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Originally Posted by Sameian
hi bookworm,
you can add me to the list of silent pc owners.....
i have an ibm thinkpad a31, i went to the lenovo site and D/L'ed the soundmax driver but it didnt work. i tried other things before getting fed up and recovering the system. i still do not have an audio device installed.
the only things that show up in device manager are all the "codecs" and a teakcd-224ecd-rom. i do not have the volume control icon on the taskbar nor can i access anything in the sound and audio devices folder in control panel (just about everything is grayed out) but the pc does beep every now and then and i can turn the volume up and down with the side volume buttons but it doesnt look like it doing it through windows, the volume bar looks like something you'd see on a tv. any help is greatly appreciated.
Sam
Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional (build 2600) IBM 2653CU1
System Serial Number: 78DVGA7
Enclosure Type: Notebook
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.20 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 Mobile
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: IBM 2653CU1
Serial Number: J1M1U248T4Z
Bus Clock: 400 megahertz
BIOS: IBM 1GET41WW (1.13 ) 10/18/2006
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Did you get this driver
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-41943
check this out
Start / Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Component Services / a separate window will open – in left pane click Services(Local) from the tree / Scroll down to Windows Audio service / if the service is Disabled or Manual right click > select Properties > under Startup Type change to Automatic > click Apply / click Start > OK Reboot.
Try installing this way, use the If No Setup File method
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.
Set a System Restore Point before installing drivers just in case
Start / All Programs / Accessories / System Tools / System Restore / select Create a restore point and follow instructions