No Audio Device / No Playback Device "Grayed-out"

[Honoba]

alrighty, i am 100% completely out of ideas and rather frustrated.

i have no sound, i cant do anything in the audio section as they are all grey'd out. all drivers are working and all drivers are up to date

well with the one exception [ Microsoft kernel acoustic echo canceler ] it claims its running a duplicate evan tho the other doesnt show up.

i have tried pretty much everything i and my computer tech can think of and i'm still up shit creek with out both paddles

oh btw ignore the sound card info as it was a test to see if it made any difference between onbored sound and sound card i got the same result.
i only want onbored sound for now

any advice wld be very much appreciated..



specs

Field Value
Computer
Computer Type ACPI Multiprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.13
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name HONOBA
Date / Time 2009-06-16 / 23:33

Motherboard
CPU Type DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 3000 MHz (15 x 200) 6000+
Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3 (4 PCI, 2 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce 560, AMD Hammer
System Memory 2048 MB (DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award Modular (12/04/07)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS (256 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (1615144900)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter Creative SB PCI128 (CT4815) Sound Card
Audio Adapter Realtek ALC888/S/T @ nVIDIA MCP65 - High Definition Audio Controller

Storage
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive USB 2.0 Flash Disk USB Device (1945 MB, USB)
Disk Drive WDC WD3200AAKS-00VYA0 (298 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive ATAPI DVD A DH20A3S
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions
C: (NTFS) 305234 MB (291925 MB free)
Total Size 298.1 GB (285.1 GB free)

Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network
Primary IP Address 192.168.1.253
Primary MAC Address 00-1D-7D-C0-E5-43
Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller (192.168.1.253)

Peripherals
Printer Microsoft XPS Document Writer
FireWire Controller Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 1394A-2000 OHCI PHY/Link-Layer Controller (PHY: TI TSB43AB23)
USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP65 - OHCI USB 1.1 Controller
USB2 Controller nVIDIA MCP65 - EHCI USB 2.0 Controller
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device

DMI
DMI BIOS Vendor Award Software International, Inc.
DMI BIOS Version F3
DMI System Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
DMI System Product M56S-S3
DMI System Version
DMI System Serial Number
DMI System UUID 30303144-37444330-45353433-FFFFFFFF
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
DMI Motherboard Product GA-M56S-S3
DMI Motherboard Version x.x
DMI Motherboard Serial Number Thu Jan 10 10:29:55 2008
DMI Chassis Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
DMI Chassis Version
DMI Chassis Serial Number
DMI Chassis Asset Tag
DMI Chassis Type Desktop Case
DMI Total / Free Memory Sockets 4 / 2

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by Honoba

alrighty, i am 100% completely out of ideas and rather frustrated.

i have no sound, i cant do anything in the audio section as they are all grey'd out. all drivers are working and all drivers are up to date

well with the one exception [ Microsoft kernel acoustic echo canceler ] it claims its running a duplicate evan tho the other doesnt show up.

i have tried pretty much everything i and my computer tech can think of and i'm still up shit creek with out both paddles

oh btw ignore the sound card info as it was a test to see if it made any difference between onbored sound and sound card i got the same result.
i only want onbored sound for now

any advice wld be very much appreciated..



specs

Field Value
Computer
Computer Type ACPI Multiprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.13
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name HONOBA
Date / Time 2009-06-16 / 23:33

Motherboard
CPU Type DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 3000 MHz (15 x 200) 6000+
Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3 (4 PCI, 2 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce 560, AMD Hammer
System Memory 2048 MB (DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award Modular (12/04/07)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS (256 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (1615144900)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter Creative SB PCI128 (CT4815) Sound Card
Audio Adapter Realtek ALC888/S/T @ nVIDIA MCP65 - High Definition Audio Controller

