Audio Drivers?

Sacrinyellow5 · 09-04-2006, 06:11 AM

I was wondering if there were any free utilities, which would automatically search my computer to find bad drivers and then give options on how to fix them? It seems like one of my comp's is having some trouble finding the audio driver and Im not sure how to go by finding it myself.
Thanks

Nevakonaza · 09-04-2006, 09:43 AM

Maybe this will work,Although dont know if its free or not.

http://www.driverguidetoolkit.com/

Hope this works

PC eye · 09-04-2006, 12:01 PM

In the Device Manager you can right click at any time on the listings seen in the sound and game controllers section and choose the update driver option. When given the choice of manually browsing a driver disk or having Windows perform an automatic search for the best driver(s) XP will often locate, downlload, and install what it finds as newer versions.

If you have an installed pci sound card go to the manufacturer's support to look for the updates if the auto search doesn't work. There you look up drivers for the make and model card installed. For onboard go to the board's support for the latest usually included in a driver package with drivers for other things like memory controllers.

Sacrinyellow5 · 09-04-2006, 04:19 PM

Thanks everyone for the help! Last night I did a little researching and d-loaded the audio drivers for the mobo and installed those. I checked in the device manager and it says all the drivers are working correctly?? But for some reason I still have no sound? I can't even mess with the sound volume through the control panel. There are no options to high light there all in gray... I used the program provided by AMD and it say that the drivers to my sound card are missing, but would not let me update them through the program. To do that I would need to buy it.. So I'm going to Creative website to find the drivers..
Thanks again,

Nevakonaza · 09-04-2006, 07:16 PM

Sorry that software didnt help you,I didnt know if it was freeware or not.

What specific drivers are you looking for anyway?

Is it onboard sound or a card?

Il try & help out more.

PC eye · 09-05-2006, 02:14 AM

With the correct drivers installed correctly the two things that would usually stop onboard sound from working are the enable/disable setting in the bios setup or a defective audio chip on the board. Have you looked in the bios to see if sound is enabled?

StrangleHold · 09-05-2006, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Sacrinyellow5

I was wondering if there were any free utilities, which would automatically search my computer to find bad drivers and then give options on how to fix them? It seems like one of my comp's is having some trouble finding the audio driver and Im not sure how to go by finding it myself.
Thanks

On board sound if so what motherboard do you have, or a sound card what sound card is it!

Sacrinyellow5 · 09-05-2006, 11:27 PM

The sound is onboard

The option in the Bios is enabled
The pins are in the correct spot for the onboard audio

I think I might just go out an buy a cheap audio card for it.

PC eye · 09-05-2006, 11:56 PM

If you do install a separate sound card remember to disaable the onboard when first powering the system up again. That will insure that Windows has a fresh detection of the new hardware installed and prompt for drivers.

Sacrinyellow5 · 09-06-2006, 01:21 PM

Well late last night I finally got the sound control options highlighted and the speaker icon is now noticed in my tool-bar. Still no sound, but I think I’m moving in the right direction. I only got to mess with it for a few minutes before I went to bed. I’m predicting tonight I will have onboard sound!

Thanks again for the help and support!

09-04-2006, 06:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sacrinyellow5 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Louis Posts: 918	Audio Drivers? I was wondering if there were any free utilities, which would automatically search my computer to find bad drivers and then give options on how to fix them? It seems like one of my comp's is having some trouble finding the audio driver and Im not sure how to go by finding it myself. Thanks __________________ Harvey Pekar "Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff" ------------------------------------------------- -Tower /AMD 64x2 Dual Core 4400+ (2.3Ghz) 3 GB DDR2/Geforce 8600GT(SSC)/160 SATA HD/DVD-RW/Vista Home -Laptop /Core 2 Duo T6460 (1.66Ghz)/2 GB DDR2/Intel GMA X3100/250 SATA HD/Vista Premium -Server /P4 2.26 Ghz/1 GB Ram/GeForce FX 5200/80 & 250GB HDx2/DVD-RW/XP -MAC G4(Quick Silver)/768 Mb Rams/40 GB & 2x120GB HD/DVD-RW/OSX Go Cards!

