No sound after W7 install - Soundmax card

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Hello
I have a thinkcentre serial is 8171-CTO; I ran the Win7 upgrade advisor but after about 20 tries it told me over and over again I had no internet connection!1! Which I do as I had freshly downloaded the tool.

Anyway, I decided to go for it anyway (doh) and although the OS etc installed fine, I am left with no sound. I have searched google and read forum after forum to get it working but nothing I try works.

For example I have asked Windows to "fix the problem" ... "unable to fix the problem"
Tried going to Soundmax's website - their support pages are "under construction".

Anyone able to help me please with links to drivers or stuff to try?
I am a total Windows 7 newbie, never used Win Vista only XP (I mainly use Linux at home) please guide me through as such! Cheers all and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!
 

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Badgerlan has 9 machines - 5 servers & 4 clients; total disk space is about 6TB and increasing!!
We need to know the exact model of your SoundMax card.

Are you trying to perform and upgrade or a "clean" install?
 

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Thanks for the prompt reply and oops, silly me - the card is described by Lenovo as:-

Audio
  • SoundMAX Cadenza with SPX
  • Integrated PCI AC'97 2.3 compliant CODEC
  • ADI 1981B CODEC
  • Rear - Line-in, line-out
  • Front - Microphone input, headphone output, IEEE 1394 option
  • Software-based audio (done by processor and ICH6)
  • Internal mono speaker
Full spec: Lenovo Support & downloads - Detailed specifications - ThinkCentre 8171

This is a "clean" install, replacing Fedora 11 which worked flawlessly out of the box (reason for change: because i felt like it) - one would have expected Microsoft to at least be able to provide a sound-driver for it if linux can!

Cheers for any links/advice.
badger
 

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Sorrry

Unfortunately there us no Vista ur Windows 7 support , only XP.
 

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Right click it in the device manager. Properties. Details tab. Change dropdown to hardware ids. Copy and paste the results to here.

If I can't find something, I could possibly make a driver work for you.
 

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PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266E&SUBSYS_02D91014&REV_03
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266E&SUBSYS_02D91014
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266E&CC_040100
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266E&CC_0401

Would a "Realtek AC'97" driver work?
 

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Badgerlan has 9 machines - 5 servers & 4 clients; total disk space is about 6TB and increasing!!
IBM Lenovo ADI SoundMax audio driver. Which Thinkcenter model is it they go from A30 to S51. Thanks
 

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badgerfruit said:
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266E&SUBSYS_02D91014&REV_03
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266E&SUBSYS_02D91014
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266E&CC_040100
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_266E&CC_0401

Would a "Realtek AC'97" driver work?
Click to expand...

Here ya go. Use Internet Explorer only to download the Windows 7 Client driver:

Microsoft Update Catalog
 

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thefabe - It's the S51. It's not the highest spec' gaming rig by any means but it makes a nice, quite and fast media centre pc that sits nicely away from view in a tv cabinet. As you may guess, i like to try out various platforms on it Didn't bother with Vista but it has had on it OpenSuse, Fedora, Ubuntu, Puppy, Mint, Xandros and of course, XP, all worked with no hassle etc. I also like to freak the wife and kids out when it's turned on - they never know what OS will boot (cue evil laugh).

torrentg - cool, thanks for that - i'm away from the PC now for a few days but will pick this up after the weekend (or next weekend perhaps) and report back what happens!!

Thanks to all for prompt replies, seems like a good place to come for Win 7 help!
Regards to all

Badger
 

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torrentg has posted the latest driver. So that is the one you need to go with. It's 5 days newer than the one on the Lenovo site which is for XP. dsiz79usa.exe 5.12.01.5240 3/23/05 ADI SoundMax audio driver Lenovo Support & downloads - ADI SoundMAX audio driver for Windows 2000 and XP (signed) - ThinkCentre A51 (type 8105, 8107, 8109, 8117, 8119, 8121, 8424, 8425, 8428) / A50, A51p, M50e, M51, S50, S51 So try the seven cleint one.If it deosn't work try this one I posted it is newer than the other on the microsoft update catalog. Try in compatibility mode XP http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/316-compatibility-mode.html Please post back. Fabe
 

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torrentg said:
Microsoft Update Catalog
Click to expand...

