Re: my builtin audio does not work after i reformat my hard drive



Ankit

Go to Device Manager in Control Panel and physically remove all of the
entries under Sounds and Audio, and then let the computer detect and install
the drivers..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user

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"Ankit Shah" <AnkitShah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the tip. I did find the orginal cd but when i uninstalled the
> bad
> drives and reinstalled the drives that came with the motherboard and ist
> still did not work. Even in device manager it says that the device is
> working properly. When i click on the "sound and audio devices properties"
> from control panel then it say no audio devices. What should i do.
>
> I went to unistall the c-media devices wda audio drivers for c-media ac97
> from "add and remove programs" I saw that I also have drivers from viatech
> audio drivers. Basically i have two drivers. installed. I tried to
> uninstall
> both but viatech one gave me error and it did not uninstalled. I think
> that
> might be the problem. Viatech is first drivers i installed and it did not
> work. So... what should i do.
>
>
> Ankit Shah
>
> "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Sound drivers will be on the same CD as other motherboard functions..
>> Windows update carries drivers for your sound card, and you can also
>> visit
>> the motherboard manufacturer website and get them..
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall
>> MVP - Windows Shell/user
>>
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Ankit Shah" <AnkitShah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:A6876617-0DD5-45FE-AFC6-9F3A60D204FF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hi Guys,
>> >
>> > I reformated my hard drive and I installed all the drivers for the main
>> > board plus any other periphals on the main board. I accidently
>> > installed
>> > the
>> > wrong drivers for my builtin sound device from www.drivers.com. I
>> > uninstalled
>> > it and reinstalled with correct one. I have C-media AC97 Media on
>> > Viatechnology motherboard. The drivers are install properly but the
>> > sound
>> > does not work. So i went to control panel and clicked on the sound
>> > applet
>> > and
>> > it says there is no sound device. It does not make sense to me. I went
>> > to
>> > device manger and there is no unknown device on there. All the devices
>> > are
>> > working properly especially in the sound devices. Tell me what to do.
>>
>>
>>


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