09-04-2006, 09:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midlands,Uk Age: 20 Posts: 8,219	Maybe this will work,Although dont know if its free or not. http://www.driverguidetoolkit.com/ Hope this works __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 2.8Ghz -Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) Seagate Barracuda 250Gb Sata II Western Digital Caviar 400GB Sata II 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit SP1\|Kaspersky IS 2009

09-04-2006, 04:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sacrinyellow5 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Louis Posts: 918	Thanks everyone for the help! Last night I did a little researching and d-loaded the audio drivers for the mobo and installed those. I checked in the device manager and it says all the drivers are working correctly?? But for some reason I still have no sound? I can't even mess with the sound volume through the control panel. There are no options to high light there all in gray... I used the program provided by AMD and it say that the drivers to my sound card are missing, but would not let me update them through the program. To do that I would need to buy it.. So I'm going to Creative website to find the drivers.. Thanks again, __________________ Harvey Pekar "Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff" ------------------------------------------------- -Tower /AMD 64x2 Dual Core 4400+ (2.3Ghz) 3 GB DDR2/Geforce 8600GT(SSC)/160 SATA HD/DVD-RW/Vista Home -Laptop /Core 2 Duo T6460 (1.66Ghz)/2 GB DDR2/Intel GMA X3100/250 SATA HD/Vista Premium -Server /P4 2.26 Ghz/1 GB Ram/GeForce FX 5200/80 & 250GB HDx2/DVD-RW/XP -MAC G4(Quick Silver)/768 Mb Rams/40 GB & 2x120GB HD/DVD-RW/OSX Go Cards!

09-04-2006, 07:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midlands,Uk Age: 20 Posts: 8,219	Sorry that software didnt help you,I didnt know if it was freeware or not. What specific drivers are you looking for anyway? Is it onboard sound or a card? Il try & help out more. __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 2.8Ghz -Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) Seagate Barracuda 250Gb Sata II Western Digital Caviar 400GB Sata II 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit SP1\|Kaspersky IS 2009

09-05-2006, 11:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sacrinyellow5 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Louis Posts: 918	The sound is onboard The option in the Bios is enabled The pins are in the correct spot for the onboard audio I think I might just go out an buy a cheap audio card for it. __________________ Harvey Pekar "Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff" ------------------------------------------------- -Tower /AMD 64x2 Dual Core 4400+ (2.3Ghz) 3 GB DDR2/Geforce 8600GT(SSC)/160 SATA HD/DVD-RW/Vista Home -Laptop /Core 2 Duo T6460 (1.66Ghz)/2 GB DDR2/Intel GMA X3100/250 SATA HD/Vista Premium -Server /P4 2.26 Ghz/1 GB Ram/GeForce FX 5200/80 & 250GB HDx2/DVD-RW/XP -MAC G4(Quick Silver)/768 Mb Rams/40 GB & 2x120GB HD/DVD-RW/OSX Go Cards!

09-04-2006, 12:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	In the Device Manager you can right click at any time on the listings seen in the sound and game controllers section and choose the update driver option. When given the choice of manually browsing a driver disk or having Windows perform an automatic search for the best driver(s) XP will often locate, downlload, and install what it finds as newer versions. If you have an installed pci sound card go to the manufacturer's support to look for the updates if the auto search doesn't work. There you look up drivers for the make and model card installed. For onboard go to the board's support for the latest usually included in a driver package with drivers for other things like memory controllers.

09-05-2006, 02:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	With the correct drivers installed correctly the two things that would usually stop onboard sound from working are the enable/disable setting in the bios setup or a defective audio chip on the board. Have you looked in the bios to see if sound is enabled?

09-05-2006, 11:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	If you do install a separate sound card remember to disaable the onboard when first powering the system up again. That will insure that Windows has a fresh detection of the new hardware installed and prompt for drivers.

09-06-2006, 01:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sacrinyellow5 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Louis Posts: 918	Well late last night I finally got the sound control options highlighted and the speaker icon is now noticed in my tool-bar. Still no sound, but I think I’m moving in the right direction. I only got to mess with it for a few minutes before I went to bed. I’m predicting tonight I will have onboard sound! Thanks again for the help and support! __________________ Harvey Pekar "Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff" ------------------------------------------------- -Tower /AMD 64x2 Dual Core 4400+ (2.3Ghz) 3 GB DDR2/Geforce 8600GT(SSC)/160 SATA HD/DVD-RW/Vista Home -Laptop /Core 2 Duo T6460 (1.66Ghz)/2 GB DDR2/Intel GMA X3100/250 SATA HD/Vista Premium -Server /P4 2.26 Ghz/1 GB Ram/GeForce FX 5200/80 & 250GB HDx2/DVD-RW/XP -MAC G4(Quick Silver)/768 Mb Rams/40 GB & 2x120GB HD/DVD-RW/OSX Go Cards!

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