Since I reformated my hard drive I dont know which is the correct audio driver to install for my sound card. Another problem is that I dont really know which sound card I have. How can I know which is my sound card?

if you run the dal hardware scan it should tell you in there ,

please just copy it into here and il try and find your drivers . . .

Before we reformated the PC the speakers worked, but now it shows that we dont have a sound card... look at the scan results.

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OS Information:
PropertyValue
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partitio n1
Service Pack 0.0
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


Processor:
PropertyValue
Current Clock Speed 2690
Description x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Name Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.70GHz


Memory (RAM):
PropertyValue
Bank Label Bank0/1
Capacity 536870912

Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~512 MB
Memory Reported to Operating System: 503MB

Disk Drives:
PropertyValue
Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model WDC WD800EB-00DJF0
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 80023749120 (~75 GB)
Number of Partitions 1


Installed Printers:
PropertyValue
Name hp psc 1200 series
Port Name USB001
Default True
Driver Name hp psc 1200 series

Name Auto Epson Stylus COLOR 800 ESC/P 2 (Copy 1) on YOUR-KYBTG65GXE
Port Name \\YOUR-KYBTG65GXE\EpsonSty
Default False
Driver Name Epson Stylus COLOR 800 ESC/P 2


Motherboard:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer First International Computer, Inc.
Model
Name Base Board
Part Number
Product VC37GV
Serial Number Serial number xxxxxx
Version PCB 2.XX


BIOS:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Name Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Release Date 20030821******.******+***
Version FIC - 42302e31


Monitor:
PropertyValue
Description Plug and Play Monitor
Name Plug and Play Monitor
Screen Height 768
Screen Width 1024


Keyboard:
PropertyValue
Description Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard


Pointing Device:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Microsoft
Name PS/2 Compatible Mouse


Sound Card:
PropertyValue

Video Card:
PropertyValue
Adapter Compatibility NVIDIA
Adapter RAM 268435456
Description NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Installed Display Drivers nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.6693
Driver Date 10/30/2004 12:50:00 AM
Video Mode Description 1024 x 768 x 4294967296 colors


DirectX Installation:
PropertyValue
Version 6.03.01.0146


Modem:
PropertyValue

Network Adapters:
PropertyValue
Description Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description RAS Async Adapter
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description WAN Miniport (L2TP)
Description WAN Miniport (PPTP)
Description WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
Description Direct Parallel
Description WAN Miniport (IP)
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description Microsoft TV/Video Connection

External Ports:
PropertyValue
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator USB0
External Reference Designator USB1
External Reference Designator USB2

Expansion Slots:
PropertyValue
Slot Designation PCI0
Slot Designation PCI1
Slot Designation PCI2
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That scan did not find your audio device.

Try looking in the Device Manager: rt. click My Computer then click manage then device manager then Sound, video, game controllers

Or try running Everest

Look under multimedia there.

Under Multimedia in EVEREST I clicked PCI/PnP Audio. It showed an PCI item called: Intel 82801DB(M) ICH4(-M) - AC'97 Audio Controller [B-0].

Is that my audio card?

yes.......it is a fairly common intel chip.

i am looking for a driver site....had the same one just the other day

where did it get to

i will post it soon as i find it

ok, thanks ^0^

I would first suggest going into Device Manager & click on your sound device.

You should see this same chip. rt click it & choose update driver.
If there is no driver to update then try this one:



http://www.soundcard-drivers.com/drivers/205/205636.htm

I downloaded this folder 82801DB_DBM_DA_AC97.zip and inside this one, there was another one named ac97ich4_and_more, and inside this one I found to archives named:

ac97ich4.sys

oem34.inf

- Did I downloaded the correct one?

there are good instructions here:

http://www.totallydrivers.com/resour...stallation.asp


any problems with the above leaves the alternative to search the site of your computer manufacturer for driver downloads.

search make & model for audio drivers.