Thank you for your patience with a computer novice such as myself!
((Audio Device Not Found, HP Pavilion XT936 ))
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I took out the sound card to get the name off it. I feel rather foolish that I didn't check this before; there was a cable coming from the CD drive that was plugged into the "aux in" instead of the "CD in".
After switching it over, the system is finding the card now, but there still is no sound.
VIA AC'97 Audio Controller (WDM)
Printed on the sound card: Philips CE ... PSC604 series ... PDNI-AOX-V112
Some other things printed on it: GQ968 94V-0 ... 0215 ... CN 120247000765
(Processor?) Dynamic Engine / EBMFAPR / UGG0238 / 4 channel
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Everest report:
Windows Audio:
Device Identifier Device Description
midi-out.0 0001 0066 Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth
mixer.0 0001 0068 VIA Audio (WAVE)
wave-in.0 0001 0065 VIA Audio (WAVE)
wave-out.0 0001 0064 VIA Audio (WAVE)
PCI / PnP Audio:
Device Description Type
VIA AC'97 Audio Controller [H] PCI
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DirectX Sound:
[ Primary Sound Driver ]
DirectSound Device Properties:
Device Description Primary Sound Driver
Driver Module
Primary Buffers 1
Min / Max Secondary Buffers Sample Rate 8000 / 48000 Hz
Primary Buffers Sound Formats 8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo
Secondary Buffers Sound Formats 8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo
Total / Free Sound Buffers 1 / 0
Total / Free Static Sound Buffers 1 / 0
Total / Free Streaming Sound Buffers 1 / 0
Total / Free 3D Sound Buffers 0 / 0
Total / Free 3D Static Sound Buffers 0 / 0
Total / Free 3D Streaming Sound Buffers 0 / 0
DirectSound Device Features:
Certified Driver Yes
Emulated Device No
Precise Sample Rate Supported
DirectSound3D Not Supported
Creative EAX 1.0 Not Supported
Creative EAX 2.0 Not Supported
Creative EAX 3.0 Not Supported
[ VIA Audio (WAVE) ]
DirectSound Device Properties:
Device Description VIA Audio (WAVE)
Driver Module ac97via.sys
Primary Buffers 1
Min / Max Secondary Buffers Sample Rate 8000 / 48000 Hz
Primary Buffers Sound Formats 8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo
Secondary Buffers Sound Formats 8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo
Total / Free Sound Buffers 1 / 0
Total / Free Static Sound Buffers 1 / 0
Total / Free Streaming Sound Buffers 1 / 0
Total / Free 3D Sound Buffers 0 / 0
Total / Free 3D Static Sound Buffers 0 / 0
Total / Free 3D Streaming Sound Buffers 0 / 0
DirectSound Device Features:
Certified Driver Yes
Emulated Device No
Precise Sample Rate Supported
DirectSound3D Not Supported
Creative EAX 1.0 Not Supported
Creative EAX 2.0 Not Supported
Creative EAX 3.0 Not Supported
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DirectX Music:
[ VIA Audio (WAVE) ]
DirectMusic Device Properties:
Device Description VIA Audio (WAVE)
Synthesizer Type Software
Device Class Output Port
Device Type WDM Multimedia
Audio Channels 2
MIDI Channels 16000
Voices 1000
Available Memory System Memory
DirectMusic Device Features:
Built-In GM Instrument Set No
Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No
DirectSound Not Supported
DLS L1 Sample Collections Supported
DLS L2 Sample Collections Not Supported
External MIDI Port No
Fixed DLS Memory Size No
Port Sharing Not Supported
Chorus Effect Not Supported
Delay Effect Not Supported
Reverb Effect Supported
[ Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated] ]
DirectMusic Device Properties:
Device Description Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated]
Synthesizer Type Hardware
Device Class Output Port
Device Type Windows Multimedia
MIDI Channels 16
DirectMusic Device Features:
Built-In GM Instrument Set No
Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No
DirectSound Not Supported
DLS L1 Sample Collections Not Supported
DLS L2 Sample Collections Not Supported
External MIDI Port No
Fixed DLS Memory Size No
Port Sharing Supported
Chorus Effect Not Supported
Delay Effect Not Supported
Reverb Effect Not Supported
[ Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated] ]
DirectMusic Device Properties:
Device Description Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated]
Synthesizer Type Hardware
Device Class Output Port
Device Type Windows Multimedia
MIDI Channels 16
DirectMusic Device Features:
Built-In GM Instrument Set No
Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No
DirectSound Not Supported
DLS L1 Sample Collections Not Supported
DLS L2 Sample Collections Not Supported
External MIDI Port No
Fixed DLS Memory Size No
Port Sharing Supported
Chorus Effect Not Supported
Delay Effect Not Supported
Reverb Effect Not Supported
[ Microsoft Synthesizer ]
DirectMusic Device Properties:
Device Description Microsoft Synthesizer
Synthesizer Type Software
Device Class Output Port
Device Type User-Mode Synthesizer
Audio Channels 2
MIDI Channels 16000
Voices 1000
Available Memory System Memory
DirectMusic Device Features:
Built-In GM Instrument Set No
Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No
DirectSound Supported
DLS L1 Sample Collections Supported
DLS L2 Sample Collections Supported
External MIDI Port No
Fixed DLS Memory Size No
Port Sharing Not Supported
Chorus Effect Not Supported
Delay Effect Not Supported
Reverb Effect Supported
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Sound, video and game controllers / VIA AC'97 Audio Controller (WDM) ]
Device Properties:
Driver Description VIA AC'97 Audio Controller (WDM)
Driver Date 7/1/2001
Driver Version 5.1.2535.0
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File wdma_via.inf
Hardware ID PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3058&SUBSYS_315C109F&REV_20
Location Information PCI bus 0, device 7, function 5
PCI Device VIA AC'97 Audio Controller [H]
Device Resources:
IRQ 10
Port FE00-FEFF
Port FFF8-FFFB
Port FFFC-FFFF