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China is the top sourcing destination for global manufacturing companies outside of their home country, as they increasingly move to maintain their R&D units closer to their production base, according to a recent global manufacturing survey by KPMG.
The report, titled Competitive Advantage: Enhancing Supply Chain Networks for Efficiency and Innovation, surveyed 335 senior executives across five industries – aerospace and defense, automotive, conglomerates, engineering and industrial products, and metals.
The report finds that many global manufacturers are looking to source closer to home, as well as keep their R&D units closer to their production base. A majority (59 percent to 89 percent) of respondents from the five largest economies (China, the US, Japan, Germany and the UK) where the respondents are based, say they expect to increase sourcing from their home country over the next two years. In the case of Japan, Germany and the UK, China is their top sourcing choice after their home country; while for the US, Canada is the top choice, followed by China and the UK in joint second place.
Respondents also indicated that investment in R&D is essential for growth: 42 percent expect to invest four percent or more of revenue in R&D and innovation over the next 24 months which is 15 percentage points higher than the level being invested currently, according to the findings. Sixty-eight percent of respondents say their R&D will largely be incremental innovation, with a focus on enhancing existing product lines and services, while 31 percent plan to invest in breakthrough innovation.
Alex Shum, Partner, KPMG China, says: "China continues to be a magnet for global manufacturing companies, as it remains the fastest growing economy in the world and one of the most attractive investment destinations globally in many industry sectors, if not all."
"Under the 12th Five-Year Plan, the Chinese government's policies remain on course in terms of favoring investments in high-end equipment manufacturing, high-tech, energy-efficient products and new materials sectors, as part of measures to upgrade the manufacturing industries, move up the value chain and protect the environment. This helps divert overseas and domestic investments and attract managerial and R&D talents to these sectors. In this regard, we have seen more Chinese companies recruiting overseas talents for key management positions."
For MNCs which are looking to locate manufacturing plants outside their home countries, they select their R&D locations based on a number of factors. Established markets typically offer more financing options and better IP enforcement than most emerging economies, but other considerations include a favorable business operating environment, availability of skilled talent, and lowest overall total cost, the report notes.
"Taking all of these factors into account and combining them with longer-term, growth-market demographics, China and India are prime destinations for increased investment," Shum adds.
On the growth front, a third of all companies, and 47 percent of larger companies (Over US$5 billion in revenue), are looking to mergers and acquisitions; 44 percent say they will invest in Greenfield opportunities in growth markets.
In addition, respondents said they are increasingly placing the supply chain at the centre of their strategies to innovate. Many are starting to see their suppliers as a source, not just of production and logistics, but also of ideas. Half of the survey respondents say that partnerships, rather than in-house efforts, will characterize the future of innovation.
Shum concludes: "Innovation and R&D strategies remain critical to staying ahead of the game and manufacturing companies are increasingly placing their partner network at the center of their strategies to generate fresh ideas. Half of our respondents say that their firms will rely on partners for innovation. Communication with key supply chain innovation partners will be vital in order to drive the necessary product enhancements with the speed, quality and cost the market is demanding."
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About the report:
KPMG's 2013 Global Manufacturing Outlook, a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit, is based on a survey of 335 senior executives, conducted in November 2012. Executives represented five industries: Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Conglomerates, Engineering and Industrial Products, and Metals. Forty-six percent were C-level, including board members. Respondents came from companies of many different sizes: nearly 30 percent represent companies with more than USD5bn in annual revenue. Respondents are distributed globally, with nearly a third each from The Americas; Asia; and Europe, the Middle East & Africa.
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KPMG China has 13 offices (including KPMG Advisory (China) Limited) in Beijing, Shenyang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Nanjing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau, with around 9,000 professionals.
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St George Illawarra looks certain to re-sign centre Mark Gasnier and five-eighth Shaun Timmins by the end of next week, but the National Rugby League club now finds itself under increasing pressure to retain try-scoring winger Nathan Blacklock.
Blacklock has upped the ante in his bid to secure a contract, with his manager Shaun Martyn admitting the former Test winger was likely to make a decision on his future by Monday.
Martyn revealed Blacklock had received a lucrative offer from a rival Sydney club, believed to be the Wests Tigers, and wanted to end speculation.
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Blacklock's stance comes 24 hours after Wigan chairman Maurice Lindsay released a statement announcing the English club was dropping off Gasnier.
Lindsay said the Warriors had withdrawn their offer following "wildly exaggerated" reports the English Super League club was willing to pay as much as $A900,000 a year.
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I have the Travel Trac RealAxiom. It is controlled by the computer to provide realistic resistance compared to the grade of the course. It takes into consideration a weight factor (I have it set at 30 pounds abocve my body weight to account for bike and gear) and tells you your speed, watts, HR if you get a wireless strap, cadence, etc. Keeps track of your virtual miles and climbing etc and lays it out for you for performance comparison. It's like a Computrainer, but not quite as advanced. I find it is overall pretty realistic on the "flats" and that the "climbs might be a tad easier but the "descents" are harder. It seems the way I have it set up sort of averages out. Of course, wind resistance isn't factored in either other than increasing the weight above your body weight.
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Malmesbury website up and running after virus hit
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As well as featuring some well-known imagery from local photographer Robert Peel, the site provides a what's on guide, cinema listings, information on the new community hub and information points for tourists.
Councillor Kim Power said: "We wanted something that was clean, sleek looking and modern and I am absolutely thrilled with it.
