Hi, I reformated my hard drive and I'm missing my audio driver. I don't know which one to install.

I have a Emachines D2685.

DriverGuideToolkit worked for me with my graphics driver but not for my audio driver. There is a Unknown Device displayed on the Unknown Devices window and it is: 82801DB/DBL USB EHCI Controller (ICH4/ICH4-L B0 step).

What is that device?
Can someone please tell me which driver install for my audio card?

Thanks
-FreakY

Expand Downloads (+) for Audio Driver.

http://www.emachines.com/support/pro...es&model=D2685

The Chipset driver above might also clear your USB issue (http://www.google.com/search?q=%2082...%20Controller).

Originally Posted by jephree

Expand Downloads (+) for Audio Driver.
http://www.emachines.com/support/pro...es&model=D2685
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I downloaded the driver in the Audio Driver section of that web page but im still having no sound!
Any recommendations?

I would reboot to be sure it didn't work.

Also maybe the chipset driver might be needed first.

I installed Chipset and rebooted but the sound its not working yet.

Is the USB device still listed under Other Devices? (Other Devices is Windows way of saying it does not recognize said device).

Check Start/Run/ dxdiag | Sound

Also Control Panel | Sounds & Audio Devices

Is there a device listed? Any info there?

Originally Posted by jephree

Is the USB device still listed under Other Devices? (Other Devices is Windows way of saying it does not recognize said device)

What do you mean by USB device?? If you mean the device shown at DriverGuide Toolkit?
82801DB/DBL USB EHCI Controller (ICH4/ICH4-L B0 step) is still being recognized as an Unknown Device.


It seems like it isnt recognizing any audio device, here is a screenshot: http://img194.echo.cx/img194/3124/untitled9fm.jpg

Look in the Device Manager: Start/Run/ devmgmt.msc under Sound: anything there?

Also look there for: Other Devices.

I don't understand why the eMachine driver will not work. Was there anything in the install process to notify of any problem?

Or did it indicate success?

Supposedly, there was success in installing the drivers, but it doesnt appear that they worked.

Here is a screenshot of my Device Manager http://img68.echo.cx/img68/5909/untitled1gj.jpg

Kinda at a loss myself dude.

Those eMachine drivers should be what you need.

You don't have a PCI sound card; do you?

Were things OK with your sound before you formatted?

Any other problems since?