no audio output device installed!!

[Xxso confusedxX]

okay i just got my used laptop (ms6445) from a family member. she upgraded to windows vista. from day one i have had no sound and its killin me. i really dont know any info u guys need to help me out with this but if u tell me what u need or what i need to do, i will do it. I REALLY NEED MY SOUND

-THANKS IN ADVANCE

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by Xxso confusedxX

okay i just got my used laptop (ms6445) from a family member. she upgraded to windows vista. from day one i have had no sound and its killin me. i really dont know any info u guys need to help me out with this but if u tell me what u need or what i need to do, i will do it. I REALLY NEED MY SOUND

-THANKS IN ADVANCE

This driver has been causing a lot of problems.

Check audio in device Manager, the report you sent shows it is installed if not get the driver from link below.

Get Realtek AC'97 here http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...tDown=false#AC

download and install

Get the Conexant AC link driver from Gateway http://support.gateway.com/support/d...&param=1009110

Then when Realtek installed, the Conexant unzipped and stored where you can find the file install this way

For people having the same audio problem (Conexant Ac-Link Audio Drivers, Realtek) here is the fix.
“1. Install Realtek Audio driver (WDM_A380 or WDM_A381, doesn’t matter).
2. Reboot
3. Download and try to install the Conexant AC 97 audio driver. You can get the one from Gateway (D00245-001-001 driver), or any other manufacturer that uses this chip in the notebook. Pay attention to where it stores the files. For instance the Gateway driver uncompresses to c:\cabs\directory name.
4. Go to device manager, find the Realtek AC 97 audio item under “Sound, video, and game controllers”. Right click on it and select UPDATE DRIVER
5. Select NO if it asks to connect to Windows Update, click NEXT
6. Select “Install from a list of specific location” and click NEXT
7. Select “Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install” and click NEXT
8. DE-select “Show compatible Hardware”. CONEXANT should show up under manufacturer since you tried to install the driver earlier.
9. Click on CONEXANT on the left, then select “Conexant AC-Link Audio” on the right and click NEXTThe driver will install. It may ask you for the location of some files, point it to the directory the Conexant driver uncompressed to in step 3.
Reboot, and you should have working audio!”

[ajauna]

Happened to me a few days ago. I tried reinstalling drivers, bios change etc. nothing worked.

This site worked for me:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/0...audio-problem/

[tob5000]

The problem is not that there isn't an audio device installed the problem is that there isn't one enabled. Go down to your taskbar notification areas(the place with the clock) and right click the speaker, then click playback devices, right click the box under where it says

select a playback device to modify it's settings.

then click show disabled devices. After that right click on the speakers that showed up and click enable. Now your sound should be on.

[taichi2000]

go to device manager, and uninstall the drivers under other, then update your windows through microsoft's page.

Fixed my prob.