Multimedia Audio Controller Problems

[ricster04]

Hi Bookworm, my audio is on the i/o plate.

[a.bhargav007]

Originally Posted by ToraNC

I don't seem to have sound on my computer. n.n; That is, from the speakers anyway, My computer, the actual PC, makes a beeping noise once in a while when I start up. Anyway, recently, I upgraded my OS to WinXP, everything seems fine except I don't have any sound. When I checked the device manager, under Other Devices, Multimedia Audio Controller had a big yellow question mark in front of it.
to get sound and other functions what i have to do. u.u; So...help?

i hope that you can do

[blackspark]

Originally Posted by bookworm

you need to check if audio is [Enabled] in the BIOS, the manual does not show all the screens but it will be similar to this one, you ar looking for the AC97 audio

as soon as the comp boots press the <Del> key and the Main menu will open
http://www.overclockeddoc.com/bookwo...ard%20Main.JPG

use down arrow to select Intergrated Peripherals - press Enter
http://www.overclockeddoc.com/bookwo...eripherals.JPG

now this menu may have the AC97 audio or the onbpard audio listed or you may need to go to the On Chip PCI device - press Enter
http://www.overclockeddoc.com/bookwo...I%20Device.JPG

if audio is [Disable] use arrow key to highlight - then use the + key to change

press F10 ket to Exit & save

y key to accept changes

If you need to Exit the BIOS at any time press the Esc key

install audio driver again

Ok, now i only got 1 problem. i jus have to uninstall some device which has yellow exclamation mark on it under sound video game controllers
and my sound will be working . However, whenever i on my computer the yellow ! devices appear again in sound video game controllers and i had to uninstall them again which make my com hang for quite a long time before everything is back to normal . Any way to make the yellow ! devices gone forever so it wont appear again?

[misieqm]

Hello.... another computer noob signing in

There are few computers in my house (most of them for work) and on one of them i can't get sound to work. My motherboard is K7S41GX. Tried downloading the audio drivers from http://www.asrock.com/mb/download.asp?Model=K7S41GX, tried downloading it from another source, even downloaded some Realtek similiar thing... While the Realtek ones can be actually installed (but aren't working at all) the C-Media one come up with an annoying error :
"Our audio chip provides multi-speaker surround and realistic sound effects. Due to the fact that your computer is not equipped with our audio chip, you can not avail yourself of these advanced features.
For more information, please contact your computer dealer.

C-Media Electronic Inc.
Website : http://www.cmedia.com.bw"

And the installation aborts ;( Can provide Belarc Advisor audit if it can help. Also, this computer has XP Home Edition with SP3.

Any help will be appreciated.

[alpha249]

Hello,

I have the same problem on my computer. My hardrive crashed and so was replaced and there was a complete reboot, now i have windows XP pro. I keep on getting the balloon saying install new hardware "multimedia audio controller".

I also get some other balloons saying install video controller (VGA Compatible) , Universal serial BUS (USB) controller. and SM BUS controller. My screen resolution is messed and all the icons are huge.

I used everest and here is my report. Can you please give me instuctions on how to solve these problems.

Report:

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Celeron, 2500 MHz (25 x 100)
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset Intel Brookdale-G i845GEV
System Memory 381 MB (PC2100 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (07/30/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter Intel Extreme Graphics
3D Accelerator Intel Extreme Graphics

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Intel 82801DB ICH4 - AC'97 Audio Controller [B-0]

[ BIOS ]

BIOS Properties:
Vendor Phoenix
Version 6.00
Release Date 07/30/2003
Size 512 KB
Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk
Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, BBS, Smart Battery
Supported Standards DMI, APM, ESCD, PnP
Expansion Capabilities ISA, PCI, PCMCIA, USB

[ System ]

System Properties:
Manufacturer eMachines, Inc.
Product Imperial
Version Revision 0.90
Serial Number 0123456789
Wake-Up Type Power Switch


Any help would be much appreciated.

