Windows 7: any conexant AC-97 drivers out there??

hey,
I have an hp zd8230us, and recently installed windows 7 ultimate x64 and I got all the drivers to work fine except audio... i have a conexant AC-97 card and after HOURS of searching and reading and trying many drivers, i am still out of luck. in device manager it only shows up as ( multimedia audio controllers ) so the windows update doesn't work, I had it register as realtek ac-97 at one point but the update said it was up to date when it really didn't work. I even tried driver genius and still no luck. so is there anyone out there that has had better luck then I????

/sigh

Try this: 64bitdrivers.com:: Conexant AC'97 Audio Driver for Vista/Windows 7 x64

If Crispy's fine suggestion does not work out, right click on the audio device in device manager. Properties. Details tab. Change dropdown to hardware ids. Copy and paste the results here. Please do not use a screenshot as an alternative.

thanks crispy but i have already tried that driver as well with no luck, as for torrentg... this is what i get

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266E&SUBSYS_3082103C&REV_03
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266E&SUBSYS_3082103C
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266E&CC_040100
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266E&CC_0401

http://ftp.us.dell.com/audio/R145551.EXE

Extract from that first. Then right click on the audio device in device manager. Update driver software. Browse. Let me pick. Have disk. Browse. Double click on the extracted .inf and hit ok.

Edit- just noticed x64. Don't think you're going to have too much luck with that. Sorry. That machine will be much better off with x86 Windows anyhow. It has MAX memory 2 GB.

sorry, i am runnning x86 i ment i have 64bit.... that was my bad. anyways i did as you said and i got it to install and reconize the hardware.... but i now get a (code 10 = failed to start) so it sees the device there now, but does not start >.<

ok so after some tinkering i got it to work off some vinyl ac97 vista 64 drivers..... but now i just get static... i saw a fix for this somewhere so ill have to look for that again, but if u know then please post =P

Willy, if all you get is static, then its not working ... You Messed Up.. Try Again...

Guys, what's up with AC97 not being supported out of the box?

I don't have it, but it's the most widely spread audio standards in the world!

How can this be? Is this true?

ok well i uninstalled and reinstalled 3 different drivers, sp35558, sp35268, Vinyl97 combo 64bit and the only one that "works" is the vinyl but i still get no sound even though in device manager say's there are no issues..... /sigh i'm at a loss