Multimedia Audio Controller Problems

[CarolBPeter]

Well - I was willing to bet that the driver installation would work - it seemed to work for everyone else. But, Alas, i installed and rebooted, and my speakers are still not working. And when I open the Sounds from the control panel, it is still showing no speakers, and the "Modem 0" from before. I've been told by several to dump and get a new machine - but this emachine has worked so well for me - I don't have the $$or the time to put into getting something new (not to mention the loading of software, etc. - including xp, cause I hate vista and can't buy all new software) --- is there anything else I can do? I also had to replace the power, and when the geek squad gave it back to me the devices were all gone - the usb's are working, but somehow none of the devices are recognized. I'd say the two sound related, except I lost the sound several weeks ago, long before the power.

If there is anything I can do, let me know. Thanks!

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by CarolBPeter

Well - I was willing to bet that the driver installation would work - it seemed to work for everyone else. But, Alas, i installed and rebooted, and my speakers are still not working. And when I open the Sounds from the control panel, it is still showing no speakers, and the "Modem 0" from before. I've been told by several to dump and get a new machine - but this emachine has worked so well for me - I don't have the $$or the time to put into getting something new (not to mention the loading of software, etc. - including xp, cause I hate vista and can't buy all new software) --- is there anything else I can do? I also had to replace the power, and when the geek squad gave it back to me the devices were all gone - the usb's are working, but somehow none of the devices are recognized. I'd say the two sound related, except I lost the sound several weeks ago, long before the power.

If there is anything I can do, let me know. Thanks!

Which emachine do you have

T4060/4510/4511

D2046/2244/2246/2266/ - T1740/1862/2484/ - W2929/4686

[CarolBPeter]

I have the D2046 - things I have changed: Upgraded the hard drive, added a second hard drive. I also have (the USB not recognized now, which were fine right up until the Geek Squad swapped out my power): 2 external hard drives, scanner, HP 2600 printer, and smaller stuff like the MP3, camera hook-up, PDA.

I think something must have re-set when they changed the power. But that doesn't explain the sound. I do think a file is missing, but I can't figure out which one (Norton 360 wiped out the licensing info for QB, and that was a mess to get fixed, which still isn't exactly right -and this all happened within a two-week period, Quickbooks was lost, then the dvd burner, then the sound).

Anyway - if i could get the sound back - I have a post on another thread regarding the USB connections.

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by CarolBPeter

I have the D2046 - things I have changed: Upgraded the hard drive, added a second hard drive. I also have (the USB not recognized now, which were fine right up until the Geek Squad swapped out my power): 2 external hard drives, scanner, HP 2600 printer, and smaller stuff like the MP3, camera hook-up, PDA.

I think something must have re-set when they changed the power. But that doesn't explain the sound. I do think a file is missing, but I can't figure out which one (Norton 360 wiped out the licensing info for QB, and that was a mess to get fixed, which still isn't exactly right -and this all happened within a two-week period, Quickbooks was lost, then the dvd burner, then the sound).

Anyway - if i could get the sound back - I have a post on another thread regarding the USB connections.

You need to go into the BIOS and enable the USB Controller and the Audio, all commands are done using the keyboard, arrows keys to select - here's how - print them off

As soon as comp boots press the <Del> this screen opens - click image to focus
http://www.overclockeddoc.com/bookwo...IOS%20Main.JPG

use down arrow to go to Integrated Peripherals - press Enter
http://www.overclockeddoc.com/bookwo...nte%20Perp.JPG

USB Controller should show [Enabled]
AC'97 Audio should show [Auto]

if they don't use arrow key to highlight and use the + key to change

when set correct press the F10 key to Save & Exit

y to accept changes

XP will load

your audio driver is here http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4400.html
pick a site to download from

Download, save to desktop, double click downloaded

The site is slow

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

[CarolBPeter]

Did all that - the sound is still gone. But now the audio tab shows "Modem #1 Line Playback" and "Modem #1 Line Record" where it used to say "0". Still no other selections. I did disconnect all the devices connected to the USB ports, and will shut down, then connect one and see if I can just get the printer, at least, to show up... but I think I did this yesterday. I have tried reinstalling the drivers from the restore CD, but that did not help.

I feel like I'm missing something here. There are a lot of things listed under sound (legacy, codecs, etc.) - and I know enough to be dangerous. that's what I know.

