audio, modem not installed after dual-booting xp in sony vaio

[theiceman1985]

Hi guys
I have a sony vaio fe890 with windows vista business preinstalled. I recently dual-booted xp which works fine. Ive installed the intel 945 chipset drivers and the nvidia drivers.
In vista i have sound and the device manager lists "sigmatel audio device". But in xp there is no sigmatel detected. Only a problem with "Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio" is shown.In system->sounds there are no audio devices listed. How do
I install the sound drivers?
Also in vista my Conexant HDAUDIO Soft V92 data fax modem is listed but in xp its not detected at all.
The Sony site has only vista drivers not xp.
The Belarc analysis is :

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Sony Corporation VGN-FE890N R5242211
System Serial Number: 28399089-3002628
Asset Tag: 151000000000df0ac893d45a8d53
Chassis Serial Number: 28399089-3002628
Enclosure Type: Notebook
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.67 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Sony Corporation VAIO
Bus Clock: 167 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies LTD R0190J3 11/24/2006
Drives Memory Modules c,d
153.33 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
102.63 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K16M [CD-ROM drive]

FUJITSU MHV2160BT PL [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0 2048 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'SODIMM1' has 1024 MB
Slot 'SODIMM2' has 1024 MB
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 147.62 GB 101.34 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 0) 5.71 GB 1.28 GB free

Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Samrat 3/16/2007 12:21:18 AM (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never


Marks a disabled account; Marks a locked account None detected
Controllers Display
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 27DF
Intel(R) 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C4
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 [Display adapter]
Default Monitor (3x)
NVIDIA t Flat Panel [Monitor] (14.9"vis, November 2002)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C8
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C9
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CA
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CB
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 27CC None detected
Communications Other Devices

1394 Net Adapter
Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.2.122 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.2.1
Dhcp Server: 192.168.2.1
Physical Address: 00:13:A9:84:46:EF
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Physical Address: 00:18E6:97:24

Networking Dns Servers: 192.168.2.1
202.70.193.10
202.70.193.15
Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Microsoft AC Adapter
Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery
Sony Notebook Control Device
USB Video Device
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Integrated FlashMedia Controller
USB Composite Device
USB Root Hub (5x)
Virus Protection [Back to Top]
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Realtime File Scanning On

Missing Microsoft Security Hotfixes [Back to Top]
These required security hotfixes (using the 02/13/2007 Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary) were not found installed. Note: CIS benchmarks require that Critical and Important severity security hotfixes must be installed.
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Installed Microsoft Hotfixes [Back to Top]
Internet Explorer
SP2 (SP2)
Windows XP
SP3
KB888111WXPSP2 on 3/15/2007 (details...)
KB893803V2 on 3/13/2007 (details...)


Please advise.

Thank you very much.

[k01b01]

Ha ha ..I am not alone. I got VGN-FE890E a few weeks ago and installed WinXP professional dual boot. XP side showed SigmaTel Hd audio CODEC under device manager but no sound. Called Sony support and they said check back esupport.sony.com later. Yeh, right...bulls...

I downloaded KB888111, KB835221 (Microsoft UAA) from Intel and installed SigmaTel driver from Vista side but no sound. Found SigmaTel HD audio driver for VGE-SZxx for XP but will not let me install. says not for this model.

Download SigmaTel XP driver from Dell, HP, Gateway, Toshiba...not working...

I did resolve wireless network driver, modem driver by downloading from Intel.com
Go find 945GM there. The only thing outstanding is Audio.

In device manager, find modem, if you get exclamain mark then click to update driver and
say specific location and point to c:\windows\DRIVERS\ and find modem folder to install
the modem driver. or maybe I used the one download from Intel.com

Plan to return this piece of crap if no solution found.

[k01b01]

WOW...MADE IT...SIGMATEL HD AUDIO WORKS ON MY SONY VGN-FE890E ON THE XP SIDE NOW...dual boot Vista (shipped with this) and XP (installed by me)...

This is the driver after install KB835221 and KB888111
STDAUD-01108005-UN.exe

I think I got from maybe Intel.com

[theiceman1985]

WOW k01b01 YOU ARE A LIFESAVER!!!!

it works!!!

that STDAUD-01108005-UN.exe is from the sony japan site (googled the filename..)

n the modem drivers i installed from c:\windows\DRIVERS like you said..

phew..

btw do you know how to get the xp drivers for the "alps pointing device" and the s1,s2 buttons?

thanks a million again..