Thank You

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by ricster04

Hi Bookworm, my audio is on the i/o plate.

can you Get Everest and post the Computer / Summary section - leave out the De-Bug PCI section, lets have a look what is installed
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...-Edition.shtml

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by misieqm

Hello.... another computer noob signing in

There are few computers in my house (most of them for work) and on one of them i can't get sound to work. My motherboard is K7S41GX. Tried downloading the audio drivers from http://www.asrock.com/mb/download.asp?Model=K7S41GX, tried downloading it from another source, even downloaded some Realtek similiar thing... While the Realtek ones can be actually installed (but aren't working at all) the C-Media one come up with an annoying error :
"Our audio chip provides multi-speaker surround and realistic sound effects. Due to the fact that your computer is not equipped with our audio chip, you can not avail yourself of these advanced features.
For more information, please contact your computer dealer.

C-Media Electronic Inc.
Website : http://www.cmedia.com.bw"

And the installation aborts ;( Can provide Belarc Advisor audit if it can help. Also, this computer has XP Home Edition with SP3.

Any help will be appreciated.

check the BIOS to see if audio is [Enable] it is a problem with SiS boards

as soon as comp boots press the F2 key the main menu will open
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26...K7S1GXMain.jpg

use arrow key to select Advanced menu
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26...GXAdvanced.jpg

down arrow to Peripheral Configuration - press Enter
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26...eripConfig.jpg

OnBoard AC'97 should be set to Auto - if not select and use the + key to change

press F10 key to Save & Exit

y key to accept changes
.
XP will load

install C-Media driver again

Set a System Restore Point before installing just in case
Start / All Programs / Accessories / System Tools / System Restore – click radio button Create a restore point and follow instructions

[Tomglol]

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) DIXONSXP
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
3.33 gigahertz Intel Celeron D
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Foxconn P4M800P7MB
Serial Number: UY3S62701178
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 09/21/2006
Drives Memory Modules c,d
327.77 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
201.58 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

DVDRW IDE H16X [CD-ROM drive]

ExcelStor Technology J880 [Hard drive] (82.34 GB) -- drive 0
Hitachi HDT725025VLAT80 [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 1
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 USB Device [Hard drive] (1.03 GB) -- drive 2 1536 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 512 MB
Slot 'A1' has 1024 MB
Local Drive Volumes


c: (NTFS on drive 0) 77.71 GB 71.02 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 1) 250.06 GB 130.56 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Thomas 01/10/2008 00:02:32 (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never

DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account

Epson Stylus COLOR 670 ESC/P 2 on USB001
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
VIA Bus Master IDE Controller NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 (Microsoft Corporation) [Display adapter]
DIX 1704B [Monitor] (17.1"vis, s/n 004180, September 2006)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (4x)
VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller USB Audio Device
Communications Other Devices

Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.2.3 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.2.1
Dhcp Server: 192.168.2.1
Physical Address: 00:15:58:4E:FD:5D
Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC #2
Dhcp Server: none responded
Physical Address: 00:06:4F:40:A7:1F

Networking Dns Servers: 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100
USB PC Camera with Mic (SN9C105)
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
USB Composite Device
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Printing Support
USB Root Hub (5x)
Virus Protection [Back to Top]
avast! antivirus 4.8.1229 [VPS 080930-0] Version 4.8.1229
Realtime File Scanning On


Any help? I really can't figure it out.

Thanks for ANY help you can give.

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by a.bhargav007

i hope that you can do

need more info, make ,model or motherboard if not sure get Belarc, copy and paste the report but leave out the software license and win update section
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

[Tomglol]

None detected for multimedia as you can see, I recently put Windows XP Pro on my computer, all was going well until I was hit by the "multimedia audio controller problems"

Got a feeling it's realtek but really don't know.