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Slovenia Warnings and Dangers
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snap taken from the castle over the city ....looks nice and larger than i guess at first sight.. by the way the castle....mmm i didnt like so much ..its not like spanish or french castles ..it looks like a village with houses inside it-.. its just 10-15 min walking up or a touristic railway that goes up in 5 min ....and i dont know how much it costmore
Slovenia is in the Schengen area so you usually can drive straight through, I say usually as we were stopped and had our passport checked and stamped.I have no idea why this happened, we just thought it was the normal, but it wasn't.I would say just to drive slowly through, then if you need to stop you can.On leaving Slovenia, we went through the...more
Slovenian drivers have very...
Slovenian drivers have very high opinion of their own driving skills, but that is not the truth. Some of them cannot see other drivers if driving faster than they do it, and some are not willing to let you surpassing slow cars before they have done it. But, on the other hand, aren't we all like that in our own country?more
Travelling along Mountain roads, we came across many Motorbikes. A lot were in groups, some were on their own. They were going quite fast most of the time, we hardly met any slower, and what I call, more sensible ones. The roads are windy, and I guess this is what they like, but they do cut corners, and by the signage, it looks like there might be...more
Avoid the indignity of being towed by a...
Advising that you fill up your rental vehicle with the correct sort of fuel sounds so obvious that you must wonder why I have to mention this, but for fear of making us sound like complete numbskulls, let me share this cautionary - and ultimately inspiring - tale from the Soca Valley in Slovenia!It turned out that the people carrier that we rented...more
Canadian ATM Cards
Warning to all Canadians Their is a very good chance your Canadian ATM Card will not work in Slovenia! bring euros in from other countries. I had to go to the main branch of the bank Of Slovenia and take a cash advance on a credit card so i would have some spending money! even the atm's that should work did not! this was the only place I had...more
Crime and driving
You may well feel, as I do, that Slovenia is the safest country you have visited. Yes, there may be the odd opportunistic pickpocket around (there always is) but, in general, I felt entirely comfortable alone wherever I was, whatever time of day. Take the usual common-sense precautions, and see how many bored police-people you can spot as you...more
Food and drink.
Be warned: Slovenian food is exceptionally good, and Slovenians really care about the quality (they aren't into the fast-food convenience rubbish at all). It's influenced by Slovenia's neighbours: Italian pizza, pasta, ice-cream......Austrian schnitzel, meat, cakes........Slavic meat, stews, veggies, sausage........all very more-ish. And portions...more
Dont worry; the EURO is now the...
This is not a warning!!! is just to say dont worry about the money in this country, as now you dont need to exchange money, cause the slovenian money is now just the EURO, since jan-2007The old money of Slovenia (tolar) is now only a "souvenir"more
On hiking
More a reminder than a danger, but do not underestimate the hiking tracks in Slovenia. Stout hiking boots and a good map are a must-have. Some hiking tracks are only for people with good physical fitness - inform yourself with a guide book or the local tourist information before you start on how demanding the hike will be. Other routes are totally...more
Dirty laundry
Laundromats are almost nonexistent in Slovenia, and public laundries are few and far between (and expensive). I finally had my clothes washed at a hotel, and it cost me $20 for two pairs of pants, two tops, three pairs of socks, and a nightshirt!I'd advise you to bring (1) garments (especially underwear and socks) that you can wash in the sink and...more
Cyclists: Pay attention to 'No Cycling'...
On my way from Ljubljana to Bled along a busy but not overly-busy road I was pulled over by the local highway police for riding where it was 'forbidden'. Though the only other choice was a mucky goat path beside the highway which dwindled into a field somewhere, that was too bad. If I went back onto the road they would fine me. As it turns out the...more
Man Eating Frogs
Be carfeful of large man eating frogs that protect the castle!!!!!!!!!!!!They're hungry! They love tourists heads as you can see from the photo!This is the most dangerous thing you'll find in Slovenia!more
You would have thought having just driven through Italy (especially Naples & Rome!!) we would be used to crazy driving. Apparantly not................ Keep your sense's with you whilst driving around Slovinia. In 1 day we saw the result of 3 seperate road crashes, which had obviously not long occured!!more
The water
We were told by loads of people that it would be safe to drink the water whilst we were here. Whilst I drank the tap water without a problem, my travelling companiion ended up with (how shall I put it delicately?) a 'loose' bottom. When we went to the chemist ('Lakarna' - of which there are several in the town btw), the lady (who thankfully spoke...more
Money matters
Make sure we accept your currency The official payment currency here is Slovene Tolar, but one can pay with some foreign currency (Euro, American Dollars,ý) in most of the restaurants, hotels and agencies. In shops and restaurants credit cads (Visa, American Express, Diners, Master Card, Maestro) are also acceptable. Besides, at the Banks (which...more
On the road to Italy
In Slovenia, as we got closer to the Italian border, people were driving more and more like Italians. Or maybe they were Italians.My husband's favorite lane to drive in is the far left lane. Do not ask me why. This was not a smart thing to do in our Zastava as it was puttering down the Autostrada. Other cars are flying along at 200 km/hr. All of a...more
Hikers, Be Alert !...
For hikers who would be on some serious mountain climbing excursions around Slovenia, be alert !Bring the usual stuffs that you know how to get you out of troubles !For some not so serious hikers, like me for example...bring a good map & a good compass,...some mineral waters...Just in case you are stucked somewhere in the middle of the woods,...more
Blacks & Asians..
Right ! For black people & Asians, be ready to be stared at by the Slovenian kids !No, of course no danger whatsoever...Just a reminder that people are always curious about our skin colours anyway...especially if we are coming from a far place !...Just be jovial & smile back...although some kids might make 'eyes' at you !...more
Scarce Transportations...
