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Old 03-08-2007, 05:41 PM
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Reformatted and killed my sound

Reformatted, didn't get any sound, saw that Multimedia Audio Controller has the yellow circle and question mark next to it, attempted many drivers but I don't know how to pinpoint the right one, or if that will even work. Please help, if it's not too much trouble!

Specs:

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name THECORE
User Name Kefo

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 1533 MHz (11.5 x 133) 1800+
Motherboard Name Asus A7V8X-MX (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8378 UniChrome KM400
System Memory 224 MB (PC2100 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (07/31/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter VIA/S3 UniChrome
3D Accelerator VIA/S3 UniChrome

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller

Storage:
IDE Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Maxtor 6E040L0 (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8523B (52x/24x/52x CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 39197 MB (11695 MB free)



--------[ DMI ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ BIOS ]

BIOS Properties:
Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Version 1004
Release Date 07/31/2003
Size 256 KB
Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ATAPI ZIP, LS-120
Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, EDD
Supported Standards DMI, APM, ACPI, PnP
Expansion Capabilities ISA, PCI, AGP, USB

[ System ]

System Properties:
Manufacturer VIA Technologies, Inc.
Product KM400-8235
Universal Unique ID 00010002-00030004-00050006-00070008
Wake-Up Type Power Switch

[ Motherboard ]

Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer ASUS
Product A7V8X-MX
Version A7V8X-MX

[ Chassis ]

Chassis Properties:
Manufacturer ASUS A7V8X-MX
Chassis Type Desktop Case

[ Memory Controller ]

Memory Controller Properties:
Error Detection Method None
Error Correction None
Supported Memory Interleave 1-Way
Current Memory Interleave 4-Way
Supported Memory Speeds 70ns, 60ns
Supported Memory Types SPM, EDO
Supported Memory Voltages 5V
Maximum Memory Module Size 32 MB
Memory Slots 2

[ Processors / AMD Athlon(tm) XP ]

Processor Properties:
Manufacturer AMD
Version AMD Athlon(tm) XP
External Clock 133 MHz
Maximum Clock 3000 MHz
Current Clock 1533 MHz
Type Central Processor
Voltage 1.5 V
Status Enabled
Upgrade ZIF
Socket Designation Socket A

[ Caches / Internal Cache ]

Cache Properties:
Type Internal
Status Enabled
Operational Mode Write-Back
Maximum Size 128 KB
Installed Size 128 KB
Supported SRAM Type Synchronous
Current SRAM Type Synchronous
Socket Designation Internal Cache

[ Caches / External Cache ]

Cache Properties:
Type External
Status Enabled
Operational Mode Write-Back
Maximum Size 256 KB
Installed Size 256 KB
Supported SRAM Type Synchronous
Current SRAM Type Synchronous
Socket Designation External Cache

[ Memory Modules / A0 ]

Memory Module Properties:
Socket Designation A0
Type SDRAM
Speed 60 ns
Installed Size 256 MB
Enabled Size 256 MB

Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID 07/31/2003-KM400-8235-A7V8X-MXC-00
Motherboard Name Asus A7V8X-MX

Front Side Bus Properties:
Bus Type DEC Alpha EV6
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 133 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Bandwidth 2133 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties:
Bus Type DDR SDRAM
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 133 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Bandwidth 2133 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties:
Bus Type VIA V-Link
Bus Width 8-bit
Real Clock 67 MHz (ODR)
Effective Clock 533 MHz
Bandwidth 533 MB/s

Motherboard Physical Info:
CPU Sockets/Slots 1 Socket 462
Expansion Slots 3 PCI, 1 AGP
RAM Slots 2 DDR DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio, Video, LAN
Form Factor Micro ATX
Motherboard Size 240 mm x 240 mm
Motherboard Chipset KM400
Extra Features CPU Overheating Protection

Motherboard Manufacturer:
Company Name ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Product Information http://www.asus.com/products1.aspx?l1=3
BIOS Download http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us
--------[ Windows Audio ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

midi-in.0 0001 0067 MPU-401
midi-out.0 0001 0066 MPU-401
mixer.0 FFFF FFFF USB Camera
wave-in.0 FFFF FFFF USB Camera


--------[ PCI / PnP Audio ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller PCI



If you need any more info let me know!
Thanks for your time!
Kefo
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Old 03-10-2007, 03:23 PM
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All that info just for a sound driver issue was unecessary.

Anyway, I'm assuming, since you say you've tried several drivers without success, that belarc is now showing "Via AC'97" which is most likely incorrect since it's getting that info from the (incorrect) driver. That's one of belarc's weaknesses when it comes to system information.

However, we can take the mainboard make/model as being correct (Asus A7V8X-MX) since that doesn't use a driver of itself.

The on-board sound driver for that is here (top of page):
SoundMAX Audio Driver version 5.12.01.3663 WHQL:
http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us
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