ehababoud

hi, i formatted my comp. i have windows xp SP2. i dunno how to find out what audio driver i need. i tried WDM_A395 from realtek...... i till can't listen to any sound. please help


thanx

ehab

Terrister

Please post make/model of your computer or motherboard.

ehababoud

hi my computer is a packard bell, oh crap. i forgot what the model is.

the main board is gigabyte but i dunno about the mother board, how do i find these things out? thanx for helping

kodi

There may be two ways to find out what drivers you need,
1- go to start and right click on my computer then left click properties/hardware/ device manager. See if there is a sound device listed and if it has and red or yellow exclamation marks along side of it. post back with the name of the audio device.
2-download Everest home (link in my signature) it will tell you what hardware you have installed.

ehababoud

Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name EHABANDHEBAH
User Name User

Motherboard
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4 530J, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-8I915PM (2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Grantsdale i915P
System Memory 1024 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award Medallion (01/23/05)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter SAPPHIRE RADEON X300SE - Secondary (128 MB)
Video Adapter SAPPHIRE RADEON X300SE (128 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon X300 (RV370)
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (153293333)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter Intel 82801FB ICH6 - High Definition Audio Controller [B-1]

Storage
IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801FB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2651
Disk Drive ST380013AS (80 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA)
Optical Drive _NEC DVD_RW ND-3530A (DVD+R9:8x, DVD+RW:16x/8x, DVD-RW:16x/6x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:48x/32x/48x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions
C: (NTFS) 70171 MB (65003 MB free)

Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
Network Adapter WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface (80.43.66.228)
Modem Smart Link 56K Voice Modem

Peripherals
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB2 Controller Intel 82801FB ICH6 - Enhanced USB2 Controller [B-1]
USB Device SpeedTouch 330 ADSL Modem
USB Device Unknown Device


thanx :>

kev1952

The drivers can be downloaded from here. Looking at the list it appears there are a few of them depending on what service pack you have installed. It will be either the first or second in the audio drivers section.

EDIT: Sorry - didn't see the other bit in the Everest report. With SP2 you want the high def drivers (second in the list).

ehababoud

thanx for the help but now it sounds weird..... it's either too low or fuzzy. but the sound works though, even when i don't have any music or wateva on....... the speakers make a fuzzy sound.

Terrister

Try a set of headphones to see if it is the speakers or the sound card.

ehababoud

nope, i straight away stuck the headphones in and the fuzzy noise was louder..... also, i doubt it's the sound card coz nothing happened to it, all i done was format the computer. cheers

ehab

kev1952

It may be that your machine doesn't have the high def sound card in it. Uninstall them and try using the other drivers for it (first on the list at the link I gave you).

ehababoud

urm, do you mean the packard bell one? coz the problem is still happening. i hate formatting! and also, i have SP2 so that's why i got HD at first.

kev1952

As you have seen there are a few diferent drivers for the system you have. Can you supply the HP model number of your machine (should be on a sticker on the case somewhere)? I found other links for drivers for you but the range is too big to tyr sll of them.

ehababoud

apparently there's a product key, but i don't see the model for my packard bell thingy. there's sum other numbers and letters too. should i try system properties?

kev1952

Most proprietry machines (like yours) have the model info on a sticker (either on the side or the top of the case). I'm afraid that without this info help is going to be cery awkward. I didn't ask (and seems no-one else did) but have you got the disk[s] that would have come with the machine when you bought it?

ehababoud

no i didn't because the shop robbed me..... and they're like the biggest PC retailer in the UK! they shouldn't have done it, they gave me a pirated version of windows xp and i had to buy a real one! i hate them! well the sticker only has the product id but nothing else
sumthin about NEC but mine is a packard bell

kev1952

How old is the machine? A lot of these types of machine were supplied with a hidden partition on the hard disk that contained all the o/s files and the driver files. When you boot the machine is there an option to start automatic recovery (or similar)?

ehababoud

yh something about recovery, well it did before i formatted it. i got the machine in may last year, so about a year and a half.

kev1952

If you only formatted then the hidden partition should still be there. I'm not trying to annoy you but it's very hard to do this type of thing without seeing the machine - so be patient with me. Most decent third party partitioning tools will show you the partition (Partition Magic for one). Try running one of those and see if the partition is still there (it should be as it's invisible to the O/S).

ehababoud

no don't worry, not being annoyed yet, lol. it'll take a while coz i'm gonna disconnect for a bit yh? i'll do it soon though

ehababoud

minor problem. the magic partition program doesn't work. sorry man, any other way?