Travelling in Slovenia is fun because of the ruralness that you can see all over this beautiful country !If you have your own tranports it would be much excellent to explore Sovenia...If not then like me, you have to rely on public transports from one place to another...Most of the times, especially in the rural towns in Slovenia, the buses are...more
Tourists entering the Republic of Slovenia for vacations or visits bringing house pets not intended for sale must present:Dogs and cats:a certified international health booklet for dogs and cats with a date entered of a rabies vaccination if the animal is more than four months old. The vaccination must have been received less than twelve months and...more
Slovenia has some 2,000,000 inhabitants and no more than a 1000 are imprisoned!Crime rates are so low......During your holidays you can relaxe without having to keep an eye on your car, bag, rucksack constantly!I felt so safe there.....everyone was quiet and friendly, bubbling with life and enjoying life.... no time for crime! Even whenever you...more
Look out for Carla and Ronald...
Look out for Carla and Ronald in Slovenia!!!We are coming back!!!! 18th july untill 9th of august 2003!!!!!!more
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See this label? If you suffer from constipation (and while travelling this can easily happen, too), this might be the answer to your problem. Works fast, sometimes in minutes so stay close to the facilities you might need after it happens. If you are just fine, try not to drink too much of this mineral water. There were a lot of foreigners...more
Closure of the Ljubelj pass for repairs.
I was recently told that the Ljublelj (Loibl) pass between Austria and Slovenia will be closed for a couple of months over the winter of 2002/3 for repairs. Maybe it is wise to check before travelling through this route. The alternative would seem to be the Karawanke tunnel.more
Wow! What A Beautiful...
Please, keep the nature intact. Do not pick up flowers. Do not destroy mushrooms, even if you know they are poisonous! They are important part of nature balance. Do not yell in forrests, pick up your trash. Leave the place the same as it was before you stopped there. Do not follow the temptation to leave everything what you have used and brought...more
Carefully With Those Cows!
Look at those cows approaching, they are all headed in my direction (and I am not happy about it, see?). They started to be more courrageous lately. So beware. Also do not touch the wire that surrounds them - if you don't want to receive a small electric shock. Sometimes meeting cows can be a problem for hikers and bykers. Do not run, just walk a...more
The 'Hot Horse' in...
The 'Hot Horse' in Ljubljana.The food here is good.No problem there, but 'Hot Horse' is not a joke type name, you really will be eating 'Horse burger'. Also don't walk to N.K Olimpija Ljubljana's football ground expecting to find a souvenir shop.There is'nt one.more
Watching the Alps carries a...
Watching the Alps carries a potential risk. You could wish you would live here, under them. But its not that simple. To be initiated in our culture, you also have to climb on top of them. Otherwise, you are not accepted. If you havent been on Triglav at least, you are not one of us.more
Pack enough water with you....
Pack enough water with you. The only place you can find drinking water is cottage. There are suppose to be prameny but you would hardly see dripping the water there during summer. Do not forget that you are in the mountains. It could cost you your live! There are many gravestones to remind you of. The weather is very, changeable and from the...more
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OK, I guess I have to be fair and warn the fellow travellers of ugly things happening on Slovenian borders. I witnessed this shame when I went to meet up with a Belgian friend in Venice to take him to Ljubljana on the train. When we reached the border, the policeman asked him how much money he had on him. My friend told him he didn't have much cash...more
Slovenian drivers are not what...
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If the CEOs made less, our country's businesses, education and government would not have the financial problems we are now facing in America. Businesses would be able to afford to pay their employees an adequate minimum wage for people to obtain a healthy standard of living.
The poor working class deserves a fair chance to survive. If the government doesn't help, then who will?
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Some of the largest corporations pay no taxes at all.
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Windows 7 and C-Media CMI 9880 driver installation
Before I started running the Windows 7 RTM setup and doing my data backups I remembered how challenging it was 3 years ago to install the audio drivers for the onboard sound card CMI 9880. I started to bing (same results for google and I use bing for every search) for Windows 7 audio drivers and no luck, I did bing it again for Windows Vista drivers and there was a few links pointing to some forums where people got insane with the CMI 9880 drivers installation on Windows Vista (at 3 years back from now I was one of them and I kept the same installation during all this time, heheheh). I also tried to get new drivers from the Asus website and there was no new drivers and they also pointed the responsibility to C-Media, even thou I started looking at the C-Media website but even 3 years later there is no Windows Vista drivers, so it was a bit obvious that Windows 7 was no exception. Like thousands of other guys that bought motherboards with the C-Media 9880 integrated (Asus was not the only hardware vendor to integrate this audio chipset), I am extremely disappointed with C-Media, I can guarantee you that I will not spend any single cent in another motherboard or sound card that has any C-Media chipset integrated.
To help you with the audio driver installation of the C-Media CMI 9880 on Windows 7, I present you the following plan:
- Unplug all the jacks of your audio system from the Onboard Sound Card back panel (the smart jack function will mess with the driver installation);
- Download the CMI 9880 driver version 09.59.73 flexbass from the link below:
UDAX009-AZA10-Logo09.59.73-flexbass.zip – https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=0fa4fd9b4dcab3bc&page=self&resid=FA4FD9B4DCAB3BC%211491&parId=FA4FD9B4DCAB3BC%21149&authkey=%21&Bpub=SDX.SkyDrive&Bsrc=Share
- Unzip the file and browse into the the folder where you can see the "setup.exe" file, right-click on it and select "Properties", click on the "Compatibility" tab, mark the checkbox "Run this program in compatibility mode for" and select "Windows XP SP2";
- You need to run the setup process has an Administrator so that the setup process can complete successfully the registry changes related to the Xear 3D system tray icon (Audio control panel to manage the audio configuration). I have tried to run it before without elevating the admin privileges and the icon did not showed up at the System tray. To avoid that issue right-click on the setup.exe file and chose the option "Run as Administrator".
