Hi all,
I installed Vista on one of my machines (to take advantage of the Media Centre - I don't have XP MCE otherwise that would do).
Unfortunately, no sound is available.
The device is installed, and apparently working. In fact, the MICROPHONE works fine, just the sound ouput doesn't output. Whenever sound is being played, the mixer shows the audio levels going up and down, but nothing comes out at all.
I'm aware that Vista has issues depending on how old the hardware is etc, and that this particular device deosn't have real Vista drivers but I wondered if (a) anyone had a similar experience and (b) if anyone has found a work-around as yet.
It seems very strange to me that the drivers will enable the microphone correctly, but not the audio output!
Analog Devices AD1981A @ Intel 82801DB ICH4 - AC'97 Audio Controller
Installing Vista clean installs the above driver. Have updated to the latest from Windows Update. Have also tried to install the RealTek AC'97 and the SoundMAX drivers with the same results - the device says it is working properly, but no sound is output from the port.
Anyway, I know I might just have to buy a PCI card to solve the issue, which isn't the end of the world at all... I just want to ensure I exhaust all avenues first.
Cheers!
