Yesterday I reformatted my laptop and reinstalled Windows XP, butI am now having problems installing my sound card. I installed my Realtek AC'97 driver, but am getting the error message 'This device cannot start. (Code 10)'. No matter what I try to do, I keep getting the same message. Can anybody help?
This device cannot start. (Code 10) Please help.
- Thread starter themighty
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Aren't Realtek drivers fun? 
Those can be a royal whatever at times.
You will need to use a driver remover and go with a different update if not back to the original drivers found on the software/recovery disks. What make and model laptop is that? Review the Faq section as well as updates at their support site.
Those can be a royal whatever at times. You will need to use a driver remover and go with a different update if not back to the original drivers found on the software/recovery disks. What make and model laptop is that? Review the Faq section as well as updates at their support site.
The last time I saw a code #10 here was when simply having reversed the cable for a floppy drive not seeing a locking tab on the connector. "goober alert!" I simply plugged it in too fast on that occasion.
Another great freeware besides PC Wizard 2008 that doesn't need an installer but simply a right click to create a shortcut to drag to the desktop is the System Info for Windows(SIW) tool found at http://www.gtopala.com/
One of several download pages is at http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/SIW.shtml
This will provide information on all softwares as well as hardwares you have on the system there. You simply download it to the folder of your choice and create the shortcut to run it.
"goober alert!" I simply plugged it in too fast on that occasion.Another great freeware besides PC Wizard 2008 that doesn't need an installer but simply a right click to create a shortcut to drag to the desktop is the System Info for Windows(SIW) tool found at http://www.gtopala.com/
One of several download pages is at http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/SIW.shtml
This will provide information on all softwares as well as hardwares you have on the system there. You simply download it to the folder of your choice and create the shortcut to run it.
I've been trying to sort this out for a few days now with no luck.
PC Wizard gives the following...
General Information :
NorthBridge : Intel i855PM
SouthBridge : 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge
NorthBridge Information :
Architecture : HUB
Manufacturer : Intel (Sony Corp)
Revision : A3
Bus Speed : 124.5 MHz
FSB Frequency : 498 MHz (QDR)
FSB max. Support : 400 MHz
RAM max. Support : DDR (266 MHz)
Memory Information :
Type : DDR-SDRAM PC2600
Frequency : 165.4 MHz
DRAM/FSB Ratio : 5/3
Activated Channels : Single
ECC Diagnostic : YesMode
CAS Latency (tCL) : 2.5 clocks
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 7 clocks
Read Delay (tRD) : 4 clocks
Bus Information :
Version : 2.0
Transfert Rate supported : 1x, 2x, 4x
Transfert Rate : 4x
Aperture Size : 256 MB
Side Band supported : Yes
Side Band enabled : Yes
AGP enabled : Yes
Hub Interface Information :
Version : 1.00
Time Slice : 0
Width : 8-bit
Full Duplex : Yes
Frequency : 4x (264 MHz)
Multiplier : 1/1x
Device Capabilities (PCI) :
I/O Access : No
Memory Access : Yes
Bus Master Capable : Yes
Special Cycle Recognition : No
Memory Write & Invalidate : No
VGA Palette Snoop : No
Parity Error Response : No
Cycle Wait : No
System Error Line : Yes
Fast Back-to-Back : No
Detects Parity Errors : No
User Defined Format : No
PCI 66Mhz Bus Support : No
New Capability List : Yes
PCI Support : Vendor-Dependant
PCI Support : AGP
Any other info you need to help me? I tried installing the i855PM chipset, and then the Realteck drivers, but no luck. I must be doing something wrong.
PC Wizard gives the following...
General Information :
NorthBridge : Intel i855PM
SouthBridge : 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge
NorthBridge Information :
Architecture : HUB
Manufacturer : Intel (Sony Corp)
Revision : A3
Bus Speed : 124.5 MHz
FSB Frequency : 498 MHz (QDR)
FSB max. Support : 400 MHz
RAM max. Support : DDR (266 MHz)
Memory Information :
Type : DDR-SDRAM PC2600
Frequency : 165.4 MHz
DRAM/FSB Ratio : 5/3
Activated Channels : Single
ECC Diagnostic : YesMode
CAS Latency (tCL) : 2.5 clocks
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 7 clocks
Read Delay (tRD) : 4 clocks
Bus Information :
Version : 2.0
Transfert Rate supported : 1x, 2x, 4x
Transfert Rate : 4x
Aperture Size : 256 MB
Side Band supported : Yes
Side Band enabled : Yes
AGP enabled : Yes
Hub Interface Information :
Version : 1.00
Time Slice : 0
Width : 8-bit
Full Duplex : Yes
Frequency : 4x (264 MHz)
Multiplier : 1/1x
Device Capabilities (PCI) :
I/O Access : No
Memory Access : Yes
Bus Master Capable : Yes
Special Cycle Recognition : No
Memory Write & Invalidate : No
VGA Palette Snoop : No
Parity Error Response : No
Cycle Wait : No
System Error Line : Yes
Fast Back-to-Back : No
Detects Parity Errors : No
User Defined Format : No
PCI 66Mhz Bus Support : No
New Capability List : Yes
PCI Support : Vendor-Dependant
PCI Support : AGP
Any other info you need to help me? I tried installing the i855PM chipset, and then the Realteck drivers, but no luck. I must be doing something wrong.
Do you have a floppy drive installed by chance? If you added in a floppy drive or recently replaced a cable that would be one thing to look at. You have plugged it in reversed and are now seeing this error. That particular error is generally drive related and not anything in Windows itself.