This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)

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Ok, I built a new computer last week, using a Gigabyte GA-MA69G-S3H
motherboard with a Realtek ALC889A HD Audio integrated sound card, and
running Win XP. To my great dismay I found out that there is simply no
bass. Or, I guess it -is- there, but it is so thin that it's just
laughable. So I decided to put in my old Creative Soundblaster card.
But after trying to install the card, I get the message "This device
cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)". What can
I do?


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Re: This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use.(Code 12)

unskin wrote:

> Ok, I built a new computer last week, using a Gigabyte GA-MA69G-S3H
> motherboard with a Realtek ALC889A HD Audio integrated sound card, and
> running Win XP. To my great dismay I found out that there is simply no
> bass. Or, I guess it -is- there, but it is so thin that it's just
> laughable. So I decided to put in my old Creative Soundblaster card.
> But after trying to install the card, I get the message "This device
> cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)". What can
> I do?
>
>

Was the onboard sound card disabled in bios setup?
 
Re: This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use.

The "ATI PCI Express (3GT0) Filter Driver" download from Microsoft will cause
this problem, I've over a week finding the following solution.

Vista users: Don’t install “ATI PCI Express (3GIO) Filter Driverâ€
November 15th, 2007

Enjoy using your computer? Then don’t install the optional Vista update “ATI
PCI Express (3GIO) Filter Driver†unless you are certain you own that
particular piece of ATI hardware.

I foolishly installed this bomb of an update, and upon restarting my
computer I found that my network card, sound card, and video card had all
failed.

The fix for this problem is easy. Go to Device Manager, open the “System
devices†node, then right click and Uninstall the “3GIO Filter Driverâ€. Make
sure you click the “Delete the driver from your system†checkbox. Then it’s
just a matter of enjoying the fantastic fireworks of failing drivers. After a
few restarts the correct drivers should be back in use.



"Mistoffolees" wrote:

>
> unskin wrote:
>
> > Ok, I built a new computer last week, using a Gigabyte GA-MA69G-S3H
> > motherboard with a Realtek ALC889A HD Audio integrated sound card, and
> > running Win XP. To my great dismay I found out that there is simply no
> > bass. Or, I guess it -is- there, but it is so thin that it's just
> > laughable. So I decided to put in my old Creative Soundblaster card.
> > But after trying to install the card, I get the message "This device
> > cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)". What can
> > I do?
> >
> >
>
> Was the onboard sound card disabled in bios setup?
>
 
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