it's doing my head in...
okay so i guess i must have deleted my drivers by accident...
as yes...i am without sound.
i have tried most of the things that have been suggested on these boards and i don't know where to go next. my motherboard is a Gigabyte GA 8SIML.
its all to do with my multimedia audio controller
i checked out the maker of my motherboard and downloaded the drivers they suggested (which were both realtek and SiS)...nothing.
i tried to do a system restore to before when i deleted the driver...but it would seem the the option has been turned off for some time and there are no past restore points for me to use.
the device manager has the little yellow exclamation...a hardware conflict?
when i used the troubleshooter to try and resolve the conflict it made the problem worse...now i have a conflict with an SM bus controller.
i don't know what a BIOS is or if it would help matters to try and download a new one?
im only an a-level student and i think this is a bit out of my depth.
here is everything AIDA gave me...
Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180
Computer Name PACKARDBELL
User Name hanna
Logon Domain PACKARDBELL
Motherboard
CPU Type Intel Celeron 4A, 2600 MHz (6.5 x 400)
Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-8SIML (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 2 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset SiS 651
System Memory 512 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type AMI (04/14/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)
Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 (64 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (320612653037)
Multimedia
Audio Adapter SiS 7012 Audio Device
Storage
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive ST380012A (80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8483B
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B (16x/48x DVD-ROM)
Partitions
C: (NTFS) 76308 MB (46541 MB free)
Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
Network
Primary IP Address 82.3.162.217
Primary MAC Address 00-0D-61-2B-06-9B
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
Network Adapter SMC EZ Connect USB/Ethernet Series Converter (82.3.162.217)
Modem Aztech CNR2900 V.90 Modem
Peripherals
Printer Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
USB Device Logitech Microphone (Zoom)
USB Device Logitech QuickCam Zoom #3
USB Device Logitech USB Camera (Zoom)
USB Device SMC EZ Connect USB/Ethernet Series Converter