- Reboot the machine;
- Open the Xear 3D icon from the System tray (don't forget that by default Windows 7 will hide several system tray icons, you need to expand the system tray to see the Xear 3D icon) or from the Control Panel (read the "Note 2" if you can't find it there);
- Plug in all the jacks from your audio system and set the right configuration (it does support 2.1, 4.1, 5.1 and 7.1 sound systems);
Note 1: Even after running the setup.exe with elevated privileges if for some reason the Xear 3D (C-Media 3D Audio Configuration) system tray icon is not showing, you can do the following changes to enable it:
The Xear 3D is a control panel application that came integrated on the Audio driver, it can be found at "C:Windowssystemcmicnfg.cpl", basically what you need to do is to run a shell command (RunDll32 cmicnfg.cpl,CMICtrlWnd) for the cmicnfg.cpl during the system startup. It can be done by doing the following registry changes:
Under the reg key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun" create a string value with the following specification:
Name: Cmaudio
Type: REG_SZ
Data: RunDll32 cmicnfg.cpl,CMICtrlWnd
Restart the computer and the Xear 3D icon will be available on the system tray (don't forget that by default Windows 7 will hide several system tray icons, you need to expand the system tray to see the Xear 3D icon).
Note 2: Like on Vista the Xear 3D icon that will give you access to the C-Media 3D Audio Configuration should be available on the Windows Control Panel as well, the thing is that the default view of the Windows 7 Control Panel is shown by categories and for some reason the Xear 3D icon is not shown there, to be able to see the icon you just need to sort the view by "large icons" or "small icons" or for instance if you are a kind of geek you can run shell commands to open the Windows Control Panel by running shell:ControlPanelFolder which will show you the Control Panel with the Large icons view.
Note 3: The plan didn't work for you? RTFM, follow it carefully and you will not have any issue during this installation.
R-Tape Loading error,
Luis Rato
51 Responses to "Windows 7 and C-Media CMI 9880 driver installation"
WhenI try to install it, it says "Driver installation failed. Please check High Definition Audio Device and Reboot System" and even after somany tys and alot of reboots it still wont work… any tips?
nice! it worked fine
dosnt work for me. when i install the driver, its sys installiaton faild:S what shall i do?
sorta worked for me. I do have sound now but the Xear 3d audio configuration / testing does not work. Spent a lot a time trying to get this to work then gave up and shutdown only to hear the sound come on.Your instructions were the best I have found so far and I searched for hours so thanks loads.My hardware was an ASUS P5AD2E-Premium.
Thanks, muy buen post
Works like a charm on ALDI Medion Titanium MD 8383XL. Thx a lot !!! (first i only got sound in the headphones, now only in the speakers, but I 've sound on Windows 7!)
Thankyou so much after reading so many blogs/solutions and downloading so many drivers that didnt work.Yours worked like a treat. Ive been searching for a solution since windows 7 first came out and now i have sound from my pc….hoorah!!
thanks buddy.ed hardy
Luis – thank you very much!
Thank you! Fixed my problem!!
Thank-you so much. Followed the instructions and it worked first time. Much appreciated.
thanks much!
Thanks a lot for your web help. I was at a loss to solve that problem on onboard sound card. Your suggesting was been very clear and simply. Good job.
Luis, this was the perfect solution!
Running Windows 7 Home Premium on a motherboard using the CMI 9880 chipset. I did exactly as you said. Was perfect. Thank you!
thanks very much!
Excellent. Thank you. UK January 2011
It works perfectly, thank you.
Steve H UK
Thank you so much, I was getting frustrated! Works like a charm!
thanks man
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I have been searching for a solution since last 3 days. Your solution worked like a charm. I have P5GD2 Deluxe motherboard and the audio is restored. A Big Thank you !
all the last night, i was stand up with this problemm…. many many thanks – bernie
This works perfectly for Medion 8383 XL computer, thanks a million from the Netherlands !
thanX a lot Guy!!!!!! U R the best, i´m back on the sounds life long and best life 4 U
you are the bomb buddy. drive installation worked on a Medion M3 Composer 5200 AC97 C-Media CMI9880 audio with Windows 7 Ultimate with the following ID:
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ECS 915P-A onboard soundcard C-Media 9880
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Works like a champ…just followed the directions. This system on the low end 45 % but it works good.Thanks
Tu es un as !!! Extra un grand merci à toi et à ton blog. Bravo pour le fichier partagé.
Thak you!!!!
OK, ThanX for the installation-tip(s). So basically you can just use the XP 32-bit OR 64-bit drivers from the regular ASUS Site. Nobody mentioned the difference, but with the 32-bit drivers you should delete the folder 'BusDriver' to skip the 'KBxxxxxx' update for XP (which is UAA, if I remember well). My system also complained with 'Failed', but Device Manager showed already a proper install BEFORE rebooting! But during reboot the system kept hanging, until a hard shutdown. Afterwards I plugged in and heared sound, but it took an age before the red cross disappeared from the sound-symbol in system tray. Greetings from an old P5GDC-V DeLuxe, still running XP (till 2014), but finally testing Win7.
It works.
Win 7 & Asus P5GDC Deluxe with CMI9880
Very useful guide, thank you very much.
does not work on Windows 7 x64. help please
Hi, the described installation process was done on a x86 Operating System due to the lack of x64 extensions on my Intel Prescott CPU.
Anyway, please provide me the details so that I can evaluate if it is possible to find a solution.
