[quote=evatcus]i have a compaq presario c503wm laptop. i just had to reinstall windows xp pro on it and i cant get all the drivers from the compaq website to work including the sound. can anyone help me out?
Manufacturer : Hewlett-Packard
Processor : Celeron M 430
Device Audio : 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio
-Mode : High Definition Audio (HDA)
Manufacturer : Conexant
Model : CXT5045 -
Mainboard : HP 30C6
Chipset : Intel i943/940GML
Processor : Celeron M 430 @ 1733 MHz
Physical Memory : 2048 MB (2 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM )
Video Card : Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GU Express Integrated Graphics Controller
Hard Disk : ST980812AS (80 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : Optiarc DVD RW AD-7530A
Network Card : Broadcom Corp Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card
Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor RT8139 (A/B/C/810x/813x/C+) Fast Ethernet Adapter
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
DirectX : Version 9.0c
drivers from HP
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s... 7786&lang=en
before installing the Conexant audio driver you need to install the Microsoft Universal Audio Architecture driver here
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...=228&lang=e n
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