Unidentified hardware on XP

[colio]

I just had to do a re-install of XP due to some wierd problem. While I fixed the wierd problem, I now have another one!!

There are two "bits" of hardware on Device Manager that XP does not recognise & is therefore unable to install drivers for it. I too have no real idea what they are!! I did both the recommended search for drivers automatically as well as the install drivers from a specific location & tried the Win XP CD plus other driver CD's that I can find.

The hardware in question are a multimedia controller & a multimedia video controller. The stupid thing is that my soundcard drivers are correctly installed & so are my video drivers plus all other cards that I have installed.

The REAL underlying issue is that I cannot get sound from my PC & am thinking these bits are the culprits. As above, device manager reports that my soundcard drivers are correctly installed & working but after the XP reinstall, I cannot get sound to work.

Is there anyway I can both find out what these bits of hardware are as well as get my sound to work??

[Jazz]

Hi colio

Regarding the sound issue:

After checking to see if everything is properly connected, switched on and mute has not been checked, try the following: -

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices.

Does it display your sound card at the top of the Volume tab or SiS 7012 Wave, or something else?

[colio]

Jazz.. you ROCK!!

That fixed it. It was set to another device, & I set it back to the soundcard. Don't know how I missed this before but thanks, you are a legend.

[Jazz]

No problem.......