[botoyger]

hi! i need help. i came across this site/forum after searching for a problem that i am having right now. i just did a clean install of WIN XP SP2 and reinstalled the drivers for my pc. my problem is that even after the sound driver has been installed, i dont see the sound icon on the system tray. i went to control panel > sounds and audio devices --- it shows that something is installed but i dont hear any sound. its the same problem that Richard was having (please see the "Utilities Issue" thread). i followed the instructions given there including downloading the driver from the link given there (http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false) but that did not solve the issue. i have installed the driver like 3 times or more, i cant remember anymore. belarc advisor shows that i have no multimedia installed im kinda frustrated. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

computer specs:

2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
Board: Foxconn 661 7MI
128 Megabytes Installed Memory

[MysticEyes]

Have you checked in the BIOS to see if it appears enabled?

[botoyger]

i checked in bios, yes. but uhm, im not sure if i know what to look for. the only reference to sound there as far as i can see didnt have a choice of enabling or disabling sound. what should i look for?

[MysticEyes]

What does Belarc say about your SIS chipset?

See if you can match it up at Foxconn then try a few audio drivers.

http://www.foxconnchannel.com/EN-US/...make_list.aspx

You could try this one.

http://www.foxconnchannel.com/EN-US/...D=en-gb0000214

[botoyger]

cool! thanks for the info. ill try this tonight. hope it works.

[botoyger]

This is what shows in Belarc. not sure if this is what you mean though.

Controllers:
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
SiS 5513 IDE UDMA Controller
Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller

Display:
SiS 661FX [Display adapter]
COMPAQ V500 [Monitor] (13.8"vis, s/n 909BF26RJ301, February 1999)

Bus Adapters:
SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller (3x)

Multimedia:
None detected

[botoyger]

unfortunately, this did not do the trick. any other suggestions please?

[MysticEyes]

SiS 661FX [Display adapter]

Well I guess you could look on Foxconn's site for all the instances of SiS 661FX (there are two groups), click on the various MOBO's and try the various drivers.

http://www.foxconnchannel.com/EN-US/...make_list.aspx

Maybe a low end card would be easier.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102010

[botoyger]

yeah, will try your suggestions. thanks. if all else fails, ill have to just reformat and install a fresh copy of windows again on the pc. whew!!!