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SigmaTel Audio
Hi all.
I built myself a pc about 3 years ago, and just upgraded it to windows 7.
my pc specs:
mobo:
intel D975XBX2 desktop board
i bought this new in some store, i dont remember, and have no
link to it, there is a very similar model, D975XBX2kr, on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product
case: apevia x-dreamer II
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811144026
psu: sparkle 400w
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817103516
cpu:
core 2 duo 2.4g e6600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115003
stock cooler
ram:
2.5 gb, 3 sticks
1 512 mb kingston ddr2 pc26400
2 1gb kingston ddr2 pc6400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820134114
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820134115
hd:
i had 2, an older 80gb hitachi deskstar EIDE drive,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822145126
and a 500gb western digital caviar drive SATA drive,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136073
video card:
ATI radeon x1600 512mb pcie card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102682
i have no sound card, and was using the onboard sound. in xp, it recognized the chip as a sigmatel hd audio chip, and i had the Intel Audio Studio installed as well, that came with the intel board.
my issue is as follows. when i installed windows 7, i lost access to some of my sound features. windows 7 does recognize my basic audio out of the box, and it works for playback. however, it does not recognize any kind of microphone at all, or any recording devices other than the generic Digital Audio (S/PDIF), which wont let me record.
intel does not seem to have any support for this board for win 7, and i was hoping someone had some ideas.
Under device manager, i only have 2 things that have a question mark, and i know what both are.. one is my wifi card i havent gotten drivers for yet, and one is a tv tuner card i havent gotten drivers for yet.
under sound video and game controllers, only thing i have is High Definition Audio Device, a Microsoft device driver that is allowing my speakers to work somewhat.
any thoughts?