Re: No audio device after latest Widows Update

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Hi and thanks for your response.

The audio CODEC is an ADI AD1888 SoundMAX 6-channel audio CODEC. Per my
original post, my motherboard is an ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe socket 478 board.
I have the most recent and only driver for this motherboard (SoundMAX Audio
Driver version 5.12.01.3665 released Jan. 2004).

Everything worked fine until last weekend and suddenly I got zilch for
sound. I have used system restore, tried uninstalling updates one-by-one,
and uninstalling and re-installing the audio driver.

Joe

"Gistcheckin" wrote:

the driver you need will correspond to the audio codec on your motherboard.
While the vast majority of onboard audio solutions are either AC’97 or HD
audio, a few motherboards also have a separate audio controller that is
connected through the chipset PCI bus.

Therefore in order to figure out what driver you require, you will need to
determine what type of audio solution you have on your motherboard. To do
this please check the following:

1. Look at your motherboard manual OR

2. If you have a "brand" PC, check with the manufacturer OR

3. Look at the specifications for your motherboard on the manufacturer's web
site

If you do not know what your motherboard make and model is, run SiSoft
Sandra and then click on the mainboard information icon and it will list the
details. A step by step guide to using SiSoft Sandra to identify your
motherboard make and model can be found here. Once you know your motherboard
make and model you can find out what audio solution you have by looking at
the details on the manufacturer's web site. You should also be able to
download the complete motherboard manual.
http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=5&ArticleID=466

--
Gistcheckin


"realcestmoi" wrote:

Hi there,

If you did not use windows update than you are posting in the wrong group.

Check your bios settings if your sound device is enabled.

Bests regards,
Michel Denie

"JoeS." <JoeS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I did no t download any drivers from Microsoft nor did I download any newer
(there aren't any) from ASUS. Yes, I tried booting to the last known good
configuration. I also tried going back to the last System Retore point
befre
the updates.

"realcestmoi" wrote:

Hi there,

You should always check what you are downloading/installing from Windows
Update and never take any driver updates.

If a driver is needed, meaning if the hardware is not functioning
properly
than go to the manufacturers website and get the right driver for your
device there.

Remember: if it ain't broke: do NOT try to "FIX" it thinking wrongly that
newer must be better.

If your hardware is working fine: leave it be working fine;)

What do you mean by: I have also tried doing a system restore to the last
known working setting ?

Did you press F8 during boot and have chosen last known goodconfiguration
or
did you try to restore the system in safe mode prior to a point where the
problem occured?

Best regards,
Michel Denie




"JoeS." <JoeS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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After allowing an Automatic Windows XP update, my onboard sound devices
(SoundMax Digital Integrated Audio) disappeared. My motherboard is an
ASUS
P4S800D-E Deluxe socket 478 board.
In device manager, the integrated sound card is there and "Working
properly"
Selecting properties, then the properties tab, shows Audio devices,
Midi
devices, and Mixer devices.
Each of these states "the driver is enabled but has not been started."
I
am
currently using SoundMAX Audio Driver version 5.12.01.3665, which is
the
latest driver shown on the ASUS website. I have tried starting each
device
under Component Services with no luck.. I have also tried doing a
system
restore to the last known working setting and also no luck. Lastly I
have
tried searching for and trying other drivers without any luck.






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