Need to know:
– Motherboard model;
– CPU model;
– Audio Driver that you are using and from where you downloaded;
– Installation tasks that you have done and what is the abdnormal behavior that you are experiencing;
Let me emphasize that ASUS does not Support Win7/8 on the Described motherboard, I cannot promise that I'll solve your issue but at least I can try. 😉
It's True.
Thank you.
I am fighting with this exact same problem, and the solution you provided did not work for me. On my machine, with Win7, the problem is that I have the sound out of speakers, but the MIC entry does not work. If I boot back to XP, everything works fine.
Machine : Unica, MB MS-7187, with Xear-3D interface for sound, chipset CMI 9880L.
I have downloaded the driver, set it up to compatibility & administator, & launched it. Install starts, but at the step 'installing bus driver' the install stops and a message appears : 'Driver installation failed. Please check High Definition Audio device and reboot system'
Tried it 3 times, without success. It is like it says the device is not there, but as said, if I boot on my alternate partition which is in XP, everything is working fine.
Any idea ?
Thanks for you help, if you can provide some. :O)
… I forgot to tell that the CPU is intel 820D, OS is Win7 32bits. and driver that Win7 assigned by default, and that is not working, is 'High Definition Audio' version 6.1.7600.16385.
Thanks !
Hi there Guy,
I notice that you are testing the process with a different Motherboard, from the feedback I had this process worked for other Motherboards with the same CMI chipset, so I can't guarantee that it will work with your specific motherboard.
Anyway, let's try to fix that.
First, keep in mind that the Default High Definition Audio will not work.
I believe that the failure you described is caused by a Hardware Conflict (IRQ, DMA channel, etc) with the High Definition driver already installed.
Before you run the setup with the described process, try to remove the High Definition Audio driver, for that on the Device Manager right click on that Hight Definition Audio Driver and select "Uninstall", after this run the setup process again as described on the blog post and try to see if it works.
Hello Luis,
I just tried your last proposal.
I Uninstalled the driver, answered NO to the 'reboot' proposal,
And rolled out the procedure again, basically removing cables
and launching the Setup, (compat XP SP2) as the driver files
were already on my computer.
The installation fails at same step with same error message.
If after default driver removal, I answer yes to the 'reboot' proposal,
the system restarts, and unfortunately re-installs the default driver immediately, so I am back again with the default driver. :O/
Another idea ?
Many thanks !
N.B.: I suppose that in installing an additional PCI sound card,
I can workaround the problem, but I would prefer to make the
motherboard work, if it is possible. Thanks again.
I think I know the reason.
Your motherboard has a 'CMI9880L' chipset and the driver I've provided it's for 'CMI9880', you should not install this driver on your system.
I don't have such HW for testing and based on my investigation I pretty much doubt that you will have success to find Win7/8 driver that is compatible with 'CMI9880L'.
My recommendation for your case is to disable the Internal Sound Card CMI9880L through the BIOS Settings and buy a cheap USB Sound Card, such as:
Good quality:
Cheap as possible for your legacy Motherboard:
Thanks Luis.
I think this is the best solution, provided that I have spent a lot of time yet to try to resolve this, not to mention the help you also kindly provided.
Thanks a lot !
But the driver or knows any solution for Windows 8? I tried the same thing but does not open the icon in Contol Panel. Thanks
Hi Lucian,
for Windows 8 follow this link:
Same driver but different process.
Or no 9880 driver for Windows 8? or a solution?
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Thank you for your kind reply.
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Long life and peace for you.
Thanks thanks very much
Roger from Brazil
sweet. i had used a 62.64 driver for xp/2000. btw your solution is unique and others sits only make me lost time.
Cheers mate.
Thanks very much. Just installed on MS-7091 ver2 motherboard (Windows 7 home premiun). No problems, Device manager happy and line out ok. Rest to test but less important for this project.
thanx bro! you did the trick + you rock!
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Hello, I live in NE New Jersey,
After a few years off the bike, I am getting back into it again mostly for fitness: Weekend club rides and a few centuries.
Looking forward to being here, It looks like a great place.
Thank you.
Hello, I live in NE New Jersey,
After a few years off the bike, I am getting back into it again mostly for fitness: Weekend club rides and a few centuries.
Looking forward to being here, It looks like a great place.
Thank you.
Hey Crafter,
Good to have you.
Look around and have fun posting.
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Welcome aboard! What kind of bike(s) are you riding?
I got into cycling so I can get to work and get fit at
the same time. Like you I also do club rides; with the
Five Boro Bike Club and the New York cycle Club. I
have also started doing century/charity events. I
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I did not choose to have Parkinson's Disease, but I can choose not to allow it to control my life.
Thank you very much for the tips!
I a not really super-experienced . Started club-riding in Florida when I lived there, getting up to b* rides.
Moved to Bergen County, South of Ramsey and I spent a few years doing B and C* rides with the Bicycle Touring Club of North Jersey (BTCNJ) till 3 years ago. I am signing up with them again.
The Escape NY ride is on my calendar, possibly also one of the upcoming MS rides, I will take it as it goes for a while, trying to get back in shape.
Welcome to the forums.
NW New Jersey here.
Feel free to post up since you can't yet PM if you'd like additional info on routes, etc. There's lots of good cycling in the area.
How do you like the touring club? Thought about joining them bc I am new to touring.
Work out, ride, swing kettlebells and have fun!
The BTCNJ is a great club, like cafzali says. I recall it is well organized and the rides where always "as advertised.
I do not recall if the BTCNJ organizes rides all the way down in your area, but I feel a club in general is a great resource: First, you get to ride with other riders, which is much safer than by yourself, in my opinion.
Second, you get motivation for going out to ride. Third, if you are new to an area, the leaders know all the roads and you never get lost, fourth, it gives you a benchmark to your performance.
