want to format entire hard drive (s)

Stephen J Gurd · 03-03-2006, 01:49 AM

Hi,
I had two computers. One was for my grandson with 100x17 cpu and the other which is mine operating with a 100x8 cpu. His had a 10GB hard drive mine had a 40GB HD. I figured I would just switch hard drives and everything would be cool. And is was... but. Now the built in sound does not work on either. I think it is because the motherboards had their own driver CDs. I installed PCI sound cards on both of them but still no sound. So now I think that if I can totally clear or format the hard drives and then boot and install everything on the correct motherboard CDs with the correct CDs they both should work. Whether I am right or not does not matter. What matters is the sound. The grandson really likes to hear putt-putt to talk. I kind of like it, too. Please help if you can. Steve

Motoxrdude · 03-03-2006, 01:54 AM

Did you uninstall the old sound card drivers first? If not uninstall them in the add/remove programs.

Stephen J Gurd · 03-03-2006, 01:54 AM

Every thing was working before I did the switch. I am tring not to buy anything. Steve

Stephen J Gurd · 03-03-2006, 01:59 AM

The motherboards had and have built in sound and they worked. The cards I added were an attemp to solve the problem. I think the cards would work if I still had the drivers to intall them. Windows says it can not locate a driver on my system. Steve

StrangleHold · 03-03-2006, 05:29 AM

you will have to find out what mother boards they are and download the built in sound drivers and the same for the sound cards

03-03-2006, 01:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
Stephen J Gurd New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3	want to format entire hard drive (s) Hi, I had two computers. One was for my grandson with 100x17 cpu and the other which is mine operating with a 100x8 cpu. His had a 10GB hard drive mine had a 40GB HD. I figured I would just switch hard drives and everything would be cool. And is was... but. Now the built in sound does not work on either. I think it is because the motherboards had their own driver CDs. I installed PCI sound cards on both of them but still no sound. So now I think that if I can totally clear or format the hard drives and then boot and install everything on the correct motherboard CDs with the correct CDs they both should work. Whether I am right or not does not matter. What matters is the sound. The grandson really likes to hear putt-putt to talk. I kind of like it, too. Please help if you can. Steve

03-03-2006, 01:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 17 Posts: 5,970	Did you uninstall the old sound card drivers first? If not uninstall them in the add/remove programs. __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08.

03-03-2006, 01:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
Stephen J Gurd New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3	That is what I thought I did... Every thing was working before I did the switch. I am tring not to buy anything. Steve

03-03-2006, 01:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
Stephen J Gurd New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3	the old sound cards. The motherboards had and have built in sound and they worked. The cards I added were an attemp to solve the problem. I think the cards would work if I still had the drivers to intall them. Windows says it can not locate a driver on my system. Steve

03-03-2006, 05:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,087	you will have to find out what mother boards they are and download the built in sound drivers and the same for the sound cards __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 800 4gb PNY XLR8 8800GT Spinpoint F1 500gb. Too bad stupidity isn't painful.

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