More Multimedia Audio Problems

[m7r23]

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Dell Inc. Dimension 4700
System Service Tag: B9L5361 (support for this PC)
Chassis Serial Number: B9L5361
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. 0M3918
Serial Number: ..CN7082148E009A.
Bus Clock: 800 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Inc. A06 01/10/2005

Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 265C SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device

I keep getting cant find multimedia audio controller. And i cant hear anything.

[pip22]

Go to this Dell driver-download page:
http://support.euro.dell.com/support... os=WW1&osl=EN

Click the plus sign next to 'Audio Drivers'. Click on the link that appears. Download and install.

The above advice assumes your Dell 4700 is still using the on-board audio controller and NOT a separate soundcard which has been added since it was new.

[m7r23]

Ok, is there a difference between an onboard soundcard and a regular soundcard?
Also, a little more information. I have a creative soundblaster card 24 bit live which came with the pc. Dell gave me the cd for that. I tried to install the drivers from that cd. But it says the hardware was not found on the computer.

In my bios i currently have onboard sound enabled.
I tried to download that driver from the dell site, which was soundmax. It installed and fixed the multimedia audio controller, but left me with no sound.