Hi

I recently re-installed my os (XP Pro) and I don't know how to re-install the sound. I *think* the sound is probably on the motherboard. Can anyone please talk me through what I need to do?

Marc

Hiya Marc :wave:

Go to start and right click on my computer. Select properties> hardware> device manager. Scroll down the list and find your sound card. It will probably have a yellow ! at the side of it. Double click on your sound card and select the Driver tab at the top. Click on install driver (possibly update driver) and follow the instructions. When it asks where to look for the driver direct it to your CD drive. Insert your windows xp pro disk. XP will now scan the disk for your sound driver.

If this doesn't work you will need to go the website of your sound card manufacturer and download the drivers from there. Save the drivers on your desktop. Go through the above again but point it to the file on your desktop when it asks where to look for the driver.

Let us know if you have any problems

Originally Posted by marcbowden

Hi

I recently re-installed my os (XP Pro) and I don't know how to re-install the sound. I *think* the sound is probably on the motherboard. Can anyone please talk me through what I need to do?

Marc

What make and model is your comp, with that information you can get the audio driver from the manufacturers site. if you don't know then get Belarc Advisor
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html (free) copy and then paste in post, but don't post the Software License section. if a yellow ! shown under multimedia devices, this means no sound driver installed.

Hope this helps

Sorry guys gotta muscle in with a similar problem.
just done the reboot thing with XPhome and no sound .
The sound device /card is off my mother board (i think ? nothing shown under devices menu).
Specs;
Age of system ; built 31:03:2003
Cpu: AMD Athlon xp2200
mainboard :K7S5A with a Socket -A processor.
sound card ;none

Hope thats enough info for you to help .:bs_lame:

Oh and i had real trouble with the logon too,as in i couldn't :angry: .
error report from microsoft trouble shooter suggested C-media conflict and Nvida graphic card driver conflicts .(Is this making sense to you?, cos i'm lost ).

I've resorted to disabling all sound drivers and removal of Nvida drivers so that i can logon to windows .I'm not to up on this tech stuff but i can follow instructions.

Help please .Karac.

Originally Posted by karac

Sorry guys gotta muscle in with a similar problem.
just done the reboot thing with XPhome and no sound .
The sound device /card is off my mother board (i think ? nothing shown under devices menu).
Specs;
Age of system ; built 31:03:2003
Cpu: AMD Athlon xp1500
mainboard :K7S5A with a Socket -A processor.
sound card ;none

Hope thats enough info for you to help .:bs_lame:

Oh and i had real trouble with the logon too,as in i couldn't :angry: .
error report from microsoft trouble shooter suggested C-media conflict and Nvida graphic card driver conflicts .(Is this making sense to you?, cos i'm lost ).

I've resorted to disabling all sound drivers and removal of Nvida drivers so that i can logon to windows .I'm not to up on this tech stuff but i can follow instructions.

Help please .Karac.

There are 4 versions of this board and 2 different audio drivers, as Win quotes C-media then the driver is CMI9738, go here to ECS to get the driver http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Downloa...uID=45&LanID=9

Set a System restore Point before installing driver just in case

thanks for the quick reply
Karac.

Originally Posted by karac

thanks for the quick reply
Karac.

let us know how it goes.

Cheers

let us know how it goes

T_D_D

er.. well! done the download ok, but still no sound .:idunno:
This is getting silly ,i can boot up ok now ,but there are no devices showing for audio sound .i've tried an audio CD via windows media player and the error code showing is ;

Error id =0xc00d11ba condition id =0x00000000.

I have tried to update drivers and devices from the device manager with no effect .

Any ideas on what to do next ????

novice computer wrangler, Karac.

let us know how it goes

T_D_D

er.. well! done the download ok, but still no sound .:idunno:
This is getting silly ,i can boot up ok now ,but there are no devices showing for audio sound .i've tried an audio CD via windows media player and the error code showing is ;

Error id =0xc00d11ba condition id =0x00000000.

I have tried to update drivers and devices from the device manager with no effect .

Any ideas on what to do next ????

novice computer wrangler, Karac.

Originally Posted by karac

er.. well! done the download ok, but still no sound .:idunno:
This is getting silly ,i can boot up ok now ,but there are no devices showing for audio sound .i've tried an audio CD via windows media player and the error code showing is ;

Error id =0xc00d11ba condition id =0x00000000.

I have tried to update drivers and devices from the device manager with no effect .

Any ideas on what to do next ????

novice computer wrangler, Karac.

Ok we'll pin the board down, get Belarc Advisor ( Free ) http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html copy and paste the report But not the Software License section that way we know exacally what board it is

Hopr this helps