Re: Driver Updates are Appalling

You can find what you need here at Intel....All of the items for your
motherboard using the 925x chipset can be downloaded from Intel. In order for
the sound driver you are talking about to work you need to make sure that the
microsoft UAA driver for High Definition Audio is loaded first. Then you can
install the intel Audio driver which will automatically add the codec you
require. If your motherboard is an intel board, you can download the board
drivers as well as the chipset drivers. Just to make sure you have chosen the
correct chipset drivers I would run the chipid utility first which will lead
you to the exact information you need to read first. As for the raid issue
you need to read what intel says in the setup readme files first. If you
didn't install the raid driver before the OS by hitting F6 at the prompt you
might have to start over fresh in order for the raid configuration to work...

http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=1786&lang=eng

I only wish my PC problems were as simple to fix as yours, good luck.



"Mikey" wrote:

> I appreciate that MS provides the service; however, I challenge you to find
> any technical information on the correct version of C-Media's CMI9880 Azalea
> codec for the Intel Application Accelerator chipset (925X) that is dependent
> on the new UAA advanced audio paradigm from Microsoft. Microsoft provides
> all of the information needed on the latter product for the end user except
> what he needs (ie, the drivers themselves). C-Media has absolutley nothing
> on their download site other than a codec download button and an original
> product design document (they don't even offer a version number), and ASUS
> provides a three-segment download of the codec that is an older version which
> will not support an audio sampling frequency above 48Khz. The Microsoft
> version screws up my system, the ASUS version works @ 48Khz, and the C-Media
> version works up to 96Khz (although it will not allow a manual headphone
> output option).
>
> I reread my initial comments and was probably predispositioned to
> criticizing Microsoft (still warranted to a degree) when this particular
> instance is a three-way mess.
>
> Another instance is in trying to figure out what the heck the SoftRAID 5
> package does differently than the SataRAID driver/utility for Silicon Image's
> SIL3114 RAID controller - it former is recommended for my system on the
> Microsoft download site, but even isn't listed on the SilImage site
> whatsoever. The last time I downloaded a RAID driver/utility package from
> MS, it blew up and locked up, so I am not about to download this latest
> recommendation without a thorough knowledge background.
>
> I retroactively spread my criticism equally among all core component driver
> providers!
>
> This is a matter of information dissemination (or rather lack thereof) from
> all parties, not just Microsoft!
> --
> Thanks! Mikey
>
>
> "Mistoffolees" wrote:
>
> >
> > Mikey wrote:
> >
> > > There is a critical lack of information for recommended driver updates from
> > > the Windows Update site. Currently, a SoftRaid 5 driver update for my SI3114
> > > RAID controller is recommended , for which I can locate absolutely no
> > > technical data from either Microsoft, ASUS, or Silicon Image. Similar
> > > issues exist for my Gb Ethernet and C-Media controllers, for which
> > > conflicting software versions reside on the OEM and motherboard hardware
> > > integrator websites.
> > >
> > > I have downloaded previously-recommended drivers blindly from Windows
> > > Update, only to have them blow up areas of my system because they were either
> > > for Unix or Windows 64-bit O.S's...so now I do not trust the MS download site
> > > for any driver updates without thorough research...which most often leads to
> > > the discovery of little or nothing beyond frustration.
> > >
> > > If MS is going to re-earn my trust in this realm of system maintenance,
> > > someone is going to have to assimilate not only "what" but "why" the driver
> > > upgrades are suggested...as well provide a decent link to additional
> > > technical support data.
> >
> > Take note that Microsoft, itself, does not write drivers
> > for peripheral devices. These are done by the device makers
> > themselves. Driver updates in Windows Updates is a courtesy
> > for the device makers and a convenience for Windows users.
> > And all the standard caveats are involved. For the serious
> > computer user, the source for driver files, current and/or
> > archived, is directly from the sites of the device maker,
> > where all of the documentation is available. And in the
> > case of the OEM, it is better to rely on the OEM since a
> > specific, proprietary version of the device (versus the
> > "retail" model) might be involved. System maintenance is
> > the end user's responsibility...not Microsoft's.
> >
> >
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