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Originally Posted by snapple
I have a V2 Premier model P4VMM2. The problem I am having is that the sound card has a exclamation point next to it. No matter how many different drivers I find and try none of them work and still no sound. I also have a device PCI Simple Communications Device with exclamation point next to it. All this came about when I had to reformat this pc. Here are my pc specs can u help me please.
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Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name *************
User Name ***********
Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 3056 MHz (23 x 133)
Motherboard Name ECS P4VMM2 (2 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 2 SDR DIMM, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8751(A) ProSavageDDR P4M266(A)
System Memory 992 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (03/02/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
Display:
Video Adapter S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR (Microsoft Corporation) (32 MB)
3D Accelerator S3 ProSavageDDR
Monitor Dell E773c [17" CRT] (6418048C39XR)
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller
Storage:
IDE Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller
Disk Drive IOMEGA ZIP 250
Disk Drive WDC WD1200BB-00DWA0 (106 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive DVD-16X DVD-ROM BDV316C (16x/48x DVD-ROM)
Optical Drive LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S (DVD+RW:8x/4x, DVD-RW:4x/2x, DVD-ROM:12x, CD:40x/24x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK
Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 108626 MB (103181 MB free)
Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse
Network:
Network Adapter Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(LNE100TX v4) (192.168.1.93)
Peripherals:
USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
USB2 Controller VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
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Your audio plugs must be on the I/O plate for this driver to work, if you use an expansion slot then you have a Sound Card installed, see here, click the image to focus
http://www.overclockeddoc.com/bookwo...0io%20slot.JPG
there are 2 board versions with different audio, one has Realtek AC'97 and one has Via AC'97
Via AC'97, installation instructions on the site
http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx...SubCatID =104
Realtek AC'97
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false
Get Everest, copy and paste the Computer / Summary section
Download the (Executable file) save to desktop, double click downloaded file on desktop to install
The site is slow
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