Need Multimedia Audio Driver after format

[Gamma goblin]

Hi guys

Ive just formatted my hard drive, and got the dreaded yellow for the multimedia audio controller - I have no driver for it at all. I thought it had something to with soundblaster drivers, but have since realised this is something completely different, and I havent a clue where to get it.

Here are my system specs after running Belarc Advisor:
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Windows XP Professional (build 2600) MEDIONPC
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.60 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-6399
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG 09/29/2001
Drives Memory Modules c,d
80.02 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
77.48 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

IDE DVD-ROM 16X [CD-ROM drive]
SONY CD-RW CRX1611 [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

ST380020A [Hard drive] (80.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 3GC0Q4A4, rev 3.34, SMART Status: Healthy 256 Megabytes Installed Memory
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 80.02 GB 77.48 GB free

Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers


Marks a disabled account; Marks a locked account None detected
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(r) 82801BA Bus Master IDE Controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 200 [Display adapter]
Default Monitor
MED MD1786LH [Monitor] (15.7"vis, s/n 137261832, September 2001)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442
Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2444 MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device
Standard Game Port
Communications Other Devices

Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC

Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
USB Root Hub (2x)
Virus Protection [Back to Top]
Norton AntiVirus

Realtime File Scanning On
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If anyone could point me to somewhere I can download a relevant driver, I would be very grateful

Thanks!

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by Gamma goblin

Hi guys

Ive just formatted my hard drive, and got the dreaded yellow for the multimedia audio controller - I have no driver for it at all. I thought it had something to with soundblaster drivers, but have since realised this is something completely different, and I havent a clue where to get it.

Here are my system specs after running Belarc Advisor:
__________________________________________________ ____________

Windows XP Professional (build 2600) MEDIONPC
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.60 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-6399
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG 09/29/2001
Drives Memory Modules c,d
80.02 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
77.48 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

IDE DVD-ROM 16X [CD-ROM drive]
SONY CD-RW CRX1611 [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

ST380020A [Hard drive] (80.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 3GC0Q4A4, rev 3.34, SMART Status: Healthy 256 Megabytes Installed Memory
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 80.02 GB 77.48 GB free

Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers


Marks a disabled account; Marks a locked account None detected
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(r) 82801BA Bus Master IDE Controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 200 [Display adapter]
Default Monitor
MED MD1786LH [Monitor] (15.7"vis, s/n 137261832, September 2001)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442
Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2444 MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device
Standard Game Port
Communications Other Devices

Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC

Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
USB Root Hub (2x)
Virus Protection [Back to Top]
Norton AntiVirus

Realtime File Scanning On
__________________________________________________ ____________

If anyone could point me to somewhere I can download a relevant driver, I would be very grateful

Thanks!

If your Medion is an MD3000 model your onboard sound is a CMI 8738

Set a System Restore Point before installing driver just in case

Then go here to download the driver http://www.helpdrivers.com/ingles/li...p?codigo=21377

Hope this helps

[Gamma goblin]

Nope, that didn't work at all

I just wasted £3 on a download too

oh well

[Gamma goblin]

Originally Posted by oldtimer

Why do you own a pc and not know the id of it's components ?
This is very important as you can see.Do you not have a sound card cd.
Anything else is a terrible way to do this.

You have to prepare before a new install.

Thanks for your constructive comments

In my defence
1) The computer does not have a separate soundcard, but is built into the motherboard, so no sound card cd. The manual stated that the soundcard was Soundblaster standard (or Microsoft sound system 2)
2) The sound drivers are not the problem: it is the actual Multimedia Audio Controller drivers that are missing, which i did not anticipate being short of.
3) I bought this PC as a package some years ago, and the manual is not exactly forthcoming about what the parts are that were used.
4) I'm not actually sure which hardware in the list above it is that actually needs the driver (since it's the multimedia audio controller rather than the sound card driver) so I am confused about what I am looking for. Is it for the sound card itself or the CD/DVD player? or the motherboard itself?
5) Believe me if I knew how much hassle it would cause, I wouldnt have bothered in the first place.
6) I didnt come on here to get flamed, and I definitely dont need someone being wise after the event, tutting at me. I was hoping for a little nudge in the right direction to recognise what the actual hardware is that I need a driver for, and maybe a hand pointing me towards somewhere I can download it. A lot of this is journey in the dark for me, and I'm trying to learn as I go along.

Whew, that feels better, I needed to vent my frustration on something!

[Gamma goblin]

Thanks oldtimer

I managed to get it working in the end by uninstalling the hardware, and restarting the computer. It then detected the new hardware, and when I added it, it automatically installed the driver. Hooray! It turned out I had downloaded the correct driver after all.

I'm also feeling a bit more human today. If I went off on one in my last post, it was because it was 1am (after hours of frustration staring at a flickery screen with too little sleep!)

peace out