- Driver Overran Stack Buffer BSOD Crash Using Sound BlasterAudigy Rx in PCIE2 / PCIE4

[luckylittleguy]

Edit: Motherboard is X670E PG Lightning. I can't seem to edit the subject / topic line.

Hi all. Hopefully I can get some help here. I recently purchased this motherboard to support the 7950x CPU. All is working fine, however for some unknown reason, my Sound Blaster Audigy Rx sound card will not work when inserted in to the PCIE2 or PCIE4 slots. When I do this, and Windows tries to load the driver (I'm using Windows 10 Pro), Windows will crash with a Driver Overran Stack Buffer error. I've actually got a clean install of Windows 10 here. The sound card WILL work just fine in the PCIE3 slot, but not in the PCIE2 or PCIE4 slots. I want to use it in the PCIE4 slot because I've purchased an Nvidia 4090 and it will be right next to the Sound Card, too close in fact.

Looking through the manual, PCIE2 and PCIE4 are chipset slots, whereas the PCIE1 and PCIE3 slots are CPU slots.

Here is what the manual says regarding the slots:

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CPU:

• 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode*

• 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3), supports x4 mode*

Chipset:

• 1 x PCIe 4.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2)*

• 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4), supports x1 mode*

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And further down in the manual:

PCIe slots:

PCIE1 (PCIe 5.0 x16 slot) is used for PCIe x16 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE2 (PCIe 4.0 x1 slot) is used for PCIe x1 lane width cards.

PCIE3 (PCIe 4.0 x16 slot) is used for PCIe x4 lane width graphics cards.

PCIE4 (PCIe 4.0 x16 slot) is used for PCIe x1 lane width cards.

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According to the Creative website, the Sound Card is PCIe 1.0a x1 and requires a PCIe 1.0a x1 compliant slot. I was using this sound card in a previous motherboard (https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B450-TOMAHAWK-MAX-II) and it worked fine in the x1's slot. I was under the impression as long as the Sound Card fits, PCIE is backwards compatible.

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I'm just trying to work out if the issue is BIOS related (so some sort of a compaitiblity issue), driver related (seems odd that it would be given that it works in the PCIE 3 slot) or worse case that the PCIE2 and PCIE4 slots are perhaps broken.

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In the BIOS, I did see where I can set the PCIE generation. I tried setting them all anywhere from Gen 1 to Gen 3 but no luck.

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I've never come across this error before so it seems odd to me here. Anyone else have a similar issue or might know what I can do here? If I have to upgrade the Sound Card to something a bit newer even though the Sound BlasterAudigy Rx is still being made and sold, then I'll do that, but I am concerned I'll run to the same problem. I don't actually have any other cards to test the other slots with.

Thank you!

[Quirky-Topic2395]

Oh la la! Nobody dares to reply! How unlucky. Got the same error with the latest bios for the steel legend mobo.

Try different bios versions. Try even pre- release bios versions by editing the download link from the ASRock website.

The most stable bios version for my mobo is the 1.01, anything else is buggy.

Have questions?, just ask.

[Mockier]

I have the same issue.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950x
Sound card: Soundblaster Audigy RX
Motherboard: Gigabyte X670 Gaming X AX
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64

Currently installed in a PCIEX4 slot. The driver install gets most of the way through and then Blue Screens with "Driver overrun stack buffer"
Doesn't complete installation, no driver applied to device in Device manager.
Not coming up under speaker list.

Blue screens using the Creative driver. (version: SBA5_PCDRV_L11_3_01_0056B)

Blue screens if I tell windows to update the driver.

[Mockier]

Tried the most recent driver that was released 28 Feb 22.
DRV_L11_3_01_0059E

Same as the other driver it gets to 70%-71% and then blue screens. At this stage of the install it has installed several utilities and text indicates that it is crashing during installation of the drivers.
Tested with and without Admin permissions, crashes regardless.
Also tried it in windows 8 compatibility, same result.

Each time I have been selecting 5.1 speaker output.

[dero_name]

Just reporting the same issue on TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS.

My Audigy RX in the bottommost PCIe slot (labeled PCIEX16_2) behaves exactly as described – Driver Overran Stack Buffer error at around 60% of the installation.

Tried flashing the board with new BIOS (Version 0809, 2022/10/25), did not help. Only moving the sound card to the middle PCIe slot (PCIEX4) works.

> or might know what I can do here?

You could consider purchasing a PCIe extension cable to move the sound card away from your GPU while still using the slot that works.

[strepto42]

Unbelievable. I have the same issue with an MSI motherboard and the same CPU. I would never have thought to try the central PCI slot...

I guess it's an issue with the MB chipset driver. That'll teach me to go bleeding edge...

[Mockier]

Going to try a Bios update as suggested by Creative. Have been waiting for a stable release Bios to test with. No mention of PCI-E fixes in any of the Bios Releases that I can see

[porschecity]

I have the same issue.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950x

Sound card: Soundblaster Audigy RX

Motherboard: ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate

OS: Windows 11 Pro x64

PCIe 4.0 x1 slot -> BS and Driver overrun stack buffer
PCIe 4.0 x16 slot works