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by CarolBPeter

Did all that - the sound is still gone. But now the audio tab shows "Modem #1 Line Playback" and "Modem #1 Line Record" where it used to say "0". Still no other selections. I did disconnect all the devices connected to the USB ports, and will shut down, then connect one and see if I can just get the printer, at least, to show up... but I think I did this yesterday. I have tried reinstalling the drivers from the restore CD, but that did not help.

I feel like I'm missing something here. There are a lot of things listed under sound (legacy, codecs, etc.) - and I know enough to be dangerous. that's what I know.

Your audio plugs must be on the I/O plate for this driver to work, if you use an expansion slot then you have a Sound Card installed, see here, click the image to focus
http://www.overclockeddoc.com/bookwo...0io%20slot.JPG

Install No:7 the Intel INF driver - then restart your comp
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filt...4&submit=Go%21


install the USB2 drivers from here http://www.e4allupgraders.info/dir1/...ownloads.shtml

then install audio again

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

[Svarryus]

Hi bookworm U helped me before, hope this time u'll be able to do it again.., actually it's related to my last problem. After I installed the drivers for my audio card I never had to use a microfone, but now after I installed Skype I noticed that microfon doesn't work. I tried it on other pc and it works perfect on it but not on main. Please help me if u can.
My pc info is:
Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1 (build 2600) FUJITSU SIEMENS D1875
Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: FUJITSU SIEMENS D1875 S26361-D1875
Serial Number: 14232945
Bus Clock: 800 megahertz
BIOS: FUJITSU SIEMENS // Phoenix Technologies Ltd. 5.00 R1.02-01.1875 04/27/2004
Drives Memory Modules c,d
160.03 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
155.12 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD_RW ND-2500A [CD-ROM drive]
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B [CD-ROM drive]
HUAWEI Mass Storage USB Device [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

WDC WD1600LB-55EDA0 [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMAES3130715, rev 15.05R15, SMART Status: Healthy 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM-1' has 512 MB
Slot 'DIMM-2' has 512 MB
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 160.03 GB 155.12 GB free

Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Saule 17/03/2008 01:27:06 (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
ASPNET never
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] (2x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
SiS PCI IDE Controller
Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700LE [Display adapter]
Fujitsu Siemens C17-3 [Monitor] (17.1"vis, s/n YEAW143503, March 2004)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller (3x)
SiS PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller Multimedia Audio Controller
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Communications Other Devices
HUAWEI Mobile Connect - 3G Modem #2
Smart Link 56K Voice Modem


1394 Net Adapter
SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
USB Human Interface Device
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
HID-compliant mouse
Unknown Device
USB Composite Device
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Root Hub (4x)


s/n 3871500006

I think the model is FUJITSU SIEMENS D1875

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by Svarryus

Hi bookworm U helped me before, hope this time u'll be able to do it again.., actually it's related to my last problem. After I installed the drivers for my audio card I never had to use a microfone, but now after I installed Skype I noticed that microfon doesn't work. I tried it on other pc and it works perfect on it but not on main. Please help me if u can.
My pc info is:
Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1 (build 2600) FUJITSU SIEMENS D1875
Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: FUJITSU SIEMENS D1875 S26361-D1875
Serial Number: 14232945
Bus Clock: 800 megahertz
BIOS: FUJITSU SIEMENS // Phoenix Technologies Ltd. 5.00 R1.02-01.1875 04/27/2004
Drives Memory Modules c,d
160.03 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
155.12 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD_RW ND-2500A [CD-ROM drive]
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B [CD-ROM drive]
HUAWEI Mass Storage USB Device [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

WDC WD1600LB-55EDA0 [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMAES3130715, rev 15.05R15, SMART Status: Healthy 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM-1' has 512 MB
Slot 'DIMM-2' has 512 MB
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 160.03 GB 155.12 GB free

Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Saule 17/03/2008 01:27:06 (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
ASPNET never
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] (2x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
SiS PCI IDE Controller
Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700LE [Display adapter]
Fujitsu Siemens C17-3 [Monitor] (17.1"vis, s/n YEAW143503, March 2004)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller (3x)
SiS PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller Multimedia Audio Controller
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Communications Other Devices
HUAWEI Mobile Connect - 3G Modem #2
Smart Link 56K Voice Modem


1394 Net Adapter
SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
USB Human Interface Device
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
HID-compliant mouse
Unknown Device
USB Composite Device
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Root Hub (4x)


s/n 3871500006

I think the model is FUJITSU SIEMENS D1875

check this Control Panel / Sounds & Audio Devices / Audio tab / Sound Recording - is the device shown the same as Sound Playback - if not use the dropdown arrow to see if it is available to be selected.

