HP Pavilion ZV6100 - No active mixer device!

[KRiSH]

Originally Posted by Able

Lets try this. Have a look here and run "Scan For ATI SMBus Driver Related Errors" first and see what comes up.

ok i clicked it and it sent me to a website to download some software called RegistryWizard. i downloaded it and ran it and it just came up with a bunch of registry results.

i ran the other links "Scan For ATI SMBus Driver Updates" which led me to a different website called driveragent.com and i ran the scan and a red X came up next to ATI SMBUS.

so its def a problem just need a fix for it

[KRiSH]

ok installing the link you gave me,lets hope this works!

[KRiSH]

o ki installed that pack and it installed ATI south bridge and restarted the laptop.

but the ATI SMbus still says "No drivers are installed for this device."

[Able]

Try contacting HP directly from the drivers page. Ask them to give you the direct link to the driver you need.

[Able]

Alternately go here and click on your exact model number. Maybe you'll find more drivers.

[KRiSH]

ok im having some progress

went to driveragent.com

and now my bad drivers has reduced to just 3 lol

the audio driver seems to be the correct one but still comes up as code 10 in device manager. but driver agent reports it as the correct one.

heres a screenshot

http://imagebin.ca/img/HDCYYlG.jpg


i got this program called drivermagic and im just using it and having some success.

i'll report back if it fixed but the ATI SMbus problem needs to be solved. so if you have any other suggestions please help.

[KRiSH]

sucess bad drivers reduced to just 2 now

Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller

and

ATI SMBus

[Able]

I've found another HP tool. Go here to see what it says.

[KRiSH]

grrr this is getting onmy nerves now, im still not getting any audio

ATI SMbus has no driver but its reporting no problems. can i ask what it says when you click on your SMBus in device manager?
reason i ask is becuase there is no yellow quesion mark next to it, its only my audio device thats the problem

theres gotta be a fix becuase it was working before i had to format and reinstall windows.

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by KRiSH

grrr this is getting onmy nerves now, im still not getting any audio

ATI SMbus has no driver but its reporting no problems. can i ask what it says when you click on your SMBus in device manager?
reason i ask is becuase there is no yellow quesion mark next to it, its only my audio device thats the problem

theres gotta be a fix becuase it was working before i had to format and reinstall windows.

Can you Get Everest, copy and paste the Computer / Summary section
then we can check just what is on your comp
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...-Edition.shtml

[Able]

Originally Posted by KRiSH

grrr this is getting onmy nerves now, im still not getting any audio

ATI SMbus has no driver but its reporting no problems. can i ask what it says when you click on your SMBus in device manager?
reason i ask is becuase there is no yellow quesion mark next to it, its only my audio device thats the problem

theres gotta be a fix becuase it was working before i had to format and reinstall windows.

Sorry for your grief. I'm running a different laptop to yours (HP Pavilion dv6174ea). All my XP drivers were on the HP site. (don't know why all yours aren't). Follow Bookworm's advice and post your results here. Then maybe we'll find the correct driver that you need.

[KRiSH]

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name KRISHAN-3540A13
User Name Krishan Pa

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon 64, 2200 MHz (11 x 200) 3500+
Motherboard Name Hewlett-Packard Pavilion ZV6100 (EE982EA#ABU)
Motherboard Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 200M, AMD Hammer
System Memory 1024 MB (PC2700 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (10/11/05)

Display:
Video Adapter ATI MOBILITY RADEON Xpress 200 Series (128 MB)
Video Adapter ATI MOBILITY RADEON Xpress 200 Series (128 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon Xpress 200M (RS480M)
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Generic Television

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter ATI SB400 - AC'97 Audio Controller

Storage:
IDE Controller ATI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller SCSI/RAID Host Controller
Disk Drive FUJITSU MHV2040AT (40 GB, 4200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-L532M (DVD+R9:2.4x, DVD+RW:8x/4x, DVD-RW:8x/4x, DVD-ROM:8x, CD:24x/10x/24x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 38146 MB (21008 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard Quick Launch Buttons
Mouse Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad

Network:
Network Adapter Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (10.7.1.169)
Modem AC97 Data Fax SoftModem with SmartCP

Peripherals:
Printer Microsoft XPS Document Writer
USB1 Controller ATI SB400 - USB Controller
USB1 Controller ATI SB400 - USB Controller
USB2 Controller ATI SB400 - USB 2.0 Controller
USB Device Unknown Device
Battery Microsoft AC Adapter
Battery Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by KRiSH

done that, it said it installed but when i restarted my laptop and went back into device manager it said no devices installed when i clicked on ATI SMbus.


do you think this could be the problem with my audio?

This appears to be the audio driver, but you have to do a force install
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...tem=ob-37058-1

this way use the If No Setup File method

Installing Drivers

Create a folder for what you are downloading

Example: Audio
Then download the zipped file to that folder

Then download and install Winzip
Go to the folder and right click and click Winzip extract to here

That will automatically make a folder and unzip files to it ( make a note of file path)

Then go to folder and click on Setup file and follow instructions displayed for installation

If no Setup file

1. Expand "Sound, video and game controllers"
2. Right-click the the yellow flagged device ( or audio device Realtek, Soundmax C-Media etc ) and choose Update Driver
3. In Windows XP SP2, the Update Wizard will prompt to connect to the Windows Update
4. Select "No, not this time" and click Next
5. Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and click Next.
6. Select "Search for the best driver in theses locations" and check "Include this location in the search"
7. Click Browse and select the location of downloaded driver
8. Click OK and click Next
9. Wait while the Wizard installs the software
10. Click Finish.

Set a System Restore Point before installing drivers just in case
Start / All Programs / Accessories / System Tools / System Restore / select Create a restore point and follow instructions

[KRiSH]

hm that didnt work i got lots of missing drivers in the device manager under sound and video.

http://imagebin.ca/img/GKZgeNz.jpg

[Able]

Originally Posted by KRiSH

hm that didnt work i got lots of missing drivers in the device manager under sound and video.

http://imagebin.ca/img/GKZgeNz.jpg

Can't see your .jpg (link doesn't work). Now go back here and install your vidoe and sound drivers.