At the c ride level at least I feel terrain has a lot to do with the style of riding you will do: When I lived in South Florida the wind was a big factor, so everyone learned to stay in a tight paceline for miles. Here in NE New Jersey is hills, so the line is a bit looser.


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I have a fairly short commute (3.2 miles). What's unique about it is the time frame. I work in an on-call position and am allowed to sleep at home while I'm on the clock. When work arrives I have to rapidly dress and hurry to the office. My employer expects us to drive there safely. I bike commute though I have a car, so my standard is that my bike gets to work as fast as my car could. I have lots of Strava logs demonstrating this if the boss ever complains.
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LONG BEACH - The Gold team pulled out a 308-282 win over the Black squad in Long Beach State track & field's 22nd annual intersquad meet Saturday, Dec. 8, at Jack Rose Track.
It was the third-straight victory for the Gold team, which claimed top honors in 17 events. They were led by junior Taylor Jackson, who won the women's long jump (17-02), triple jump (36-05.25) and javelin (109-10). Her mark in the long jump tied for ninth in meet history.
Senior Gabe Hilbert set a meet record in the men's 800m with a time of 1:51.4, while classmate Rosa Del Toro posted the second-best time in the women's 3200m (10:45.8).
Also finishing ahead of the pack and ranking among the Black & Gold all-time top-10 in their respective events were Kayla Goosby (women's 60m), Chelsea Hairanian (women's 500m), Taylor Lorack (women's 300m hurdles), Cody Smith (men's 300m hurdles) and Chris Yates (men's shot put).
On the black squad, sophomore Emily Cooper was the first to cross the finish line in both the 150m (18.3s) and 300m (39.6s), while she took second in the 60m (7.7s). All three of her times ranked among the meet's all-time top-10.
Freshman Willie Alexander was also a multiple winner, claiming top honors in the long jump (23-03) and the triple jump (49-02.25). He is now third on the Black & Gold all-time charts in both events.
Junior Meghan Foley took first in the 800m with the second-best time in meet history at 2:15.7, while senior Nina Moore won the 1600m (5:09.2, 3rd all-time). Senior Matt Maldonado added a first-place finish in the men's 3200m with a time of 9:01.1, which ranks third among the all-time top-10.
Overall, 24 marks from Saturday's event were among the Black & Gold meet's all-time top-10.
Long Beach State officially kicks off the indoor season with the UW Invitational (Jan. 25-26) and the Air Force Team Challenge (Jan. 26).
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The Australian Labor Party on Dec. 4 endorsed a proposal by its leader, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, to end a ban on uranium sales to India. The 206-185 vote to lift the long-standing ban came at a party conference in Sydney.
For decades, India could not purchase uranium or most other nuclear goods from members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) because New Delhi is not a party to the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and does not accept full-scope safeguards, which means that it does not open all its nuclear facilities to inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency. However, in 2008 the NSG, which includes Australia, voted to make an exception from its general rule and allow exports to India. (See ACT, October 2008.)
At a Nov. 15 press conference previewing the Labor meeting, Gillard said that, in light of the NSG decision, "for us to refuse to budge is all pain with no gain." Australia is a leading exporter of uranium.
Critics of the Labor decision argue that selling uranium would violate Australia's obligations under the Treaty of Rarotonga, which establishes a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the South Pacific. Article 4 of the treaty says that nuclear exports by treaty parties must be "subject to the safeguards required by Article III. …


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Clarkson drove the GT-R at the Fuji grand prix track. His neck snaps at 6:30. "You hopeless old fart, a Datsun broke your neck." Then the Stig drove it at the Top Gear test track. "Now remember this £53K car has monstered(?) a 300 grand McLaren around the Nurburgring, but I doubt it will do that here because this is a power circuit."
The Stig's laptimes at their test track, with approximate car prices:
Looks like a performance bargain to me. (The Ariel Atom is an oddball overgrown go-kart, not a proper car but it would be great for track days.)
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Separatists said on Friday they were not bound by the agreement brokered by the United States, Russia, Ukraine and the European Union in Geneva on Thursday.
Rice appeared to put the onus on Moscow, which has annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula, to make sure pro-Russian forces comply.
"We believe that Russia has considerable influence over the actions of those who have been engaged in destabilizing activities in eastern Ukraine," she said.
"If we don't see action commensurate with the commitments that Russia has made yesterday in Geneva, which we all welcome, then obviously we've been very clear that we and our European partners remain ready to impose additional costs on Russia," she said.
Moscow has massed tens of thousands of troops on its border with Ukraine. Rice said new sanctions could be triggered in the event of a dramatic escalation of the crisis, including "the potential for Russia to move its own forces on the border inside of Ukraine."
The Geneva agreement requires all illegal armed groups to disarm and end occupations of public buildings, streets and squares.
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1. 'Milana' - Some days ago, the film could not be screened in the main theatre of Bangalore because of a technical problem. Even after the film was shifted to another theatre, it continued to draw crowds of the same size. Family audiences are backing this Puneet Raj Kumar film, directed by Prakash.
2. 'Ee Bandana' - The Vishnuvardhan starrer, made by first-time director Vijayalakshmi Singh, has been attracting large female audiences. Vishnu's performance is the highlight of the movie.
3. 'Preethi Eke Bhoomi Melidhe' - Pre-release hype and publicity on TV channels did help the film to get a fantastic opening. But the box office collections have shown a decreasing trend. The film has been released in over 70 centres across Karnataka.
4. 'Krishna' - Golden Star Ganesh's film has completed 100 days. Nothing goes wrong for Ganesh, who has been enjoying big success from the day 'Mungaru Male' was released.
