HELP! sigmatel audio device erased? now no sound!

jbaum · #1 08-05-2006, 04:15 PM

I Have A Dell Dimension Dmo51 W/ Winxp Home Edition, I Went To My Device Manager And Noticed My Sigmatel Audio Device Was No Longer Listed, I Tried Going To The Dell Website To Re-download Driver But It Pauses When Creating Restore Point.i Went To My Add/remove Program And It's Still Listed There.i Ran The "belarc" Program And It's Not Listed In The Media Software.when I Finally Restarted The Computer, The Download Began To Run Just To Tell Me The Driver Is Not Supported By Windows Xp! It Came Pre-installed On This Computer. I Tried To See If Maybe There Is A Sound Card, But I Didn't See One, Is This What They Call A "on-board" Soundcard?

bookworm · #2 08-06-2006, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbaum

I Have A Dell Dimension Dmo51 W/ Winxp Home Edition, I Went To My Device Manager And Noticed My Sigmatel Audio Device Was No Longer Listed, I Tried Going To The Dell Website To Re-download Driver But It Pauses When Creating Restore Point.i Went To My Add/remove Program And It's Still Listed There.i Ran The "belarc" Program And It's Not Listed In The Media Software.when I Finally Restarted The Computer, The Download Began To Run Just To Tell Me The Driver Is Not Supported By Windows Xp! It Came Pre-installed On This Computer. I Tried To See If Maybe There Is A Sound Card, But I Didn't See One, Is This What They Call A "on-board" Soundcard?

Do you mean the Dimension 5100, if not then post belarc report.

Set a System Restore Point before installing just in case

Then go here to Dell, http://support.euro.dell.com/support...os=WW1&osl=EN#

install the Chipset, then RESTART your comp, and if need be install the audio driver again.

Hope this helps

jbaum · #3 08-07-2006, 03:10 PM

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bookworm · #4 08-07-2006, 06:31 PM

[quote=jbaum]Computer Profile Summary
Computer Name: D43zgz81 (in WORKGROUP)
Profile Date: Monday, August 07, 2006 1:02:28 PM
Advisor Version: 7.1h
Windows Logon: a

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Operating System System Model
Windows XP Media Center Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Dell Inc. Dell DM051
System Service Tag: 43ZGZ81 (support for this PC)
Chassis Serial Number: 43ZGZ81
Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Dell Inc. 0RD203
Serial Number: ..CN6986158B1422.
Bus Clock: 800 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Inc. A02 10/13/2005
Drives Memory Modules c,d
74.95 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
37.86 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD+-RW ND-3530A [CD-ROM drive]
TSSTcorp DVD-ROM TS-H352C [CD-ROM drive]

ST380013AS [Hard drive] (80.00 GB) -- drive 0
TEAC USB HS-CF Card USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 1
TEAC USB HS-MS Card USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 3
TEAC USB HS-SD Card USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 4
TEAC USB HS-xD/SM USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 2 512 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM_1' has 256 MB (serial number 8F2C0000)
Slot 'DIMM_3' is Empty
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c: (NTFS on drive 0) 74.95 GB 37.86 GB free

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I'm not sure what driver you got from Dell as I can't find a Dimension DM051
your Service tag lists it as a Dimension 5150/E510
Your OS Windows Media Center Edition

Set a System Restore Point before installing just in case

Go here to Dell http://support.euro.dell.com/support...&os=WW1&osl=EN

Install the Chipset driver it is marked by Dell as an urgent download

then the SigmaTel STAC 9xx audio

jbaum · #5 08-08-2006, 12:28 PM

No go, when it downloads, it freezes when creating a restore point. i tried deleting it from my control panel, but it freezes up. Maybe if theres a way of deleting sigmatel completly other than through the control panel? If so how?

bookworm · #6 08-08-2006, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbaum

No go, when it downloads, it freezes when creating a restore point. i tried deleting it from my control panel, but it freezes up. Maybe if theres a way of deleting sigmatel completly other than through the control panel? If so how?

Did you install the Chipset, see why from Intel
* 1. OVERVIEW
************************************************** **********
The Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility installs
Windows* INF files to the target system. These files outline
to the operating system how to configure the Intel(R) chipset
components in order to ensure that the following features
function properly:

- Core PCI and ISAPNP Services
- PCIe Support
- IDE/ATA33/ATA66/ATA100 Storage Support
- SATA Storage Support
- USB Support
- Identification of Intel(R) Chipset Components in
the Device Manager

Hope this helps

jbaum · #7 08-08-2006, 03:37 PM

i have installed it, and re-downloaded the audio driver still no sound.

bookworm · #8 08-08-2006, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbaum

i have installed it, and re-downloaded the audio driver still no sound.

Check this /
Check Control Panel / Sound & Audio Devices / Properties / Audio Tab / Sound Playback click on down arrow and check that the correct audio device is selected; something like modem line 0 playback might have been substituted for the proper audio device. Information by Jim Pivonka.

Now this is a long shot, but you have a voice modem installed, it may have some bearing on the audio, go here to Dell and install the driver http://support.euro.dell.com/support...=8609&libid=20

Don't forget the Restore Point

Hope this helps

jbaum · #9 08-09-2006, 04:08 PM

Yeah, i tried that already.But, i did notice that another program i have has "hijacked" the audio. It's called Tunebite, the problem with this is that it playes audio and video 4x faster than normal. So if I play audio/video on my windows media player it plays really fast but with no sound. I deleted Tunebite and tried reinstalling sigmatel audio device but it still froze when creating a restore point. I also tried system restore but it didn't work. Maybe a whack to the cpu with a sledge hammer might work!

bookworm · #10 08-09-2006, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbaum

Yeah, i tried that already.But, i did notice that another program i have has "hijacked" the audio. It's called Tunebite, the problem with this is that it playes audio and video 4x faster than normal. So if I play audio/video on my windows media player it plays really fast but with no sound. I deleted Tunebite and tried reinstalling sigmatel audio device but it still froze when creating a restore point. I also tried system restore but it didn't work. Maybe a whack to the cpu with a sledge hammer might work!

This little programe will get rid of left i=over programes on your comp, you select issues for it to do it http://www.ccleaner.com/
It also has a programe uninstaller

Hope this helps

jbaum · #11 08-09-2006, 06:12 PM

ccleaner didn't help. the sigmatel audio program is still on the computer but it's not listed in device manager. oh ny the way ccleaner just froze when trying to uninstall.

qfisheye · #12 08-09-2006, 10:10 PM

I assume this a desktop? why not buy a sound card and enjoy your computer. It will be better than the integrated sound and a fair card isn't expensive. Lenny good luck

jbaum · #13 08-10-2006, 02:20 PM

that is what i was thinking of doing but not sure of how/where to install, plus i still don't know what this "onboard" device means.what does "onboard" mean?