Audio help Multimedia Cont.

[cferr001]

no sound

Multimedia audio controller has a yellow " ! " it was bigger before and had a
question mark next to it, now it only has a small " ! "

i don't have cd's


here are my comp. specs.



Operating System
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600)

System Model
HP Pavilion 04 P9806A-ABA 542x 30000TG101IMPER

Enclosure Type: Other

Processor

1.80 gigahertz Intel Celeron
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
128 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Main Circuit Board
Board: Intel Corporation NBGV - Northwood/Brookdale-G Validation Board
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies LTD 6.00 05/24/2002

Drives
40.96 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
20.09 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space


AXV CD/DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
MITSUMI CR-48X9TE [CD-ROM drive]
SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616F [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

HP photosmart 7700 USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 1
Maxtor 4D040H2 [Hard drive] (40.98 GB) -- drive 0, s/n D25NJETE, rev DAH017K0, SMART Status: Healthy

Memory Modules c,d
254 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'J5G3' has 256 MB
Slot 'J5G2' is Empty

Bus Adapters
A347SCSI SCSI Controller
Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller - 24CD
Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C2
Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C4
Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C7Controllers
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801DB Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 24CB
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]

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Multimedia
Multimedia Audio Controller

 

[Federelli]

Do you know wether your audio is integrated, or if it isn't?

Most likely it IS integrated, and you should try finding AC'97 drivers, since that's the most common integrated sound chip.

I recommend downloading Everest (a hardware diagnostics tool), to see what audio card/chip you've got.

 

[cferr001]

I did try to install AC'97 but the blue srceen comes out and the computer
restarts



Device Description Type
Analog Devices AD1981A @ Intel 82801DB ICH4 - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-1] PCI

 

[Federelli]

What drivers are you installing, the latest ones, or the ones that came with your mobo?

If you are on a fresh Windows XP installation something went wrong with it, there's no reason why you should be getting a BSOD when installing those drivers.

 

[jaroddog]

And is your sound integrated (I assume so, judging from the fact that it is an HP)? Look on the back to see if it is a seperate pci card or if it is near the mouse/usp/parallel port connections (a.k.a. integrated). If it is a card, remove it reading labels. I like to get hard to find drivers at driverguide.com (requires signing up -- but it is free!). Whether it is integrated or not, the best bet for finding all the information/drivers/manuals you'll need will be at hp.com. Just look up your model and the rest is pert' near simple.

Regards