no audio device is connected????

[jackofblades123]

i need help if anyone can... the model # of my sound card is Avance Logic ALS4000. And all today my sound hasn't worked... even before i put in the sound card. i need help because i can't install the " Multimedia Audio Controller " with the yellow ! beside it plz help. on my integrated montherboard sound card, i get the same error.

[jackofblades123]

my system specifications are:

Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.30 gigahertz AMD Athlon
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
64 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: 8363-686A
Bus Clock: 4 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG 11/18/2000
Drives Memory Modules c,d
169.14 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
150.04 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S [CD-ROM drive]
MITSUMI CR-48X5TE [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

IBM-DJNA-370910 [Hard drive] (9.12 GB) -- drive 1, s/n GH0GHT3E977, rev J74OA30K, SMART Status: Healthy
MAXTOR STM3160812A [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 9LS3WM78, rev 3.AAJ, SMART Status: Healthy 1280 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'BANK_0' has 512 MB
Slot 'BANK_1' has 512 MB
Slot 'BANK_2' has 256 MB
Slot 'BANK_3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 160.03 GB 149.47 GB free
f: (FAT32 on drive 1) 9.11 GB 569 MB free

Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
JackOfBlades123 1/31/2009 10:25:55 PM (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
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
VIA Bus Master IDE Controller - 0571 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 [Display adapter]
HP MX70 [Monitor] (15.7"vis, s/n THTCT67315, May 2001)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
CMD USB0673 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (2x) None detected
Communications Other Devices
U.S. Robotics 56K Fax Win [Modem]


Wireless-G PCI Adapter
primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.0.5 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.0.1
Dhcp Server: 192.168.0.1
Physical Address: 00:0F:66:1B:42:7F

Networking Dns Servers: 192.168.0.1
216.165.129.158
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
Generic USB Hub
USB Root Hub (3x)

[ReRun]

There is a driver for Avance Logic ALS4000 card below, if your going to use the card it will help to reboot the PC, enter the system bios and disabling the onboard audio device so that you do not have any conflict.

http://www.softwarepatch.com/utilities/als4000.html

[jackofblades123]

the driver didn't work (broken link) but i got my sound card to work. there's one problem tho. my headset plays REALLY soft even with the volume all the way, and my speakers, only the right speaker plays anything. please help

[ReRun]

Will post the links I can find, just have to try different versions untill we find one your setup is happy with.

http://www.xp-drivers.com/drivers/56/56531.htm

http://www.bioticaindia.com/avance-logic-als4000.html

http://driverdlls.345.pl/dlls2/drive...ws-modem4.html

Couple of those require free registration.