5. 'Chanda' - Director S. Narayan's Vijay starrer has been well received at the box office. Even distributors have been able to rake money from the action film.
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After 14years of being with my wife things look dark. With our nine year marriage falling apart. I am starting to wake up and realize to late the there has been a monster on my back for several years. My only concern is for our 3 boys (9,5,and 2) and how thing will be affecting them down the line.
Any mild depression that I have had in the past feels like it has come crashing down on me tonight as I sat for more then an hour wanting to end everything with a chunk of glass to my wrist even while my wife was in the room reassuring me that thing would be OK.
I am seeing how work and money can destroy every thing one loves with out one knowing that it has happened.
I think tomorrow will be the day that I call in to work, go for a ride, then try to find help for my depression on an inpatient basis as I still feel like ending thing would be better...no easier for me. I am realizing that I have been in the fog far to long and it is to late to come back to the light by myself.
What will become of my life?
I have depended far to much on out side influences to determine my personal happiness. Work, Family, Friends and have never really taken time for me, myself and I. I don't really know who I am any more as work became my identity
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Once upon a winter day, everything in my garden came together in the guise of a holiday postcard. There was no snow or sleet. It was not even raining. The sky was clear blue and the lawn was a verdant green. The first bloom of a winter hellebore stood starkly white against the leathery, deep green foliage. The bracing air drew me out and into the garden. The abundant sunshine was enough to warm my face. For a moment in time, everything was exactly as it should be.
I don't know why I was surprised by this perfect day in early December. Weeks of chilling rains probably had something to do with it. By the first of December, I had succumbed to the dreary acceptance of low, cloudy gray skies. Perhaps winter's
sudden arrival had my mind turned upside down. Bad weather often feels like envy to me. It makes me wish for something else, even when I already have everything I need. I should know better. I have journals filled with happy winter memories from seasons past.
I do know that winter, especially during the holidays, is not the time to focus on what we don't have. Sometimes, the garden gives us so much that we begin to take those gifts for granted. So for the moment, I want to put a spotlight on the gifts we receive freely from our gardens simply by being gardeners. Let this be the time of year to peruse and to ponder the generosity that surrounds us every time we step out the front door and into the garden.
While sunshine is not the first thing we typically think of when describing the Northwest, this has been a very good year for light. Isn't it interesting that we can forget the long, hot summer of 2012 after only a few weeks of winter weather? If summer weather was still with us in December, we would never have lilacs or daffodils in spring. Because of the winter rain, our gardens have enough water to thrive all the way to summer without lifting a hose.
The scent of the garden envelops us in sensual gratification. Gardens smell good. Who doesn't succumb to a moment of meditative inhalation when face to face with a rose? Gardeners swoon at the smell of good earth, rich compost and newly mown grass. The breeze drifting through a stand of Douglas fir trees has a scent that clears the cobwebs from your mind. Find a forest and take a friend out for a long hike. Don't take anything but your noses.
Gardens are filled with the song of birds as they nest in spring and forage for food in fall and winter. Squirrels are precocious pranksters, delighting children with their antics as they frustrate the gardener trying to draw a variety of birds to the garden. A family dog at play wants nothing more than to have you play with him. Go down on all fours, scamper across the lawn, skin your knees and howl at the moon. Relish wildlife in all its forms.
How creative we are to surround ourselves with color. This includes a million shades of green. A gardener chooses to live a life in Technicolor, ever-changing. We are painters, experimenting with living pastels, oil paints and watercolors. Deep within, I hunger for Monet's sense of light and color. I want to paint with cherry blossoms in spring. A summer border of nasturtiums and sunflowers is so van Gogh.
All of us benefit from a close association with family and friends. Those of us who are lucky enough to share gardening with our loved ones know the blessings of a kindred spirit. As beneficial as it is to grow fresh fruits and vegetables for a healthy brain and body, it's equally important to cultivate fellow gardeners for your soul.
Monks pray to heaven. Treasure hunters plunge into the deepest depths of the ocean. Runners race to the finish line. Gardeners hurry home, slip on a pair of gloves and dive into the soil. There are mornings when we wake to a ray of sunlight shining through the curtains. We want to get up and get out in it. Our hearts are occasionally buoyant, as light as the clear blue sky. When we have a garden to tend, we have a purpose. That is a precious gift worth receiving.
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After falling behind to first-half goals from Papiss Cisse and Yohan Cabaye, the boys in claret and blue were resurgent in the second period and hit back through a Christian Benteke penalty.
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Lambert insisted his side should have claimed a share of the spoils after a fine second-half showing.
The Villa boss praised the impact of substitutes Andreas Weimann and Gabby Agbonlahor.
He vowed to keep on fighting as his team strive to reverse their current form.
Agbonlahor was left frustrated after Villa threw everything at Newcastle late in the game but couldn't force an equaliser.
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SANTA ROSA -- Santa Rosa is appealing new rules regulating the discharge of treated wastewater from its Laguna Wastewater Treatment Plant, arguing that guidelines issued last November could undermine existing efforts to recycle the vast majority of treated waste for agriculture and electricity and ultimately lead to higher ratepayer costs.
The city received formal notification this month that the State Water Resources Control Board, a high-level water regulator, had received the petition following initial filing in December. The document contends in part that the board's North Coast division went too far in setting a "no net loading" policy regarding the release of phosphorus into the sensitive habitat of the Laguna de Santa Rosa.
It also questions measures that the city claims would make the treated wastewater it sells to farmers for irrigation less cost-competitive versus potable water, noting that those costs currently stand at around 5 percent less.
"Our recycled water system in general is renowned in the state," said David Guhin, the city's utilities director. "We're very concerned that these additional restrictions are going to discourage people from using that product."
