oh why oh why cant computers be hassle free.

no its def a AMD and not a hp or anything else.

i went to run and typed in CPU_Z and it says windows can not find it

It is a program you need to download from that link I posted.

hee hee, ya can tell im not very good at all this stuff,
anyway i managed to download it on the xp and the the results of make and model are
motherboard manufacturer is blank
and the model is
KT400-8235

is that right?

These are the chipset drivers which should get you the USB at least.

Audio might not be included.

http://www.xicomputer.com/support/dr...rd&part=22037#

Scroll down to Windows Drivers.

Are you certain there is no other label or ID on this computer as to a manufacturer and model?

If not you would have a "custom built" computer. Does that sound right?

You could try this audio driver:

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false

KX400-8X VIA KT400/8235 Socket 462 with FSB 200/266/333MHz 3 DDR333/266/200 Memory Sockets AGP 8X , 6 channel AC 97 Audio 2 ATA133 Channels, up to 4 ATA 133 IDE Devices 6 USB 2.0/1.1 Ports (4 ports by cable)BIOS Mirror™ Voice Genie™ Processor Socket 462 AMD Athlon™/Athlon™XP/Duron™ Processor 500 MHz to 2700+ FSB 200/266/333MHz Chipset VIA KT400/8235 Winbond W83697HF Memory 3 DDR sockets DDR333/266/DDR200 unbuffered ECC/none-ECC DDR SDRAM up to 3GB Expansion Slots 1 x AGP 8X slot (Supports AGP 2X/4X/8X, but no support 1X ) 6 x PCI slots (PCI 2.2 compliant) 1 x CNR slot (AMR Type)IDE Ports 2 ATA133 channels, up to 4 ATA 133 IDE devices Onboard I/O Connectors 1 x Floppy Connector 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 header (4 ports USB cable optional) 1 x CD_IN header 1 x S/PDIF in/out header (S/PDIF in/out cable optional) 1 x CPU fan header with fan rotation detection function 1 x System fan headers with fan rotation detection function 1 x10 pin system panel header (Intel spec) 1 x Front audio header (Intel spec) 1 x IrDA header 1 x Chassis intrusion detection header1 x Wake on LAN I/O via Back Panel PS/2 keyboard/mouse, 2 x USB(2.0/1.1),2 x Com(serial), 1 x Parallel, 1x Game/Line-in/Lin-out/Mic-in Power 20-pin ATX power connector BIOS Features 2Mb Flash EEPROM Award BIOS with ACPI, DMI2.0, PnP, WfM2.0, Green Suspend to RAM (S3), Suspend to Disk (S4) Wake on keyboard, Wake on LAN/RTC Timer Hardware Monitoring 2 FAN sensors, CPU/System voltages and temperature monitoring Special Features BIOS Mirror™ Protect BIOS by creating a mirror image of itselfVoice Genie™ Voice Troubleshooting system ( four-Language ) Zero Jumper Design Adjustable CPU frequency by 1 MHz increment, Adjustable VCore, VAge, VMemory Watch Dog Timer (Automatic reset the system when system lack up)

hi again, i tried xicomputer and the realtek one and still no sound device is detected.
i do remember it had realtek installed on it before i reinstalled it.
it could also be custom built and i have looked everywhere for a label but there is none.
i did open it up though i didnt have a clue what i was looking for, i did see a little chip in there saying VIA VT8235 is this any help?...

These are the chipset drivers;

http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx...D=1&CatID=1070

Probably the same as the last site.

VIA offers this audio driver:

http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx...0&SubCatID=104

Also USB:

http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx...D=1&CatID=1200

In general:

http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2&OSID=1

arrr im going crazy,
i tried all them and none worked
when i reinstalled xp and then did all the updates i think it has updated to sp3?
in add or remove it has windows installer 3.1(KB893803)
maybe this is why i cant get it to work,
oh the usbs are working just no sound.
Thanks heaps for all your help

Windows Installer 3 is not SP3. SP3 has not been issued to Windows Update yet.

Those are the chipset manufacturers drivers (VIA).

Most motherboard manufacturers will add their own versions. In this case we need to know who made that motherboard.

On top of this most computer manufacturers such as Dell or HP use their own versions so if it were manufactured we would need to know by whom.

You could just keep try AC '97 drivers but there are so many versions.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&n...rivers&spell=1

You could also add a PCI sound card which would come with its own drivers.

I Love You
Its all fixed....WOOHOO!...
Thank you
I ended up trying another ac 97 driver google search you put in and installed it restarted and hey presto i now have sound AND a newly reinstalled xp.. thank you so much for all your help.
Your great help
oh and thanks for clearing up with me that i didnt install sp3

Cool.

Glad you found one in there. Might want to save it somewhere for the future.

Let us know if we can help further.