[quigonjim]

Hello,

I was wondering if you can spare some time to help with my problem please. Its been driving me nuts.

My pc currently has no sound, what appears to be the problem is my multimedia audio controller has the yellow ?/! next to it. This occurred after reformatting the pc. If comp specs are what you need then hopefully this helps...

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Motherboard Name Asus P4SD-LA (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Breeds Hill i848P
System Memory 512 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type AMI (07/26/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 (256 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
Monitor Medion MD7479AF [19" LCD] (730)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Creative EMU10K2 Audigy / Audigy 2 Audio Processor
Audio Adapter Intel 82801EB ICH5 - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-2/A-3]

Storage:
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Disk Drive SAMSUNG SP1614C (160 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA)
Disk Drive Generic USB SD Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB CF Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB SM Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB MS Reader USB Device
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163B (16x/52x DVD-ROM)
Optical Drive LITE-ON DVD+RW SOHW-822S
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 152617 MB (131238 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant mouse

Network:
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC (192.168.1.192)
Modem Agere Systems PCI Soft Modem

Peripherals:
Printer AGFA-AccuSet v52.3
Printer hp psc 1310 series
USB1 Controller Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]
USB2 Controller Intel 82801EB ICH5 - Enhanced USB2 Controller [A-2/A-3]
USB Device eHome Infrared Transceiver
USB Device hp psc 1310 series (DOT4USB)
USB Device hp psc 1310 series
USB Device Logitech QuickCam Express #2
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device
USB Device USB Printing Support

Apart from that, I also have the same problems with the multimedia Video controller and the eHome infrared transciever, but as long as my sound comes back its as good as gone. If i need to post any other details then that is fine.

All help would be Extremely appreciated. Thanks, Jim