Multimedia Audio Controller Driver - help please

[Sakain]

Originally Posted by bookworm

Check this to see if Realtek is default audio

Check Control Panel/ Sound & Audio Devices/ Audio tab/ Sound Playback click on
down arrow and check that the correct audio is selected. Typically the problem will be something “modem line 0 playback” has been substituted for the correct audio device.

well, i tried that and i could even select anything, the box was completely grayed out and unclickable
i reformatted my computer and the sounds back

[Sakain]

mind helping my brother? he's lost sound for quite a time now, probably half a year at least >< he gets a retarded beeping noise that comes straight from his pc well please and ty :]

Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 4600
System Service Tag: 7HQXH31 (support for this PC)
Chassis Serial Number: 7HQXH31
Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.40 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Board: Dell Computer Corp.
Bus Clock: 533 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A03 07/21/2003

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by Sakain

mind helping my brother? he's lost sound for quite a time now, probably half a year at least >< he gets a retarded beeping noise that comes straight from his pc well please and ty :]

Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 4600
System Service Tag: 7HQXH31 (support for this PC)
Chassis Serial Number: 7HQXH31
Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.40 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Board: Dell Computer Corp.
Bus Clock: 533 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A03 07/21/2003

4 audio drivers shown for that model
I/O plate - ADI 198x
Expansion slot - one of the 3 Sound Blaster drivers

http://support.euro.dell.com/support...&catid=&impid=

click this image to check what sort of audio you have
http://www.overclockeddoc.com/bookwo...0io%20slot.JPG

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

[bookworm]

[quote=evil]I'm having the same problem with an exclamation mark on Multimedia audio controller. Here are my specs from berlac. Thanks heaps

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Winfast
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.00 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Winfast K8M890-8237
Serial Number: WY9V62814708
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 641W1P13 05/22/2006
Drives Memory Modules c,d
250.05 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
242.76 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-111D SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

SAMSUNG SP2504C SCSI Disk Device (250.06 GB) -- drive 0 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 512 MB
Slot 'A1' has 512 MB
Slot 'A2' is Empty
Slot 'A3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes


c: (NTFS on drive 0) 250.05 GB 242.76 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
evil 09/02/2008 10:33:08 (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

Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Driver on Microsoft Document Imaging Writer Port:
Microsoft XPS Document Writer on XPSPort:
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary Ultra ATA/ATAPI Channel [Controller]
Secondary Ultra ATA/ATAPI Channel [Controller]
VIA Bus Master Ultra ATA Controller(dual mode) None detected
Bus Adapters Multimedia
VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (4x)
VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller None detected
Communications Other Devices

Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC

to check video Get Everest, copy and paste the Computer / Summary section
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...-Edition.shtml

4 boards for the K8M890 with 2 audio drivers - both Realtek - AC'97 and HD

they are here
AC'97 - http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...tDown=false#AC

HD - http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...Audio%20Codecs

Download the (Executable file) save to desktop, double click downloaded file on desktop to install


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

[Sakain]

lol, awesome, thanks bookworm you're his hero
man hes so happy you should see him

Originally Posted by bookworm

4 audio drivers shown for that model
I/O plate - ADI 198x
Expansion slot - one of the 3 Sound Blaster drivers

http://support.euro.dell.com/support...&catid=&impid=

click this image to check what sort of audio you have
http://www.overclockeddoc.com/bookwo...0io%20slot.JPG

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

[ssj4falky]

I am having trouble can someone advise me.
I'm missing:
SM Bus Controller
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller
and whenever i try to play an audio file, i get an error message

[vermillion07]

here's the summary same problem no sound please help



Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Intel Corporation

Processor Main Circuit Board
2.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Intel Corporation D845WN AAA64181-206
Serial Number: AZWN21607120
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Intel Corp. HV84510A.86A.0029.P07.0111161743 11/16/2001
Drives Memory Modules c,d
80.01 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
67.82 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

ASUS CRW-5232AS [CD-ROM drive]
ASUS DVD-ROM E616 [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

ST380021A [Hard drive] (80.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 3HV3BX0H, rev 3.19, SMART Status: Healthy 512 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'J6G1' has 512 MB
Slot 'J6G2' is Empty
Slot 'J6H1' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes


c: (NTFS on drive 0) 32.01 GB 22.71 GB free
d: (FAT32 on drive 0) 48.00 GB 45.11 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
user 2/25/2008 6:49:27 PM (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

Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Driver on Microsoft Document Imaging Writer Port:
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801BA Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 244B
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 (Microsoft Corporation) [Display adapter]
AOC 193FW [Monitor] (18.6"vis, s/n 79375JA109746, May 2007)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442
Intel(R) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2444 Multimedia Audio Controller
Communications Other Devices
SoftV92 Data Fax Modem