Just a quick update - this link has worked, I now have sound, woo yeah!
It's now a shame that Media Portal and the MythTV software I use aren't working in W7 :(

What's that sound? oh yeah, it's me putting OpenSuse10.3 back on ;)

Seriously guys, thanks for the help with getting Audio working but as the most important (to me) bits of software aren't working on W7, it's back to Linux where I know they work.

Perhaps I may venture back into Windows later in the future but for now, I bid you all farewell ... before I go though, I'd like to express a hearty thank you for the prompt replies to those who helped me in my "mini adventure" into Windows land!

badger
 

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Sound Card
On-board - Soundmax
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Badgerlan has 9 machines - 5 servers & 4 clients; total disk space is about 6TB and increasing!!
How to install windows catalog files?

How do you install the windows catalog files i downloaded the .cab and i extracted it and the files within were

migrate.dll
smwdm.sys
smwdmCH5
WDMSTUB.sys
smx

Should i paste these files into a specific soundmax folder or windows folder? or right click one of the files and click install?
 

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Is there file extension on the smx file?

They can;t be pasted, they need to be "installed" to work properly.I folder options choose show files entensions for known types.

If the smx file has an .inf extension, go to Device Manager, choose sound,video,and game controllers and choose SoundMax and then update driver software.Now locate the smx.inf file and double-click on that.
 

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Cheap $399.00 E-Machine
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Winfast
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2GB DDR2 RAM DIMM
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512 MB memory HDMI out
Sound Card
creative X-Fi Exteme 7..1 channel
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Acer V223W 22" widescreen DVI
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
WDC WD5 500GB
WDC WD25 250GB
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Gateway
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2 fans
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Internet Speed
18MB/s down - .72MB /s up
i checked the the file extension its a smx.cat should i follow the same steps?
 

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No, you need to download a .exe file and run setup.exe or a zip file which you can extract to see if there is an .inf file included.
 

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Windows 7 Pro & Vista Home PremiumAthlon 64 3800+ (Orleans) 2.40GHz2GB DDR2 RAM DIMMNVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512 MB memory HDMI out
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Cheap $399.00 E-Machine
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Windows 7 Pro & Vista Home Premium
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Athlon 64 3800+ (Orleans) 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Winfast
Memory
2GB DDR2 RAM DIMM
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512 MB memory HDMI out
Sound Card
creative X-Fi Exteme 7..1 channel
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer V223W 22" widescreen DVI
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
WDC WD5 500GB
WDC WD25 250GB
PSU
OCZ 550 watt
Case
Gateway
Cooling
2 fans
Keyboard
Dell
Mouse
Sony Vaio
Internet Speed
18MB/s down - .72MB /s up
There is no .EXE file that came with the download. im not sure what to do. How do i extract the file?
 

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Just double-click on it to start the installation.
 

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Windows 7 Pro & Vista Home PremiumAthlon 64 3800+ (Orleans) 2.40GHz2GB DDR2 RAM DIMMNVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512 MB memory HDMI out
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Cheap $399.00 E-Machine
OS
Windows 7 Pro & Vista Home Premium
CPU
Athlon 64 3800+ (Orleans) 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Winfast
Memory
2GB DDR2 RAM DIMM
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512 MB memory HDMI out
Sound Card
creative X-Fi Exteme 7..1 channel
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer V223W 22" widescreen DVI
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
WDC WD5 500GB
WDC WD25 250GB
PSU
OCZ 550 watt
Case
Gateway
Cooling
2 fans
Keyboard
Dell
Mouse
Sony Vaio
Internet Speed
18MB/s down - .72MB /s up
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