Recently purchased a sound card for our server but can't get it working. Sound card manual states that it's Windows Server 2008 compatible. Model is: Dp Soundwave 5.1 Pcie 24-BIT with S/pdif Optical Out Steps taken: Hardware InstalledDriver installed from the CD provided with software (shows at Device Manager as Envy24 Family Audio Controller WDM - no exclamation marks or crosses; volume controller shows white cross on red circle; under control panel -> sound -> playback message "No audio devices are installed")Services -> Windows Audio -> Enable (Auto on startup) -> Restart - no effectsDriver uninstall and install one from the official site - no effectWindows Updates - no effectDirect X installation - no effect System info: Peer1 super micro Pro Series 2.0 2U SM CSE-825TQ Chassis X9DR3-LN4F+ Motherboard Intel Xeon E5-2630 2.3 GHz Six -Core 12 Threads (w H/T) Running Windows Server 2008 R2 (fully updated). Sound card support couldn't provide any valuable advice except things that were already tried. Any advice would be highly appreciated. Vadym

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Recently purchased a sound card for our server but can't get it working. Sound card manual states that it's Windows Server 2008 compatible. Model is: Dp Soundwave 5.1 Pcie 24-BIT with S/pdif Optical Out Steps taken: Hardware Installed Driver installed from the CD provided with software (shows at Device Manager as Envy24 Family Audio Controller WDM - no exclamation marks or crosses; volume controller shows white cross on red circle; under control panel -> sound -> playback message "No audio devices are installed") Services -> Windows Audio -> Enable (Auto on startup) -> Restart - no effects Driver uninstall and install one from the official site - no effect Windows Updates - no effect Direct X installation - no effect System info: Peer1 super micro Pro Series 2.0 2U SM CSE-825TQ Chassis X9DR3-LN4F+ Motherboard Intel Xeon E5-2630 2.3 GHz Six -Core 12 Threads (w H/T) Running Windows Server 2008 R2 (fully updated). Sound card support couldn't provide any valuable advice except things that were already tried. Any advice would be highly appreciated. Just to make it clear before researching on new card - there is no any Windows setting that I could overlook?

Problem solved. I totally forgot that in Remote Desktop Connection have under Local Resources - Settings... selected Play on remote computer (for our old server which didn't have audio). Switching back to "Play on this computer" worked.