no sound

[betelgeuse]

installed everything fine on and old media centre pc except sound.

the thing is in device manager driver is installed (high definition device)
and in system devices high definition audio controller is installed,but if i go to hardware and sound it says no audio device is installed.

it is onboard sound,mobo is asus a8v-vm ultra,in the bios i only have the choice of auto or off so i select auto.

anyone with any ideas? as everything else is fine.

 

[Mark]

Have you tried installing the latest Realtek sound drivers for Vista, R210 works well.

 

[smoaky]

Hair pulled out and fingernails chewed to the nub!!!

Have you tried installing the latest Realtek sound drivers for Vista, R210 works well.

I also have had sound problems. Set up a test dual boot with XP and W7 on my old Compaq Evo N600c Laptop which has the integrated ESS Allegro PCI Audio (WDM)
Sound OK with XP No sound with W7. Ran troubleshooter. W7 tried to re-install driver,no luck. I tried to update driver didnt work. I uninstalled Multimedia Audio Controller, rebooted W7 it tried to install driver again and failed. I ran windows update says all updates are current.
What can I do next?
Thanks

 

[Digger]

I also have had sound problems. Set up a test dual boot with XP and W7 on my old Compaq Evo N600c Laptop which has the integrated ESS Allegro PCI Audio (WDM)
Sound OK with XP No sound with W7. Ran troubleshooter. W7 tried to re-install driver,no luck. I tried to update driver didnt work. I uninstalled Multimedia Audio Controller, rebooted W7 it tried to install driver again and failed. I ran windows update says all updates are current.
What can I do next?
Thanks

sorry to report bad news to you, but most of my findings are that this card wasnt supported with Vista... only up to server2k without problems

here is a link to a supposed vista wdm driver for that card
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp23001-23500/sp23455.exe

 

[smoaky]

sorry to report bad news to you, but most of my findings are that this card wasnt supported with Vista... only up to server2k without problems

here is a link to a supposed vista wdm driver for that card
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp23001-23500/sp23455.exe

Thanks Digger,
Tried it, but no good. I get an install failure. But hey I really appreciate the effort and research finding the driver anyway.
Maybe someone else has found a workaround other than adding an avatar that will do sign language for me while using W7 ...lol...
Chime in anyone else?

 

[smoaky]

Thanks Digger,
Tried it, but no good. I get an install failure. But hey I really appreciate the effort and research finding the driver anyway.
Maybe someone else has found a workaround other than adding an avatar that will do sign language for me while using W7 ...lol...
Chime in anyone else?

Please anyone with a solution to my sound problem
There must be someone with this particular sound card that has got audio to work with Vista or W7:shock:

 

[NosferatuX]

Please anyone with a solution to my sound problem
There must be someone with this particular sound card that has got audio to work with Vista or W7:shock:

Well, the only thing left really is to use Windows 7 Driver Solution on your XP machine with the working drivers

 

[smoaky]

Well, the only thing left really is to use Windows 7 Driver Solution on your XP machine with the working drivers

Wow great idea
I will give Driver Max a shot.
Thanks
Quick note: I belong to a lot of forums and by far everyone on Windows Seven Forums are the most friendliest and the most helpful of any I belong to.
A year ago after fighting with Vista I thought about switching to Linux Ubuntu. Even had a dual boot of XP and Ubuntu Studio edition.News flash,Linux is still not user friendly no matter what linux claims.
Thanks Microsoft for developing W7...Wow what a difference. Once again I am in love with Windows 7 and will probably never go back to Linux.

 

[NosferatuX]

You're most welcome I sure hope it works out for yah

Yes, this is a great forum and it's nice to have you on board

It's nice to hear that you're liking Windows 7 that much, although it's still at it's beta stage, it's pretty much a well built OS all-around.

 

[smoaky]

You're most welcome I sure hope it works out for yah

Yes, this is a great forum and it's nice to have you on board

It's nice to hear that you're liking Windows 7 that much, although it's still at it's beta stage, it's pretty much a well built OS all-around.

Agreed
Keep forgetting it is still Beta :shock: hard to tell at this point.
Cant wait to see what RC1 will have added to the sweetness

 

[BigRedOne]

I have a custom build computer with on board Realtek AC97 sound and am having the same problem. I downloaded the driver from the Realtek site but windows will not allow me to install it. I really don't want to go back to Vista so I need help!

 

[smoaky]

BigRedOne
Try this driver and see if it will work for you
SP17163.exe
Here are my instructions to get it to work for me


Download and save to desktop. Unpack files. Run Device manager and scan for hardware changes /or update device driver from Local Disk (C NOT FROM DESKTOP

 

[BigRedOne]

BigRedOne
Try this driver and see if it will work for you
SP17163.exe
Here are my instructions to get it to work for me


Download and save to desktop. Unpack files. Run Device manager and scan for hardware changes /or update device driver from Local Disk (C NOT FROM DESKTOP

Thanks for the try but it didn't work. I am using the analog jacks on the back of my computer, don't have SPDIF although my motherboard supports it. Windows7 sees the HD Audio but I don' think it is what I am using.

 

[smoaky]

Thanks for the try but it didn't work. I am using the analog jacks on the back of my computer, don't have SPDIF although my motherboard supports it. Windows7 sees the HD Audio but I don' think it is what I am using.

try this one instead:
ESS Allegro PCI Audio (WDM).zip
If this doesnt help please let use all know your set up in detail so that we can help

 

[BigRedOne]

Well finally, my sound is working. I, reluctantly, paid the $30 registration fee to Driver detective and it found the right driver for me. It looks like the same driver I tried to download from the Realtek site but for some reason the one from Realtek would not complete the installation

 

[smoaky]

Good to hear
What exactly was the correct driver you needed just in case someone else needs to find it

 

[BigRedOne]

Good to hear
What exactly was the correct driver you needed just in case someone else needs to find it

"Driver Detective" automaticly installed the driver so I did not see the name of it. Tell me what to look for and I will gladly post it.