[quote=Roflfish]I hope this thread is still active. I'm having the same problems. I had to reformat after a nasty attack, and for some reason it reformatted in NTFS format? I was is FAT-32. I disabled on-board audio VIA BIOS, but no sound still. When I go to check the default audio, all playback boxes are shaded out, and unclickable. And it say that my Legacy Audio/Video drivers are working fine, but the location is 'Unknown'. Here's my specs:
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States) Gateway MS-6741 1.0
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.40 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Not hyper-threaded Board: MSI MS-6741 1.0
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. Version 07.00T 04/02/01
Drives Memory Modules c,d
200.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
192.48 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
SAMSUNG CD-ROM SC-148A
TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H552B [CD-ROM drive]
Generic USB CF Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 2
Generic USB MS Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 4
Generic USB SD Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 1
Generic USB SM Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 3
ST3200021A [Hard drive] (200.05 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 3LJ36G35, rev 3.01, SMART Status: Healthy 448 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Slot '0' has 512 MB
Slot '1' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 4.52 GB 64 MB free
d: (NTFS on drive 0) 195.52 GB 192.42 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Charles Crow 8/18/2009 2:58:38 PM (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
ASPNET never
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never
Controllers Display
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
VIA Bus Master IDE Controller None detected
Bus Adapters Multimedia
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (4x)
VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller USB Audio Device
Virus Protection [Back to Top] new Group Policies
No details available None discovered
Communications Other Devices
1394 Net Adapter
Are you’re audio plugs on the I/O plate or in an Expansion slot – see here – click image to focus
http://www.overclockeddoc.com/bookwo...0io%20slot.JPG
I/O plate - Realtek audio in link below
Expansion slot - need to know the sound card
http://asia.msi.com/index.php?func=d...=1&prod_no=601
you need to [Enable] audio in the BIOS and then install this driver
Set a System Restore Point before installing driver just in case
Start / All Programs / Accessories / System Tools / System Restore – click radio button Create a restore point and follow instructions