# Driver kills itself?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/driver-kills-itself/211754>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [January 4, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/driver-kills-itself/211754 "2007-01-04T21:31:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Batracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@Batracer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Batracer)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/driver-kills-itself/211754/1 "2007-01-04T21:31:57Z")

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Ok, I have a thread on an ‘upcoming’ audio prob (I know “upcoming”) sounds crazy -it’s a driver timeout.

Now someone please answer my stoopid Q: why would a driver be coded to timeout?

I have a newer driver but it will not install -running RC2.

Thx any answer,

Lee