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SoundMAX Audio driver(s)

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Old 01-13-2005
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SoundMAX Audio driver(s)

Apparnetly this new MSN virus uninstalled my audio drivers... so now I have no sound... and since I don't want to hear "beep beep" for the rest of this computer existance, could someone help me here. I do not have a driver disc.
and at first glance, I'm pretty sure I do not have the soundmax mobo thing...

Is there anyway kind of download out there that might fix this?
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Old 01-13-2005
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"beep beep?....

anywho...Is it onboard sound? You mentioning the motherboard gives me the feeling that it is... so what I want you to do is, post here the text written on the small chips on your motherboard.
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Old 01-13-2005
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Er.. there are a lot of chips on the mobo.. maybe a few screen shots of the problem I'm having... I've already tried installing the soundmax DRIVERS that are listed in the download section and I get this after install...
"Driver not found! Reboot your system, and run this setup again."

Even after I restart computer, still doesn't detect it, and it says the same message.
since this forum doesn't let me post links, I can't give you a screenshot.
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Old 01-13-2005
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What version of Windows are you running?

And also, if you wont take the time to provide the numbers on the chips, then I cant really help you.
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Old 01-14-2005
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Neverymind, I'll install XP again, reading the 200+ chips on the thing is irrelevant.
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Old 01-14-2005
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This is what I mean by chips.



That picture is a example, in it I don't see 200+ chips like that. I'm sorry if I wasn't descriptive enough. Usually the integrated sound chip is the small square one that's like a half-inch wide.

Example....


Do you know what your motherboard is, model number...etc...
I might be able to help you out with that information as well.
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Old 01-16-2005
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Ahhh Micro Atx!!!! Run!!!
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Old 12-08-2006
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hey i found the solution

first check the IC for audio driver. Its on the left side bottom of the mother board above the LAN IC. If it is AD188x , then ur realtek supports the audio drivers. if not write down the chip no and search for the manufacturer. then u can download the drivers from their site.
this shud help hopefully....
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Old 12-08-2006
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Or... You can just go to the Device Manager and go to Audio and see what it's called ( if it's still there ) like "XtremeSound" or something like that
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