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Originally Posted by godsgift910
i need help badddddd. i have no sound to watch movies or hear music with with either program on my windows XP service pack2. my system is a hpdv1000 i have already went to www.hp.com and downloaded the Conexant audio driver and the Conexant EQ driver. they are still not working. i open up my device manager and i see a big yellow X on multimedia audio controller. i have tried so much to fix this problem. my serial number is CNF5420HNF. I GUESS THIS IS PART NUMBER....p/n EH438UA#ABA.... ANYTHING IS PLENTY AT THIS TIME.. |
This EH438UA#ABA gives the model Pavilion dv1404us notebook PC drivers in link below, check that this is the Conexant driver you have already downloaded.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s... 7344&lang=en
This driver has been a bother, this appears to be the solution
CONEXANT AC-97 audio link installation
1. Install Realtek AC’97 audio driver
2. Reboot
3. Download and try to install the CONEXANT AC’97 audio driver. Pay attention to where it stores the files
4. Go to Device Manager / Sound, video and game controllers / right click Realtek AC’97 select UPDATE DRIVER
5. Select No, not this time if it asks to connect to Windows Update – click NEXT
6. Select “Install from a list or specific location ( Advanced )– click NEXT
7. Select “Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install” – click NEXT
8. DE-select “ Show comparable Hardware “ Conexant should show up under manufacturer since you tried to install the driver earlier.
9. Click on CONEXANT on the left - then select “CONEXANT AC-Link Audio” on the right and – click NEXT. It may ask you for the location of some files, point it to the directory the CONEXANT driver uncompressed to in Step 3
10. Reboot, and you should have working audio
Realtek AC'97 here
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...tDown=false#AC
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