OK, when I usually have an issue i just browse through posts already posted and figure it out from there, but I'm stumped here.
I decided to reformat my computer since I had not done so in a while and now I have no sound. When I go to control Panel - Sound and Audio Devices it states "No Audio Device". I checked the bios and sound is on here are the stats of my computer (I'm running windows xp and service pack2 and my computer is a dell dimension 4600 series):
Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 2400 MHz (18 x 133)
Motherboard Name Dell Dimension 4600
Motherboard Chipset Intel Springdale i865PE
System Memory 2048 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (05/07/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
Display:
Video Adapter RADEON 9600 Family (Microsoft Corporation) (128 MB)
Video Adapter RADEON 9600 SEC Family (Microsoft Corporation) (128 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon 9600 XT (RV360)
Monitor Dell 1905FP (Analog) [19" LCD] (T611656FACS9)
Multimedia:
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
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive ST3120026A (120 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Disk Drive IC35L060AVV207-0 (60 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive _NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A (DVD:4x/2.4x/12x, CD:16x/10x/40x DVD+RW)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR-8481B (48x CD-ROM)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK
Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 57207 MB (47023 MB free)
D: (NTFS) 114463 MB (114394 MB free)
Total Size 167.6 GB (157.6 GB free)
I followed some links posted to go to the Realtek site and download drivers for the audio adapter, I did this and when I tryto install the executable file my computer crashes.
please help me, I feel as if I'm running out of options and am about to try to just reformat again
Thank you in advance