this issue
until I'll switch this peripheral off as you did.

The fact that no updated drivers are available either from ADI and Asus,
says it all.

Thanks for your time.

Kind regards.

Antonio Di Meo

--
ipse dixit


"SC Tom" wrote:

> I don't have SoundMax installed any more, but IIRC, it's in the speaker
> configuration in the SoundMax control panel. Try looking for ESP in it.
> Sorry I can't be more specific than that. You might want to search for
> updated driver files and see if that fixes the problem.
>
> SC Tom
>
> "ADM" <antonio.dimeo@tin.it.(nospamming!)> wrote in message
> news:A06BE965-AD80-4F47-837E-42DD0E13B7B6@microsoft.com...
> > Dear SC Tom,
> >
> > I can't find the SoundMax's auto-detect.
> >
> > No need to mention that both Windows and SoundMax control panel's settings
> > are matching...
> >
> > Please let me know where to find the SoundMax's autodetect.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Antonio Di Meo
> >
> > --
> > ipse dixit
> >
> >
> > "SC Tom" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "ADM" <antonio.dimeo@tin.it.(nospamming!)> wrote in message
> >> news:3675A7B2-CD20-40CA-8D66-9DDCC0A74DC0@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hello.
> >> >
> >> > I'm experiencing a strange behavoiur.
> >> >
> >> > My PC, running XP-Pro, has a SoundMax audio device and seldom the
> >> > speaker
> >> > icon disappears, but all the sounds and audio files can normally be
> >> > heard.
> >> >
> >> > The appropriate flag in the sound panel is set, even though the system
> >> > icon
> >> > is still missing. By removing and setting this flag again, the volume
> >> > icon
> >> > appears in the system tray. After many re-boots, it disappears again.
> >> >
> >> > What could be wrong with the audio device?
> >> >
> >> > Look forward to your advice.
> >> >
> >> > Kind regards.
> >> >
> >> > Antonio Di Meo
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > ipse dixit
> >>
> >> Had SoundMax problems, too, before I finally dumped the on-board sound
> >> and
> >> got another sound card.
> >> Check in the SoundMax control panel and make sure all your settings there
> >> are correct, too. Make sure your Windows sound and SoundMax speaker
> >> setups
> >> are the same; i.e., if you have a 4-speaker system, make sure Windows is
> >> set
> >> to 4 speakers and SoundMax is too. If you're running SoundMax's
> >> auto-detect
> >> (I think that's the name of it), turn it off.
> >> Good luck!
> >>
> >> SC Tom
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

ADM wrote:
> Dear SC Tom,
>
> Unfortunately, the SoundMax panel I have, has a pulldown menu where one can
> only manually set the speaker configuration: of course it's set on "stereo
> speakers".
>
> By the way, as long as the audio can be heard, I'll live with this issue
> until I'll switch this peripheral off as you did.
>
> The fact that no updated drivers are available either from ADI and Asus,
> says it all.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Kind regards.
>
> Antonio Di Meo
>

What is your Asus motherboard name ?

Paul

Dear Paul,

My Asus MoBo is a P4V8X-X.

Thanks for your interest.

Kind regards.

Antonio

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ipse dixit


"Paul" wrote:

> ADM wrote:
> > Dear SC Tom,
> >
> > Unfortunately, the SoundMax panel I have, has a pulldown menu where one can
> > only manually set the speaker configuration: of course it's set on "stereo
> > speakers".
> >
> > By the way, as long as the audio can be heard, I'll live with this issue
> > until I'll switch this peripheral off as you did.
> >
> > The fact that no updated drivers are available either from ADI and Asus,
> > says it all.
> >
> > Thanks for your time.
> >
> > Kind regards.
> >
> > Antonio Di Meo
> >
>
> What is your Asus motherboard name ?
>
> Paul
>

ADM wrote:
> Dear Paul,
>
> My Asus MoBo is a P4V8X-X.
>
> Thanks for your interest.
>
> Kind regards.
>
> Antonio
>

According to this

http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=3256

"PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3059&SUBSYS_80B01043&REV_60\3&26 7A616A&0&8D: Multimedia Audio Controller "

That is the entry in the INF file, needed to match your P4V8X-X motherboard.
In your existing Soundmax 3663 driver for your motherboard,
the smwdmVI3.inf file has that as the third entry, so it
seems to match.

This download is the nearest match I can find. I don't know
which Asus motherboard references this driver, and I had to
browse their FTP server. Current packet loss to Asia is
terrible right now, and this downloaded at about 10KB/sec.

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/misc/...D1888_5150.zip

The SMAXWDM\W2K_XP\smwdmVI3.inf file in there contains

WDM_A188, pci\ven_1106&dev_3059&subsys_80B01043

Another link to the file, should be similar to this...

http://dlsvr.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/...D1888_5150.zip

so if the FTP server isn't very fast, the dlsvr.asus.com scheme
does work well, when the Internet works well. But my tests
this morning on dlsvr, forced me to use ftp.asus.com.tw, just
so I could keep the download running with all the packet loss.
Firefox was actually timing out, to dlsvr.

