[quote=SoundNoob]my sound doesnt work and i cant find my sound card on device manager
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Computer Profile Summary
Computer Name: Eric-6484bf8893 (in WORKGROUP)
Profile Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:49:51 PM
Advisor Version: 7.2x
Windows Logon: Eric
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Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600) No details available
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTek Computer Inc. P4P8T Rev 1.xx
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 1009.001 12/17/2004
Drives Memory Modules c,d
120.02 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
102.25 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
ATAPI-CD ROM-DRIVE-56MAX [CD-ROM drive]
HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8527B [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
photosmart printer card reader (HPH09) [Hard drive] -- drive 1
WDC WD1200BB-88GUC0 [Hard drive] (120.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WCALA1953319, rev 08.02D08, SMART Status: Healthy 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'DIMM0' has 512 MB
Slot 'DIMM1' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 120.02 GB 102.25 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Eric 1/20/2009 3:42:06 PM (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never
DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account
hp photosmart P1000 series on DOT4_001
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 24DB
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] RADEON 9200 PRO Family (Microsoft Corporation) [Display adapter]
RADEON 9200 PRO SEC Family (Microsoft Corporation) [Display adapter]
Samsung SyncMaster [Monitor] (17.1"vis, s/n HVGY710601, July 2005)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D7
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE
Intel(R) 82801EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24DD Standard Game Port
Communications Other Devices
Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
the audio driver is here at Asus, it is in 2 parts
http://support.asus.com.tw/download/...Language=en-us
you have to download to one folder then unzip them
Installing Drivers
Create a folder for what you are downloading
Example: Audio
Then download the zipped file to that folder
Then download and install Winzip
Go to the folder and right click and click Winzip extract to here
That will automatically make a folder and unzip files to it ( make a note of file path)
Then go to folder and click on Setup file and follow instructions displayed for installation
If no Setup file
1. Expand "Sound, video and game controllers"
2. Right-click the the yellow flagged device ( or audio device Realtek, Soundmax C-Media etc ) and choose Update Driver
3. In Windows XP SP2, the Update Wizard will prompt to connect to the Windows Update
4. Select "No, not this time" and click Next
5. Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and click Next.
6. Select "Search for the best driver in theses locations" and check "Include this location in the search"
7. Click Browse and select the location of downloaded driver
8. Click OK and click Next
9. Wait while the Wizard installs the software
10. Click Finish.
Set a System Restore Point before installing just in case
Start / All Programs / Accessories / System Tools / System Restore – click radio button Create a restore point and follow instructions