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Originally Posted by alex12
Hi,
I too have the same problem as everyone else, installed windows xp home with SP2 and cant get any sound. Tried all the usual things, uninstalling and reinstalling the audio devices, when I go into sound it doesnt even recognise that there is any sound anywhere. I have details from my computer from the belarc advisor, shown below and would be grateful for any suggestions for what I can try.
Thanks in advance
Alex12
Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) ECS K7S5A 1.0Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.67 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP128 kilobyte primary memory cache256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ECS K7S5A 1.0Bus Clock: 66 megahertzBIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 07.00T 04/02/01
Drives Memory Modules c,d
113.07 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity108.55 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free SpaceHP DVD Writer 640c [CD-ROM drive]IDE DVD-ROM 16X [CD-ROM drive]3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]IC35L080AVVA07-0 [Hard drive] (82.35 GB) -- drive 0, s/n VNC402A4CM1SJA, rev VA4OA52A, SMART Status: HealthyWDC WD307AA-32BAA0 [Hard drive] (30.76 GB) -- drive 1, s/n WD-WMA2F2499432, rev 10.09K11, SMART Status: Healthy 256 Megabytes Installed MemorySlot '0' has 256 MBSlot '1' is EmptySlot '2' is EmptySlot '3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 82.34 GB 77.81 GB free
d: (FAT32 on drive 1) 30.74 GB 30.74 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
HOME 9/10/2007 12:41:27 PM (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never
Marks a disabled account; Marks a locked account EPSON Stylus Photo 830U Series on USB001
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controllerPrimary IDE Channel [Controller]Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]SiS PCI IDE Controller All-In-Wonder 128 AGP [Display adapter]NUL 17.1 [Monitor] (17.1"vis, August 2002)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Adaptec AIC-7850 PCI SCSI ControllerNEC PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller (B1)NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller (2x)SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller (2x) ATI WDM Bt829 VideoATI WDM Specialized MVD CodecATI WDM Teletext DecoderATI WDM TV Audio CrossbarATI WDM TV TunerMPU-401 Compatible MIDI DeviceMultimedia Audio ControllerStandard Game Port
Communications Other Devices
1394 Net Adapter
ZyXEL G-202 Wireless USB Adapter
VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host ControllerStandard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 KeyboardMicrosoft PS/2 MouseInfinity USBUSB Root Hub (5x)
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This utility will check whether you have a SiS audio driver on your system, there are a few variations of this board with different audio drivers, is SiS say it is there audio then you can install the driver from within this utility
http://www.sis.com/support/support_prodid.htm
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These are the motherboard drivers for your ECS K7S5A MoBo
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Dow...uID=39&LanID=8
audio is SiS
Installing Drivers
Create a folder for what you are downloading
Example: Audio
Then download the zipped file to that folder
Then download and install Winzip
Go to the folder and right click and click Winzip extract to here
That will automatically make a folder and unzip files to it ( make a note of file path)
Then go to folder and click on Setup file and follow instructions displayed for installation
If no Setup file
1. Expand "Sound, video and game controllers"
2. Right-click the the yellow flagged device ( or audio device Realtek, Soundmax C-Media etc ) and choose Update Driver
3. In Windows XP SP2, the Update Wizard will prompt to connect to the Windows Update
4. Select "No, not this time" and click Next
5. Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and click Next.
6. Select "Search for the best driver in theses locations" and check "Include this location in the search"
7. Click Browse and select the the location of downloaded driver
8. Click OK and click Next
9. Wait while the Wizard installs the software
10. Click Finish.