Finding out my Sound Driver

[xzero1134]

I have no sound card and I'm not sure what my motherboard make is. I've used dxdiag and I've used a program called "Belarc Advisor" but neither of these scans show what my sound driver is. it's completely empty in dxdiag. I just formated my computer and lost sound, and I don't have the original installation cd. I know how to install drivers and all that but for some reason I'm having trouble finding out what my driver actually IS. Any help is greatly appreicated.

 

[CCT]

You don't want it, you don't get it'

 

[kimsland]

This small tool should work:
http://members.datafast.net.au/dft0802/downloads/pcivbs.vbs
It runs a quick script that checks your hardware (it is quite secure, and I have used in many times)

 

[xzero1134]

[ Primary Sound Driver ]

DirectSound Device Properties:
Device Description Primary Sound Driver
Driver Module
Primary Buffers 0
Min / Max Secondary Buffers Sample Rate 0 / 0 Hz

...? It doesn't seem to have found it either, unless one of the below is it:

[ Sound, video and game controllers / Audio Codecs ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Audio Codecs
Driver Date 7/1/2001
Driver Version 5.1.2535.0
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File wave.inf
Hardware ID MS_MMACM

[ Sound, video and game controllers / Legacy Audio Drivers ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Legacy Audio Drivers
Driver Date 7/1/2001
Driver Version 5.1.2535.0
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File wave.inf
Hardware ID MS_MMDRV

[ Sound, video and game controllers / Legacy Video Capture Devices ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Legacy Video Capture Devices
Driver Date 7/1/2001
Driver Version 5.1.2535.0
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File wave.inf
Hardware ID MS_MMVCD

[ Sound, video and game controllers / Media Control Devices ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Media Control Devices
Driver Date 7/1/2001
Driver Version 5.1.2535.0
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File wave.inf
Hardware ID MS_MMMCI

[ Sound, video and game controllers / Standard Game Port ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Standard Game Port
Driver Date 9/23/1998
Driver Version 5.0.0.0
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File gameport.inf
Hardware ID ACPI\PNPB02F
PnP Device Game Port Joystick

Device Resources:
Port 0200-0207

[ Sound, video and game controllers / Video Codecs ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Video Codecs
Driver Date 7/1/2001
Driver Version 5.1.2535.0
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File wave.inf
Hardware ID MS_MMVID

 

[xzero1134]

Sorry to double-post...

Here's some more info I don't fully understnad:

Motherboard Name --------->Asus A7V8X-X (6 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN)

Audio Adapter -----------> VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller (Is this it?)

 

[kimsland]

Here is your sound driver:
http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/audio/ad1980/WDM_3663.zip

But you need to install Via 4 in 1 first:
http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/utils/4in1_449.zip

Just in case here's the only other driver Xp doesn't find well:
VIA PCI 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet Adapter driver V3.15
http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/lan/vialan/vialan8201.zip

Also, do not write in bold

 

[xzero1134]

Thanks!

That did the trick. Thanks for the help, I greatly appreciate it!

 

[kimsland]

Thanks for the update
Glad it's resolved