[jgarizona]

Thanks for the help on this...

Just wanted all to know that you MUST install the KB835221.exe FIRST before trying to install the Japanise file STDAUD-01108005-UN.exe


If you try to run the stdaud first it wont find the hardware.

The Chip Set for the VGN-FE890 is the Mobile Intel® 945GM Express

you can go to Intel's website and down load the drivers for the chipset.

you can also get the drivers for the Intel Pro/100 VE onboard ethernet and the pro/Wireless 3945ABG all at the Intel website.

Some place on the web i found a link to a FE version 4 file on some Sony europe ftp / web site that has 90% of the drivers you need for this unit with XP Pro. Sony does not support XP on these units in the States. I "think" i found the link on notebookforums. When i went to the link it was not listed as FE890 the files were listed FE1.exe FE2.exe FE3.exe FE4.exe There was 3 pages of files Sony drivers. I took the most recent

At this time the only driver i am missing is for the Modem Device on High Definition Audio Bus... but who uses a modem these days?!!!

[Kanad]

Thank you regarding the advice on the XP Audio driver but I have got a small hitch. I have a VGN-FE41Z which I converted from Vista to XP. Have got most of the drivers working apart from the Audio one. Followed your advice and installed the KB835221, KB888111 and STDAUD-01108005-UN.exe. It now makes a sound while startup and even gives a beep when I receive an email or an error. But if I try to play a music file it fails, Windows Media Player says "device not working". I would be really grateful for any ideas from all the geniuses out there. Thank you.

[Snudgeo]

Hello

I've just joined up in the hope of a solution to my problem. Mine is exactly the same as Kanad's, except I run a VGN-FE48G and XP Home.

Someone please help!

[Snudgeo]

Hello again.

Having now discovered that SigmaTel runs the audio in Sony Vaio machines, I found a driver and installed it, but I don't know if it's the right one or if more is required. Anyway, it registers in Device Manager and says it is working normally, but I still have no sound. My mic was also not working, but on boot today, I am hearing loud feedback as the mic is picking up everything. I can't control this in windows settings and can only turn the speaker vol down.

My machine came with Vista. After struggling with that for a while, I decided to give up, re-format and go back to what I know......XP. Everything is OK except this sound problem. All my settings seem OK. Here are reports generated by K-Lite Codec Pack, Winamp and Media Player Classic. I should add that video plays perfectly. Any help will be much appreciated and thanks in advance.

K-Lite codec pack tweak tool report:
Generated 2007-06-17

##### System Information #####

Windows: Microsoft Windows XP
Service pack: Service Pack 2
Version: 5.1
Build: 2600

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T7200 @ 2.00GHz 1995MHz
Memory: 2047MB

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 124MB
Audio Card: SigmaTel Audio
----------------------------

MP3 on Winamp:
Unsupported PCM format (44100 Hz, 16 bits per sample, 2 channels). Please change format settings in input plug-in configuration or change output device in waveOut plug-in configuration.

Error code: 32
Windows error message:
"The specified format is not supported or cannot be translated. Use the Capabilities function to determine the supported formats"
-----------------------------

AVI on Media Player Classic:
Media Type 0:
Audio: PCM 44100Hz stereo 1411Kbps

AM_MEDIA_TYPE:
majortype: MEDIATYPE_Audio {73647561-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
subtype: MEDIASUBTYPE_PCM {00000001-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
formattype: FORMAT_WaveFormatEx {05589F81-C356-11CE-BF01-00AA0055595A}
bFixedSizeSamples: 1
bTemporalCompression: 0
lSampleSize: 132300
cbFormat: 18

WAVEFORMATEX:
wFormatTag: 0x0001
nChannels: 2
nSamplesPerSec: 44100
nAvgBytesPerSec: 176400
nBlockAlign: 4
wBitsPerSample: 16
cbSize: 0 (extra bytes)

pbFormat:
0000: 01 00 02 00 44 ac 00 00 10 b1 02 00 04 00 10 00 ....D¬...±......
0010: 00 00 ..
---------------------------------

