Multimedia AUdio Controller

[m7r23]

I was talking on AIM, and suddenly my computer went to blue screen and said harware failure. Then when i turned my computer back on, it says found new hardware mutlimedia audio controller and theres is no sound in my computer, all i keep heraing is a beep?
Dell Inc. Dimension 4700
Chassis Serial Number: B9L5361
Board: Dell Inc. 0M3918
Serial Number: ..CN7082148E009A.
Bus Clock: 800 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Inc. A06 01/10/2005

 

[christov01]

I also had the same exact problem:

"? PCI Multimedia audio controller," in device manager w/ error code28 ( on a Dimension 4700, WinXP pro).

I noticed that my system had both: a built in integrated audio adapter AND also a SoundBlaster Live24 PCI card installed.

solution:

I had verified SB Live24 adapter card drivers were installed correctly (if needed, un-install / re-install).

I verified that in the (bios) setup (F2), the "integrated audio" was "off" (disabled), and found it was "on" (enabled) - I disabled it.

then after booting -no more yellow question marks. I have sound now.