[stefan_B]

hey i just formated my hard drive and installed Windows XP Home edition, and im having the same no sound problem as many others. In the control panel under Sounds and Devices it said no device available and i also couldnt get into the volume control panel, but then i downloaded a driver (Creative SB Live!) - this didnt do anything except make the computer say that i have an audio device available, so im assuming i downloaded the wrong driver. Anywho here are my specs, any help is greatly appreciated.

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) No details available
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.07 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7V8X REV 1.xx
Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software, Inc. ASUS A7V8X ACPI BIOS Revision 1014 04/21/2004
Drives Memory Modules c,d
40.01 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
35.41 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

LITE-ON LTR-52246S [CD-ROM drive]
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-107D [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

ST340810A [Hard drive] (40.02 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 5FB6X6R1, rev 3.60, SMART Status: Healthy
WDC WD2000JB-16FUA0 [Hard drive] (200.05 GB) -- drive 1, s/n WD-WMAEP2920367, rev 15.05R15, SMART Status: Healthy 512 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DDR 1' has 512 MB
Slot 'DDR 2' is Empty
Slot 'DDR 3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 40.01 GB 35.41 GB free

Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Stefan 10/5/2006 1:57:20 AM (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator 10/4/2006 9:26:49 PM (admin)
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never


Marks a disabled account; Marks a locked account None detected
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
VIA Bus Master IDE Controller RADEON 9600 SERIES [Display adapter]
RADEON 9600 SERIES - Secondary [Display adapter]
Bridge Information 15.7 [Monitor] (15.7"vis, February 2002)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (3x) Creative Game Port
Creative SB Live! series
Communications Other Devices
SoftV92 Data Fax Modem


Ethernet Controller
SMC EZ Connect USB/Ethernet Series Converter
primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.1.101 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.1.254
Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.254
Physical Address: 00:04:E2:08:A0:63

Networking Dns Server: 192.168.1.254
USB Human Interface Device
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
HID-compliant mouse
USB Root Hub (3x)

EDIT:

I think i may have found the driver (ALC650) but im not sure how to update or install it.