Built In Sound Card Woes

[FootPrint]

My computer has an onboard sound card and everything was fine with it until i reformatted. Now it wont find its own driver, and i dont know what driver it would be or what to do. As much information as i can think to post:
Computer-
Genuineintel
x86 family 6 model 8 stepping 3
191mb ram

i dunno what else to write, please help
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[lburpee]

There should be a Disk that came with your computer that has the drivers on it.

 

[~Candy~]

Hi and welcome.

Can you post your IRQ listing?

I'm assuming you are running 98 or ME?

Start button, run, then type msinfo32 and hit ok...go to hardware, IRQs, edit, select all, edit, copy and come back and paste.

 

[FootPrint]

One thing i just realized. It see's the card and all the gameport stuff too, but i just dont have the drivers. Where do i find them, i have no disk.


0 System timer
1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
2 Programmable interrupt controller
3 Intel(R) 82810 Graphics Controller
3 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
4 Communications Port (COM1)
5 (free)
6 Standard Floppy Disk Controller
7 Printer Port (LPT1)
8 System CMOS/real time clock
9 Intel 82801AA SMBus Controller
9 Realtek RTL8029(AS) PCI Ethernet NIC
9 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
9 SCI IRQ used by ACPI bus
10 MPU-401 Compatible
11 Intel 82801AA USB Universal Host Controller
11 ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13 Numeric data processor
14 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
14 Intel 82801AA Bus Master IDE Controller
15 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
15 Intel 82801AA Bus Master IDE Controller

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[JohnWill]

What you need is a brand name and a model for the computer and/or motherboard! Genuine Intel doesn't tell us much...

 

[plschwartz]

Go to www.belarc.com and let the site read what you have on your computer. It should give the make and model of the motherboard. Maybe we can go on from there

 

[~Candy~]

Where are you seeing the soundcard --- under other devices or with an exclamation mark?


If so, you might go here, download, and try updating the drivers.

http://www.soundcard-drivers.com/drivers/56/56061.htm

 

[FootPrint]

this is what that program spat out for info:
Operating System System Model
Windows 98 SE (build 4.10.2222) 00101880 6735 15144100051616 0
System Serial Number: 6161HPPAV3
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
633 megahertz Intel Celeron
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
128 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Trigem Computer, Inc. Cognac
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies LTD 2.02 05/22/01

the drivers you told me to download didnt work. Everytime i start up it asks me to install a pci soundcard or a pci communcations device
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[FootPrint]

oh yea and when i installed the drivers it said that they werent made for my sound card and might not work
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[n2gun]

Go to the link below and download the shareware version of Sandra and run it. Hopefully it will give the motherboard info to find the driver you need.

http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/index.php?dir=&location=update&a=demon&lang=en

 

[~Candy~]

Originally posted by FootPrint:
Everytime i start up it asks me to install a pci soundcard or a pci communcations device
-FootPrint

Yes, the modem appears to be missing as well....you must be connecting to the internet with the NIC card, correct?

Also, is this an E-Machine?

 

[FootPrint]

yea, im using the nic card, i dont even need the modem but i just left it in. Whats the sandra program do that the belaric advisor that the other guy told me to download doesnt?
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[FootPrint]

i dont think so, i got it from my uncle. So no clue there :-(
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[~Candy~]

Is there any brand name description on the outside of the case? I believe HP either does, or did use those motherboards too.

 

[FootPrint]

what the sandra program says (if u need other stuff qouted tell me!)

System Mainboard
Manufacturor - trigem computer inc
mp support - no
model - cognac
version - none
serial number - xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

god help me i need my sound :-(
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