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by Tomglol

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) DIXONSXP
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
3.33 gigahertz Intel Celeron D
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Foxconn P4M800P7MB
Serial Number: UY3S62701178
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 09/21/2006
Drives Memory Modules c,d
327.77 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
201.58 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

DVDRW IDE H16X [CD-ROM drive]

ExcelStor Technology J880 [Hard drive] (82.34 GB) -- drive 0
Hitachi HDT725025VLAT80 [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 1
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 USB Device [Hard drive] (1.03 GB) -- drive 2 1536 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 512 MB
Slot 'A1' has 1024 MB
Local Drive Volumes


c: (NTFS on drive 0) 77.71 GB 71.02 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 1) 250.06 GB 130.56 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Thomas 01/10/2008 00:02:32 (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never

DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account

Epson Stylus COLOR 670 ESC/P 2 on USB001
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
VIA Bus Master IDE Controller NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 (Microsoft Corporation) [Display adapter]
DIX 1704B [Monitor] (17.1"vis, s/n 004180, September 2006)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (4x)
VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller USB Audio Device
Communications Other Devices

Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.2.3 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.2.1
Dhcp Server: 192.168.2.1
Physical Address: 00:15:58:4E:FD:5D
Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC #2
Dhcp Server: none responded
Physical Address: 00:06:4F:40:A7:1F

Networking Dns Servers: 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100
USB PC Camera with Mic (SN9C105)
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
USB Composite Device
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Printing Support
USB Root Hub (5x)
Virus Protection [Back to Top]
avast! antivirus 4.8.1229 [VPS 080930-0] Version 4.8.1229
Realtime File Scanning On


Any help? I really can't figure it out.

Thanks for ANY help you can give.

audio driver here at Foxconn, not the Vista audio http://www.foxconnchannel.com/suppor...D=en-us0000004
looks like Realtek from the version

Set a System Restore Point before installing just in case
Start / All Programs / Accessories / System Tools / System Restore – click radio button Create a restore point and follow instructions

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by alpha249

Hello,

I have the same problem on my computer. My hardrive crashed and so was replaced and there was a complete reboot, now i have windows XP pro. I keep on getting the balloon saying install new hardware "multimedia audio controller".

I also get some other balloons saying install video controller (VGA Compatible) , Universal serial BUS (USB) controller. and SM BUS controller. My screen resolution is messed and all the icons are huge.

I used everest and here is my report. Can you please give me instuctions on how to solve these problems.

Report:

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Celeron, 2500 MHz (25 x 100)
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset Intel Brookdale-G i845GEV
System Memory 381 MB (PC2100 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (07/30/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter Intel Extreme Graphics
3D Accelerator Intel Extreme Graphics

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Intel 82801DB ICH4 - AC'97 Audio Controller [B-0]

[ BIOS ]

BIOS Properties:
Vendor Phoenix
Version 6.00
Release Date 07/30/2003
Size 512 KB
Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk
Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, BBS, Smart Battery
Supported Standards DMI, APM, ESCD, PnP
Expansion Capabilities ISA, PCI, PCMCIA, USB

[ System ]

System Properties:
Manufacturer eMachines, Inc.
Product Imperial
Version Revision 0.90
Serial Number 0123456789
Wake-Up Type Power Switch


Any help would be much appreciated.

Thank You

these drivers will only work if your monitor and audio sockets are on the I/O plate as shown here http://www.overclockeddoc.com/bookwo...0io%20slot.JPG

go here http://www.e4allupgraders.info/dir1/...ownloads.shtml

you need to install in this order

System - install then Restart your comp
Video - install then Restart if instructed to
Audio

check to see if you need the USB driver, usally the System drivers sorts this one out

Set a System Restore Point before installing EACH driver just in case
Start / All Programs / Accessories / System Tools / System Restore – click radio button Create a restore point and follow instructions

[Tomglol]

Thank you! Very much appreciated.

[ricster04]

Hi Bookworm,

I've tried downloading Everest but the site you suggested won't let me. Now I don't know if i'm being dumb but the site says

'To download from torrent links, you must download and install a bittorrent client'

but I have the newest version of utorrant allready.

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by ricster04

Hi Bookworm,

I've tried downloading Everest but the site you suggested won't let me. Now I don't know if i'm being dumb but the site says

'To download from torrent links, you must download and install a bittorrent client'

but I have the newest version of utorrant allready.

try this link instead http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html