And I have had the problem with Soundmax on my P4 board,
where autodetect stopped working (no more Wizard). It was
most annoying. It worked at one time, and then stopped some
time later. That was an install on Win2K and not WinXP.

Good luck,
Paul

Dear Paul,

I downloaded the new package (many thanks for that, it's much better than
the old one) but after 5 reboots the speaker icon disappeared as before, even
if sounds and misic where playable as usual; after another reboot it did
appear again.

Thanks for your help.

Antonio Di Meo
--
ipse dixit


"Paul" wrote:

> ADM wrote:
> > Dear Paul,
> >
> > My Asus MoBo is a P4V8X-X.
> >
> > Thanks for your interest.
> >
> > Kind regards.
> >
> > Antonio
> >
>
> According to this
>
> http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=3256
>
> "PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3059&SUBSYS_80B01043&REV_60\3&26 7A616A&0&8D: Multimedia Audio Controller "
>
> That is the entry in the INF file, needed to match your P4V8X-X motherboard.
> In your existing Soundmax 3663 driver for your motherboard,
> the smwdmVI3.inf file has that as the third entry, so it
> seems to match.
>
> This download is the nearest match I can find. I don't know
> which Asus motherboard references this driver, and I had to
> browse their FTP server. Current packet loss to Asia is
> terrible right now, and this downloaded at about 10KB/sec.
>
> ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/misc/...D1888_5150.zip
>
> The SMAXWDM\W2K_XP\smwdmVI3.inf file in there contains
>
> WDM_A188, pci\ven_1106&dev_3059&subsys_80B01043
>
> Another link to the file, should be similar to this...
>
> http://dlsvr.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/...D1888_5150.zip
>
> so if the FTP server isn't very fast, the dlsvr.asus.com scheme
> does work well, when the Internet works well. But my tests
> this morning on dlsvr, forced me to use ftp.asus.com.tw, just
> so I could keep the download running with all the packet loss.
> Firefox was actually timing out, to dlsvr.
>
> And I have had the problem with Soundmax on my P4 board,
> where autodetect stopped working (no more Wizard). It was
> most annoying. It worked at one time, and then stopped some
> time later. That was an install on Win2K and not WinXP.
>
> Good luck,
> Paul
>

Dear Paul,

No chance to get the speaker icon always present at its place...

To make the matter worst, the new driver package doesn't work properly with
midi files: synk problems.

As though the speaker icon problem still exists I've installed the original
driver package again (at least I can work with midi files...). I'll keep
living with this (minor) issue.

Many thanks for your interest.

Antonio Di Meo
--
ipse dixit


"ADM" wrote:

> Dear Paul,
>
> I downloaded the new package (many thanks for that, it's much better than
> the old one) but after 5 reboots the speaker icon disappeared as before, even
> if sounds and misic where playable as usual; after another reboot it did
> appear again.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Antonio Di Meo
> --
> ipse dixit
>
>
> "Paul" wrote:
>
> > ADM wrote:
> > > Dear Paul,
> > >
> > > My Asus MoBo is a P4V8X-X.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your interest.
> > >
> > > Kind regards.
> > >
> > > Antonio
> > >
> >
> > According to this
> >
> > http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=3256
> >
> > "PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3059&SUBSYS_80B01043&REV_60\3&26 7A616A&0&8D: Multimedia Audio Controller "
> >
> > That is the entry in the INF file, needed to match your P4V8X-X motherboard.
> > In your existing Soundmax 3663 driver for your motherboard,
> > the smwdmVI3.inf file has that as the third entry, so it
> > seems to match.
> >
> > This download is the nearest match I can find. I don't know
> > which Asus motherboard references this driver, and I had to
> > browse their FTP server. Current packet loss to Asia is
> > terrible right now, and this downloaded at about 10KB/sec.
> >
> > ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/misc/...D1888_5150.zip
> >
> > The SMAXWDM\W2K_XP\smwdmVI3.inf file in there contains
> >
> > WDM_A188, pci\ven_1106&dev_3059&subsys_80B01043
> >
> > Another link to the file, should be similar to this...
> >
> > http://dlsvr.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/...D1888_5150.zip
> >
> > so if the FTP server isn't very fast, the dlsvr.asus.com scheme
> > does work well, when the Internet works well. But my tests
> > this morning on dlsvr, forced me to use ftp.asus.com.tw, just
> > so I could keep the download running with all the packet loss.
> > Firefox was actually timing out, to dlsvr.
> >
> > And I have had the problem with Soundmax on my P4 board,
> > where autodetect stopped working (no more Wizard). It was
> > most annoying. It worked at one time, and then stopped some
> > time later. That was an install on Win2K and not WinXP.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Paul
> >