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19-Feb-2008, 09:24 AM #1
SOLVED! Dell 8400 w/Vista - no sound
New hard drive; clean installation of Vista Business on my Dell 8400.

I cannot get sound to work. Tried Dell.com for drivers but I installed driver they suggest and it does not work.
Last edited by elgeejay; 19-Feb-2008 at 01:24 PM.. Reason: Problem solved
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19-Feb-2008, 09:29 AM #2
There aren't any drivers for Vista from Dell for that system model number. That computer has the ADI 198x audio chipset. Sometimes drivers from other manufacturers work.

http://www.driverheaven.net/windows-...ver-vista.html
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19-Feb-2008, 10:13 AM #3
What shows in the Device Manager for your Audio Device? Is there a yellow exclamation next to it or does it show the drivers are installed.
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19-Feb-2008, 12:26 PM #4
I finally got it to work. Downloaded R14551.exe (from Dell) and it worked for 32 bit.

For 64 bit it said to use R145149.exe from Dell.

Thanks for the quick reply!
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