[SOLVED] no sound on Windows XP Embedded

Lancaster · 07-14-2008, 01:53 PM

Hi, I am trying to install a sound driver for a PC-104 stack running Windows XP SP2 Embedded. I have tried a few different drivers, each with the same message: "Cannot load the SoundMax Integrated Audio driver. The driver file may be missing. Try installing the driver again, or contact you system administrator." I have run the drivers in depends, which tells me what files a program needs to run, and all the .dll and .sys etc. are there. I don't understand why it is telling me the driver cannot be found when I installing that driver. I have my system specs in the report.txt, any help would be greatly appreciated!

Houndog777 · 07-15-2008, 10:28 AM

Hi,
is it not the AC'97 SoundMAX Codec you should be installing?

http://www.driversdown.com/drivers/16503.shtml

Lancaster · 07-15-2008, 12:23 PM

I have actually tried that one. It doesn't work.

here is my report with no sound driver installed.

Houndog777 · 07-15-2008, 12:28 PM

Tried this one?.......
http://www.soundcard-drivers.com/drivers/205/205636.htm

Requires free registration, but it's painless and is a decent website to be member of.

It's the driver for the Intel 82801DB DBM/DA AC97.

Lancaster · 07-15-2008, 01:05 PM

i havn't tried that before. when i ran it the computer told me that it [the file you gave me] could not be loaded because the driver file cannot be found. that is what it tells me for every driver i try.

Houndog777 · 07-15-2008, 01:17 PM

Hi, does it give you the option to navigate to where the driver is?
It will look for the *.inf file first, then the *.sys file.
Steer it to Windows/inf for the first file and Windows/system32 for the second. (Or the folder that the driver application unpacked the drivers to).

Lancaster · 07-16-2008, 07:35 AM

yeah. whenever i point it to the files that should have the driver it tells me that it cannot locate the driver, just as it is about to finish the installation.

Houndog777 · 07-16-2008, 03:25 PM

What is the manufacturer/model of PC104?

Lancaster · 07-17-2008, 12:42 PM

Manufacturer: RTD
Model: CMX158886 cpuModules

Houndog777 · 07-17-2008, 01:57 PM

Hi again,
Everything you need should be here.........
http://www.rtd.com/software_drivers.htm

http://www.rtd.com/PC104/CM/886/1588...58886-1400.htm

Before installing the drivers, uninstall any audio/sound drivers and software in Control Panels Add/Remove Programs; Restart and cancel Windows' attempt to search for and install drivers. Run the install program.
Good luck!

Lancaster · 07-21-2008, 10:16 AM

Thank you. got it all now >.<

07-14-2008, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lancaster Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Mexico Posts: 50 OS: Vista Ultimate/Fedora 6	[SOLVED] no sound on Windows XP Embedded Hi, I am trying to install a sound driver for a PC-104 stack running Windows XP SP2 Embedded. I have tried a few different drivers, each with the same message: "Cannot load the SoundMax Integrated Audio driver. The driver file may be missing. Try installing the driver again, or contact you system administrator." I have run the drivers in depends, which tells me what files a program needs to run, and all the .dll and .sys etc. are there. I don't understand why it is telling me the driver cannot be found when I installing that driver. I have my system specs in the report.txt, any help would be greatly appreciated!

07-15-2008, 10:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Houndog777 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 2,683 OS: XPpro sp3 My System	Re: no sound on Windows XP Embedded Hi, is it not the AC'97 SoundMAX Codec you should be installing? http://www.driversdown.com/drivers/16503.shtml Last edited by Houndog777; 07-15-2008 at 10:30 AM. Reason: Add

07-15-2008, 12:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
Houndog777 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 2,683 OS: XPpro sp3 My System	Re: no sound on Windows XP Embedded Tried this one?....... http://www.soundcard-drivers.com/drivers/205/205636.htm Requires free registration, but it's painless and is a decent website to be member of. It's the driver for the Intel 82801DB DBM/DA AC97. Last edited by Houndog777; 07-15-2008 at 12:32 PM. Reason: Add

07-15-2008, 01:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lancaster Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Mexico Posts: 50 OS: Vista Ultimate/Fedora 6	Re: no sound on Windows XP Embedded i havn't tried that before. when i ran it the computer told me that it [the file you gave me] could not be loaded because the driver file cannot be found. that is what it tells me for every driver i try.

07-15-2008, 01:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
Houndog777 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 2,683 OS: XPpro sp3 My System	Re: no sound on Windows XP Embedded Hi, does it give you the option to navigate to where the driver is? It will look for the .inf file first, then the .sys file. Steer it to Windows/inf for the first file and Windows/system32 for the second. (Or the folder that the driver application unpacked the drivers to).

07-16-2008, 07:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
Lancaster Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Mexico Posts: 50 OS: Vista Ultimate/Fedora 6	Re: no sound on Windows XP Embedded yeah. whenever i point it to the files that should have the driver it tells me that it cannot locate the driver, just as it is about to finish the installation.

07-16-2008, 03:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Houndog777 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 2,683 OS: XPpro sp3 My System	Re: no sound on Windows XP Embedded What is the manufacturer/model of PC104?

07-17-2008, 12:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lancaster Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Mexico Posts: 50 OS: Vista Ultimate/Fedora 6	Re: no sound on Windows XP Embedded Manufacturer: RTD Model: CMX158886 cpuModules

07-17-2008, 01:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
Houndog777 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 2,683 OS: XPpro sp3 My System	Re: no sound on Windows XP Embedded Hi again, Everything you need should be here......... http://www.rtd.com/software_drivers.htm http://www.rtd.com/PC104/CM/886/1588...58886-1400.htm Before installing the drivers, uninstall any audio/sound drivers and software in Control Panels Add/Remove Programs; Restart and cancel Windows' attempt to search for and install drivers. Run the install program. Good luck!

07-21-2008, 10:16 AM	#11 (permalink)
Lancaster Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Mexico Posts: 50 OS: Vista Ultimate/Fedora 6	Re: no sound on Windows XP Embedded Thank you. got it all now >.<