CNet PRO200WL PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Dhcp Server: none responded
Physical Address: 00:08:A1:9A:22:C5
Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
primary APIPA Address: 169.254.166.224 / 16
Physical Address: 00:03:47:E8:26:43

Networking Dns Servers: 58.69.254.44
58.69.254.46
HID-compliant consumer control device
HID-compliant device
USB Human Interface Device (3x)
HID Keyboard Device
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
HID-compliant mouse
Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
Generic USB Hub
USB Composite Device
USB Root Hub (2x)

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by ssj4falky

I am having trouble can someone advise me.
I'm missing:
SM Bus Controller
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller
and whenever i try to play an audio file, i get an error message

Need more info, make and model or if not sure Get Belarc, copy and paste the report, omit the Software section, it gives Product Codes for your OS and the Windows Critical Updates.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

[Skinno]

Dear Bookworm,
Im new to this site and have just seen yor excellent replies to other members. I too am basically unable to find any sound on my pc. I have just installed a new hard drive and Windows Service Pack 2 and the multimedia audio controller cant find anything. I downloaded the Everest home 220 but not quite sure what info you need so here goes. My pc is very old and probably laughable lol but it works for me and i cant afford a new one - sob.
Here goes , many thanks in advance xx
Field Value
Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)

Motherboard
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 1666 MHz (12.5 x 133) 2000+
Motherboard Name Shuttle AK38(N) (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DDR DIMM, Audio)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8367 Apollo KT333CF
System Memory 768 MB (SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (02/12/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro (Microsoft Corporation) (32 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64
Monitor Maxdata Belinea 10 30 20 [17" CRT] (1019808726840)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller

Storage
IDE Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller
Disk Drive ST380011A (80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive HITACHI DVD-ROM GD-7500 (12x/40x DVD-ROM)
Optical Drive YAMAHA CRW2100E (16x/10x/40x CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions
C: (NTFS) 76308 MB (63328 MB free)

Input
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Mouse USB Browser Mouse

Network
Network Adapter GlobeSpan USB ADSL LAN Modem (169.254.13.232)
Network Adapter WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface (172.141.25.20)

Peripherals
USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
USB2 Controller VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Device GlobeSpan USB ADSL LAN Modem
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by Skinno

Dear Bookworm,
Im new to this site and have just seen yor excellent replies to other members. I too am basically unable to find any sound on my pc. I have just installed a new hard drive and Windows Service Pack 2 and the multimedia audio controller cant find anything. I downloaded the Everest home 220 but not quite sure what info you need so here goes. My pc is very old and probably laughable lol but it works for me and i cant afford a new one - sob.
Here goes , many thanks in advance xx
Field Value
Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)

Motherboard
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 1666 MHz (12.5 x 133) 2000+
Motherboard Name Shuttle AK38(N) (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DDR DIMM, Audio)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8367 Apollo KT333CF
System Memory 768 MB (SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (02/12/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro (Microsoft Corporation) (32 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64
Monitor Maxdata Belinea 10 30 20 [17" CRT] (1019808726840)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller

Storage
IDE Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller
Disk Drive ST380011A (80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive HITACHI DVD-ROM GD-7500 (12x/40x DVD-ROM)
Optical Drive YAMAHA CRW2100E (16x/10x/40x CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions
C: (NTFS) 76308 MB (63328 MB free)

Input
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Mouse USB Browser Mouse

Network
Network Adapter GlobeSpan USB ADSL LAN Modem (169.254.13.232)
Network Adapter WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface (172.141.25.20)

Peripherals
USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
USB2 Controller VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Device GlobeSpan USB ADSL LAN Modem
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device

Go here to Shuttle and download the Audio for AK38N http://eu.shuttle.com/archive/en/ak38_faq.htm#download

Set a System Restore Point before installing driver just in case
Start / All Programs / Accessories / System Tools / System Restore / select Create a restore point and follow instructions

[Skinno]

Bookworm - Thank you VERY VERY much. The Drivers worked a treat and are better than ever. Far better than the damaged ones I was using on my last hard drive. Much appreciated.
xxxxxxxxxxxx

[g3n3rationX]

Hi Bookworm, I see you have helped many people with their computer problems. Im hoping you can do the same for me I've been trying to install a new sound card for past few days and nothing really worked The sound card that Im trying to install is "Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series". Before installation, I removed my onboard realtek'97 drivers and disabled in bios. After I install the card into PCI slot and boot the pc, new sound card is detected, then I insert the driver cd to proceed with the installation... After installation is done everything seems fine, but then a balloon message pops up in the bottom right corner saying "A problem occurred during hardware installation. Your new hardware might not work properly." Then I got to Device Manager to see whats wrong. And here is whats wrong :|
I tried all the PCI slots, but same thing Please help me

