My two Echo Audiofire 12 sound cards have “disappeared”; they were fine for three years, but suddenly Windows 10 can no longer find them. However, it's telling me that my Multimedia Audio Controller doesn't have a driver. My question is: Does Windows classify a firewire sound card as a Multimedia Audio Controller? I don't want to alter something that isn't really the cause of the problem.
Windows has meanwhile altered sound output to go to the speakers in my Benq monitor, and that is working alright, but of course very quiet as the speakers are so small.
I doubt that either of the Audiofire devices is at fault – I had them linked to give 24 outputs, but I've tried connecting to each individually, and in neither case does Windows see them. I've installed the most recent driver I could find on the Echo website. I've also right-clicked in Device Manager, and chosen "Scan for hardware changes", but no luck.
I've tried all the other usual suspects - rebooted with an Audiofire switched on, then rebooted with it switched off and subsequently turned it on - nothing helps
It could be the firewire card in the computer, but I don't want to go to all the trouble of replacing that if the problem is elsewhere - and easier! Thanks
Windows has meanwhile altered sound output to go to the speakers in my Benq monitor, and that is working alright, but of course very quiet as the speakers are so small.
I doubt that either of the Audiofire devices is at fault – I had them linked to give 24 outputs, but I've tried connecting to each individually, and in neither case does Windows see them. I've installed the most recent driver I could find on the Echo website. I've also right-clicked in Device Manager, and chosen "Scan for hardware changes", but no luck.
I've tried all the other usual suspects - rebooted with an Audiofire switched on, then rebooted with it switched off and subsequently turned it on - nothing helps
It could be the firewire card in the computer, but I don't want to go to all the trouble of replacing that if the problem is elsewhere - and easier! Thanks