Storage
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive USB 2.0 Flash Disk USB Device (1945 MB, USB)
Disk Drive WDC WD3200AAKS-00VYA0 (298 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive ATAPI DVD A DH20A3S
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions
C: (NTFS) 305234 MB (291925 MB free)
Total Size 298.1 GB (285.1 GB free)

Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network
Primary IP Address 192.168.1.253
Primary MAC Address 00-1D-7D-C0-E5-43
Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller (192.168.1.253)

Peripherals
Printer Microsoft XPS Document Writer
FireWire Controller Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 1394A-2000 OHCI PHY/Link-Layer Controller (PHY: TI TSB43AB23)
USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP65 - OHCI USB 1.1 Controller
USB2 Controller nVIDIA MCP65 - EHCI USB 2.0 Controller
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device

DMI
DMI BIOS Vendor Award Software International, Inc.
DMI BIOS Version F3
DMI System Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
DMI System Product M56S-S3
DMI System Version
DMI System Serial Number
DMI System UUID 30303144-37444330-45353433-FFFFFFFF
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
DMI Motherboard Product GA-M56S-S3
DMI Motherboard Version x.x
DMI Motherboard Serial Number Thu Jan 10 10:29:55 2008
DMI Chassis Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
DMI Chassis Version
DMI Chassis Serial Number
DMI Chassis Asset Tag
DMI Chassis Type Desktop Case
DMI Total / Free Memory Sockets 4 / 2

you need to check a few things

first Windows audio service

Start / Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Component Services / a separate window will open – in left pane click Services(Local) from the tree / 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 > OK Reboot

2nd it's High Definition audio and needs the Microsoft Universal Audio Architecture or Microsoft UAA

check Device Manager / System Devices / should be listed - if not then get the Realtek audio with Microsoft UAA here from Gigabyte
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M...t=xp#anchor_os

if that is right then you need to go into the BIOS to check if onboard audio set to [Auto]

as soon as comp boots press the <Del> key Main menu opens
http://www.overclockeddoc.com/bookwo...-S3%20Main.JPG

use down arrow th select Integrated Peripherals - press Enter
http://www.overclockeddoc.com/bookwo...Int%20Perp.JPG

Onboard Audio Function should be set to [Auto]

if [Disabled] use down arrow to select

+ key to change

F10 key to Save & Exit

y key to accept changes

XP will load

if needed install the Realtek audio driver from Gigabyte

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

[Honoba]

alright, i noticed that there were two parts to the audio drivers so i had already installed both, now i've heard that u needed to install uaa first before installing the realtek. this was my process, uaa install, reboot realtek install reboot. nothing has changed well except for the fact that now my computer freezes when ever i try to open sound and audio.

the the onbord audio in bios is set to auto, the only time it was disabled was when i tryed the sound card. once again i reset that
i thank you for taking the time to write your reply, but it hasn't helped

oh btw i know my way around the computer quite well, i appreciate the screen shots for help but not needed

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by Honoba

alright, i noticed that there were two parts to the audio drivers so i had already installed both, now i've heard that u needed to install uaa first before installing the realtek. this was my process, uaa install, reboot realtek install reboot. nothing has changed well except for the fact that now my computer freezes when ever i try to open sound and audio.

the the onbord audio in bios is set to auto, the only time it was disabled was when i tryed the sound card. once again i reset that
i thank you for taking the time to write your reply, but it hasn't helped

oh btw i know my way around the computer quite well, i appreciate the screen shots for help but not needed

have you installed the nForce chipset driver ? and look at this for Plug and Play
http://www.tymes.net/swenum/fix-swenum0.htm

[Honoba]

yes one of the first things i installed, just thought i wld let u know i managed to get a sound card to work after removing alot of drivers... i'm going to attempt the onbored sound now will let u know how i go in about 15 mins

[Honoba]

we have a winner!!!!! thank u for taking the time to help me1 i appreciate it more then u know....


solution: lol deleted alot of random drivers in hopes one wld be the correct driver that i didnt need... aha apparently i got the right one..

once again thank you!