MPG on Media Player Classic:
MPEG-1 Audio Decoder::Out
Audio Switcher::Out

Media Type 0:
Audio: PCM 32000Hz mono 512Kbps

AM_MEDIA_TYPE:
majortype: MEDIATYPE_Audio {73647561-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
subtype: MEDIASUBTYPE_PCM {00000001-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
formattype: FORMAT_WaveFormatEx {05589F81-C356-11CE-BF01-00AA0055595A}
bFixedSizeSamples: 1
bTemporalCompression: 0
lSampleSize: 1
cbFormat: 18

WAVEFORMATEX:
wFormatTag: 0x0001
nChannels: 1
nSamplesPerSec: 32000
nAvgBytesPerSec: 64000
nBlockAlign: 2
wBitsPerSample: 16
cbSize: 0 (extra bytes)

pbFormat:
0000: 01 00 01 00 00 7d 00 00 00 fa 00 00 02 00 10 00 .....}...ú......
0010: 00 00 ..
----------------------------------

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by Kanad

Thank you regarding the advice on the XP Audio driver but I have got a small hitch. I have a VGN-FE41Z which I converted from Vista to XP. Have got most of the drivers working apart from the Audio one. Followed your advice and installed the KB835221, KB888111 and STDAUD-01108005-UN.exe. It now makes a sound while startup and even gives a beep when I receive an email or an error. But if I try to play a music file it fails, Windows Media Player says "device not working". I would be really grateful for any ideas from all the geniuses out there. Thank you.

Check these out
Go to Control Panel / Sound & Audio Devices / Audio tab / Sound Playback – click on down arrow and check that the correct audio is selected. Typically the problem will be something “modem line 0 playback” has been substituted for the correct audio device.


Start / Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Component Services / a separate window will open – in left pane click Services(Local) / Scroll down to Windows Audio service / if the service is Disabled or Manual right click > select Properties > under Startup Type change to Automatic > click Apply > click Start > Reboot.

[Kanad]

Thank you Bookworm for your reply. But none of the 2 problems mentioned is happening in my case.

Check these out
Go to Control Panel / Sound & Audio Devices / Audio tab / Sound Playback – click on down arrow and check that the correct audio is selected. Typically the problem will be something “modem line 0 playback” has been substituted for the correct audio device.

It has got Sigmatel Audio as the only option and that is selected.

Start / Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Component Services / a separate window will open – in left pane click Services(Local) / Scroll down to Windows Audio service / if the service is Disabled or Manual right click > select Properties > under Startup Type change to Automatic > click Apply > click Start > Reboot.

The service is automatic and is started.



So don't really know now what to do. Anything else I can try?

Thanks

[gcccaldw]

After a month of trying to get working audio drivers and taking my laptop to three different pc people, the link to the Japanese website worked! I am having the same problems as above with windows media player however. Also plugging my headphones in doesn't turn off the speakers on the laptop which may be annoying to other passengers when editing video on a plane ( for work reasons I have to travel and with tight deadlines I have to edit while in flight)

Thank God for this website!


By the way I have a Sony Vaio VGN-FZ140e with sigmatel HD Audio.

[gcccaldw]

Cant hear Windows media player but i just installed winamp and It works.

[darkandstormy]

gcccaldw
i have also a fz140e .i wanna ask you which driver you are using for your modem.can you tell me ur model or if you have a link to driver location can you post it.

thanks alot!

[Naive_comp_user]

I think some type of driver for my audio device is not installed. All I know is that there is no sound coming out of my laptop and when I go to Control Panel, it says there is no audio device.
What do I do?

[morland]

Hi all,

Seems like I am not the only one going through this ordeal....

I bought a Sony VAIO VGN-FZ104E Laptop which came with Vista. I hate Vista and so I (with great difficulty and by spending extra $150) got XP installed. The problem now ofcourse is finding the drivers. So far the USB ports are working but no sound, the AV Mode button is not working, can't find the driver for the modem, and so on....

I will be really very grateful if someone can help me find the drivers for my Laptop. Also, how can I make my XP CD recognize the SATA drive (when I boot with the XP CD). This is where that guy charged me $150 but though I don;t know the details, but he certainly did not install any SATA drivers because when I try to boot with Norton Ghost or Acronis boot disk, they too do not find the SATA harddisk.

Once again, can someone please help.

Many many advance thanks.