[Big Smoke]

I have a yellow quenstion mark next to my Multimedia Audio Controller in device manager and in sound properties is says No Audio Device my system Model is

Packard Bell NEC P020206059
System Serial Number: 2632377206
Chassis Serial Number: 50424E
Where can i download a driver?

[CarolBPeter]

Still not working - but I"m not sure I did everything correctly. The zip file for the usb driver (I have 5 USB ports on my machine) is just the file. It doesn't "install" anything. So I wasn't sure what to do with it. I couldn't figure out how to select it, so I just copied it over. Reinstalled the sound driver. I don't understand why the system says the USBs are working properly - but no peripherals plugged into them are recognized.

For the Sound - in Device Manager, under Sound I have listed:
Audio Codecs
Legacy Audio Drivers
Legacy Audio Drivers
Legacy Video Capture Devices
Media Contro Devices
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Video Codecs
Video Codecs
Video Codecs

I don't know why there is duplication - when I open the Audio Codecs, the Properties tab shows:
imaadp32.acm
msadp32.acm
msg711.acm
msgsm32.acm
tssoft32.acm
msg723.acm
Windows Media Audio
Sipro Lab Telecom Audio Codec
Indeo Audio Software

When I look at the properties for each of these, they are numbered and listed in order (imaadp32.acm has priority 1, and so on).

Should I remove all the sound files - and reinstall? And do the same for the USB?

I'm at my wit's end here. I want sound - but now I have the USB issue, and that's how my printer connects (among other things). I'm kind of dead in the water if I can't print reports for clients.

[Svarryus]

Originally Posted by bookworm

check this Control Panel / Sounds & Audio Devices / Audio tab / Sound Recording - is the device shown the same as Sound Playback - if not use the dropdown arrow to see if it is available to be selected.

Tnx for help bookworm, tried that, there was selected usb camera, so I changed to the same as Sound playback - "Sigmatel C-Major Audio", but with no effect, the microphone doesn't work . Another detail, I don't know if this is of any use to u but just in case... when I go to Control Panel / Sounds & Audio Devices / Audio tab / Sound Recording / Volume, there is microfone ticked. then if I go to advanced, there are 2 scales for Bass and Treble but they are grey, I mean they can't be changed. Hope this would be some usefull info. If u have any ideeas pls tell me how can I fix it. Tnx a million

[CarolBPeter]

I am trying to locate instructions for uninstalling the USB ports, in case it isn't as simple as doing the uninstall through device manager. My thought is, if I uninstall and then reboot - the PC will recognize that there are ports, and then ask to reinstall.

I'm thinking this will work. And then the PC will recognize my peripherals.

Have not figured out how to uninstall the sound (built in, not a card) - other than deleting the files I previously mentioned are under "Audio Codecs". I don't know if the PC will be able to go out and find all those files.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[TrestlesSD]

I seem to be having the same problem, only the audio codecs doesnt have the yellow ? next to it, but all the options have been greyed out or are unavailable. Heres my specs...Hope this is what you need:

ECS G31T-M 1.0
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
3.00 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
6144 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ECS G31T-M 1.0
Bus Clock: 333 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 080014 06/29/2007

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by CarolBPeter

I am trying to locate instructions for uninstalling the USB ports, in case it isn't as simple as doing the uninstall through device manager. My thought is, if I uninstall and then reboot - the PC will recognize that there are ports, and then ask to reinstall.

I'm thinking this will work. And then the PC will recognize my peripherals.

Have not figured out how to uninstall the sound (built in, not a card) - other than deleting the files I previously mentioned are under "Audio Codecs". I don't know if the PC will be able to go out and find all those files.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

If you have a win XP disc
Try a System File Check go to Run – type “sfc /scannow” (without the quotes and note space after sfc) have Win disc available in case sfc needs to replace or repair any files. The program runs with no alerts and then closes.

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by Svarryus

Tnx for help bookworm, tried that, there was selected usb camera, so I changed to the same as Sound playback - "Sigmatel C-Major Audio", but with no effect, the microphone doesn't work . Another detail, I don't know if this is of any use to u but just in case... when I go to Control Panel / Sounds & Audio Devices / Audio tab / Sound Recording / Volume, there is microfone ticked. then if I go to advanced, there are 2 scales for Bass and Treble but they are grey, I mean they can't be changed. Hope this would be some usefull info. If u have any ideeas pls tell me how can I fix it. Tnx a million

Have a look at this from HP, on solving Mic problems,
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...cname=bph07158