The new permit, effective as of Feb. 1, requires that the city take measures elsewhere in the watershed to lower the overall input of phosphorus into the Laguna. The arrangement allows the city to "bank" those credits for future use, a system that Mr. Guhin said is the first of its kind in California.
Yet concern remains for the long-term practicality of such an arrangement, as well as the city's opinion that a small amount of discharge into the Laguna would have no significant effect, he said.
"We've hit all the low-hanging fruit, so we're worried about finding projects going forward," Mr. Guhin said. He described current projects focused on runoff from roads and dairies, and that "as the projects run out and we have to spend more to offset a pound of phosphorous, it's going to start affecting ratepayers."
Mr. Guhin estimated the current cost of mitigation credits for one ton of discharged phosphorous at around $30, amounting to around $100,000 per year. That number could balloon if mitigation sources within the watershed become harder to find, he said.
The petition claims that the city acted in good faith by investing five years and approximately $1.5 million in those mitigation efforts. Yet it argues against the policy in general, vying instead for a reasonable limit that would eventually follow a "total daily nutrient load" limit for the Laguna that is currently under study.
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Where better to look for insight than the largest existing coal export terminal on the West Coast? At the Westshore terminal near Vancouver, British Columbia there are, at any given moment, about 1.5 million tons of coal stored in piles 8 1/2 stories high. "The big job is to keep it here," says Ray Dykes, a spokesman for Westshore on a recent tour. "That's why all these sprays and new equipment is coming on." Westshore has just spent $7 million upgrading the series of pumps, rain guns and misting devices around the site used to dampen and control dust from the coal piles. Water costs them about $1.5 million each year. Westshore buys the water from the public water system. This terminal has been in operation for 40 years. In the local bar, people talk about black dust collecting on their Venetian blinds. House painting companies [advertise](http://www.warlinepainting.ca/tsawwassen.asp "") special cleaning treatments to remove coal dust before new paint is applied. There have been complaints about dust in neighboring communities like Point Roberts, just across the border in Whatcom County. But Westshore Terminal has had bigger problems lately. In December, a coal tanker went off course and [crashed](http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Ship+crashes+into+dock+Westshore+Terminals/7667184/story.html "") into the conveyor belt whirring along behind where Dykes is standing. About 30 tons of coal ended up in the water.
The causeway at Westshore Terminal after the December collision. Credit: Ray Dykes/Westshore
"This has been a fun day for the environmentalists," Dykes says, "but 8,300 other ships went by without an incident and they jumped all over this one…accidents happen. Do we not fly because one plane crashes?"
Thousands of pounds of coal spilling into the water is not a good thing for the environment, but it is a relatively rare occurrence.
Here's a more likely scenario for the Northwest:
Dust escaping from coal trains moving through the region every day. Trains en route from Wyoming and Montana mines, through Spokane then down along the Columbia River to terminals along the coast.
There's some debate over how much dust comes off those trains along the way.
"The coal dust issue itself has been blown out of proportion in my estimation," says Mike Elliott, a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen who has been working on the rails for almost 20 years. "It wasn't an issue that was happening away from the mine sites within about a 30 mile radius."
But Elliott's own employer, BNSF Railway, has made statements to the contrary.
BNSF would be the main rail company involved in moving coal through Washington and Oregon if new terminals are built in this region.
In 2009 a representative from the company testified before a federal review board. He was asked how much dust escapes from each coal train car during a 400 mile trip. His answer? 645 pounds per car.
Since the 2009 testimony coal companies have been required to apply what's called surfactant or topper agent to the trains before they leave the mines. These compounds are mainly made up of magnesium chloride, which is commonly used to suppress dust on logging roads.
Dust comes off of a coal train in Campbell County, Wyo. Credit: Michael Werner
BNSF Railway declined EarthFix's repeated requests for an interview about coal dust. But Courtney Wallace, a spokesperson for the company, emailed a statement.
It said "BNSF has a vested interest to ensure shippers are in compliance with our coal-loading rule, as coal dust poses a serious threat to the stability of our tracks."
BNSF research has shown that the surfactants reduce the coal dust by about 85%.
That should bring the 645-pound figure down to about 100 pounds of coal dust escaping per car.
There are usually about 125 cars per coal train.
"So no matter what (BNSF) and the coal companies have done, we can say for sure the coal dust is not zero," says Dan Jaffe, a professor of environmental and atmospheric science at the University of Washington.
Last year Jaffe and a student measured the size and distribution of particles of pollution in the air as coal trains passed through the Seattle area. Right now a few trains per day come through en route to existing coal export terminals in British Columbia.
Jaffe's research hasn't been published yet and he stresses that more sampling needs to be done. But his preliminary results show that the air pollution signature from a passing coal train is different from other trains.
"Trains that were carrying coal exhibited some larger particles suggesting that there was some loss of coal dust as they were traveling by," Jaffe said in an interview.
Coal has been transported via train for decades, yet little research has been done on the potential health effects for people who live near coal train routes.
Much more is known about the health effects of exposure to diesel exhaust from the train locomotives. These very small particles of air pollution get deep into the lungs and have been connected to asthma, cardiovascular problems.
Coal dust has been shown to coat the lungs of coal miners, contributing to problems like chronic bronchitis, decreased lung function, cancer and death.
"Presumably miners have higher exposures than would be alongside the tracks but we don't know that," says Juliet Van Eenwyk, an epidemiologist with the Washington State Department of Health.
Coal dust swirls while crews clean up after 30 train
cars of coal overturned in eastern Washington in 2012.
Click image for video of clean-up. Credit: Courtney Flatt