[g3n3rationX]

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Date 2008-02-28
Time 20:19


--------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Uniprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.11 (IE 7.0)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name 0WNER
User Name Administrator
SMTP E-mail Address p.dominickk@gmail.com
Logon Domain 0WNER
Date / Time 2008-02-28 / 20:19

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon 64, 2200 MHz (11 x 200) 3500+
Motherboard Name MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (MS-7025) (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, Dual Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce3 Ultra, AMD Hammer
System Memory 1024 MB (PC4000 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (01/29/07)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT (256 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
Monitor Dell 2005FPW (Digital) [20" LCD] (T61305152C3L)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Creative CA20K1 X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Audio Processor

Storage:
IDE Controller NVIDIA nForce3 250 Parallel ATA Controller (v2.6)
IDE Controller NVIDIA nForce3 250 Serial ATA Controller (v2.6)
IDE Controller NVIDIA nForce3 250 Serial ATA Controller (v2.6)
Storage Controller HDS722512VLSA80
Storage Controller HDS722512VLSA80
Storage Controller NVIDIA NForce(tm) ATA RAID Class Controller
Storage Controller SCSI/RAID Host Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive NVIDIA STRIPE 230.07G (230 GB)
Optical Drive LITE-ON COMBO SOHC-5232K (DVD:16x, CD:52x/32x/52x DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
Optical Drive PLEXTOR DVDR PX-716A (DVD+R9:6x, DVD+RW:16x/8x, DVD-RW:16x/4x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:48x/24x/48x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
Optical Drive UO9073M GMJ820R SCSI CdRom Device
SMART Hard Disks Status Unknown

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 235585 MB (46578 MB free)
Total Size 230.1 GB (45.5 GB free)

Input:
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Mouse HID-compliant mouse

Network:
Primary IP Address 192.168.0.151
Primary MAC Address 00-11-09-CC-B4-6C
Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller - Packet Scheduler Miniport (192.168.0.151)
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC

Peripherals:
Printer Canon iP5200R
Printer Microsoft XPS Document Writer
FireWire Controller VIA VT6306 Fire II IEEE1394 Host Controller (PHY: VIA VT6307)
USB1 Controller nVIDIA nForce3 250 (CK8S) - OHCI USB 1.1 Controller
USB1 Controller nVIDIA nForce3 250 (CK8S) - OHCI USB 1.1 Controller
USB2 Controller nVIDIA nForce3 250 (CK8S) - EHCI USB 2.0 Controller
USB Device Razer Pro|Solutions
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Gaming Keyboard Pro
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device

DMI:
DMI BIOS Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
DMI BIOS Version 6.00 PG
DMI System Manufacturer
DMI System Product
DMI System Version
DMI System Serial Number
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer
DMI Motherboard Product MS-7025
DMI Motherboard Version
DMI Motherboard Serial Number
DMI Chassis Manufacturer
DMI Chassis Version
DMI Chassis Serial Number
DMI Chassis Asset Tag
DMI Chassis Type Desktop Case
DMI Total / Free Memory Sockets 4 / 3

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by g3n3rationX

Hi Bookworm, I see you have helped many people with their computer problems. Im hoping you can do the same for me I've been trying to install a new sound card for past few days and nothing really worked The sound card that Im trying to install is "Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series". Before installation, I removed my onboard realtek'97 drivers and disabled in bios. After I install the card into PCI slot and boot the pc, new sound card is detected, then I insert the driver cd to proceed with the installation... After installation is done everything seems fine, but then a balloon message pops up in the bottom right corner saying "A problem occurred during hardware installation. Your new hardware might not work properly." Then I got to Device Manager to see whats wrong. And here is whats wrong :|
I tried all the PCI slots, but same thing Please help me

There is a new driver than the one on the installation CD at Creative for your audio No:1 in list http://uk.europe.creative.com/suppor...ect=1&x=26&y=8

download the driver and save where you can find it - desktop is good - then install this way by updating the yellow flagged audio device and pointing windows to use the downloaded driver

1. Expand "Sound, video and game controllers"
2. Right-click the the yellow flagged device ( or audio device Realtek, Soundmax C-Media etc ) and choose Update Driver
3. In Windows XP SP2, the Update Wizard will prompt to connect to the Windows Update
4. Select "No, not this time" and click Next
5. Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and click Next.
6. Select "Search for the best driver in theses locations" and check "Include this location in the search"
7. Click Browse and select the location of downloaded driver
8. Click OK and click Next
9. Wait while the Wizard installs the software
10. Click Finish.


Set a System Restore Point before installing driver just in case
Start / All Programs / Accessories / System Tools / System Restore / select Create a restore point and follow instructions

[g3n3rationX]

still doesn't work i get the same thing