Ever since I updated the BIOS of my ST20G5 server PC, the on-board sound device failed. ( ´Д｀)
I suspect it’s that time I fooled with the DirectX registry entries because my FFXI installation could not detected the DirectX version as something prior to ver8.1 and refused to start. But in fact, DirectX9.0c was installed. I came across a post in KI forums and found out that the Service Pack 1 I installed for this Windows2003 Standard Edition was the cause. But then, it was too late. [X|]
2 things I am going to try before I resort to reinstalling:
- Uninstall and Reinstall SP1 (may not be able to reinstall because I chose not to backup the files when isntalling SP1 back then)
- Run through the windows registry again and try to restore the changes I made.
Blah… it’s going to be a long Sunday. Expect intermittent errors during the next few days as I constantly reboot the OS to find out the problem.
Yea… I have everything backed up now! Haha.
Update:
Hah! I uninstalled SP1 and everything cocked up. Mouse and keyboard wouldn’t work. So yea, I reinstalled the whole OS. I plugged it into the router, wanting to do a windows update, and wanting to skip SP1 and ended up getting virused. Some lsass.exe thing failed and I’m forced to restart. Reinstalled Windows 2003 again, this time, I applied the SP1 patch I already had before exposing it to the internet.
The source of the audio problem, lies in SP1. I googled and found a patch for it at realtek website which now enables the onboard sound to work with my new BIOS and SP1. [X|]
Think I’ll google further on the DirectX9.0c issue at work tomorrow. The same thing happened to a friend but he was on WinXP with SP2 and for the game, World of Warcraft.