Lauraetco

Hello,
My ex boyfriend gave me a computer that had just been reformatted. Everything works great except there is no sound.

Device Manager shows a yellow circle with an exclaimation mark in it, next to "C-Media AC97 Audio Device". When I click Properties, the device status says, "the device cannot start (Code 10)".

What the heck does that mean and how can I fix it? I want sound!

Do you think the driver is wrong? How do I know what driver I need and where do I get it? On Download.com, there are a million different ones for "C-Media AC97 Audio Device".

Thanks so much,
Laura


Here is a report from the program, Everest:

Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Uniprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.13 (IE 7.0)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name ETCO-4F1943CCA4
User Name Administrator
Logon Domain [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Date / Time 2009-04-26 / 22:13

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 1816 MHz (18 x 101)
Motherboard Name Asus P4B533-VM (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DIMM, Video)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Brookdale-G i845G
System Memory [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DIMM1: Smart Modular SM256SB266DDRBP4 256 MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM (2.5-3-3-6 @ 133 MHz) (2.0-2-2-5 @ 100 MHz)
DIMM2: Kingston K [ TRIAL VERSION ]
BIOS Type Award Modular (10/24/02)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6600 (256 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce 6600 AGP
Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 713MB/763MB/MagicSyncMaster CD173D(P) [17" CRT] (H8WTB06434)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Intel 82801DB ICH4 - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-1]