HP Pavilion a1730n Soundcard Driver for XP

tumtum96 · 08-21-2008, 12:05 PM

I wiped out the operating system for my HP Pavilion a1730n which came with Windows Vista Home edition and installed Windows XP.

I had to install individal drviers for each of the devices in the computer. Everything works except for the sound. According to HP, the onboard Audio controller is Realtek ALC 888 High-Definition Audio. I followed their instructions and installed the UAA driver ad then the Realtek Audio driver (sp26792.exe) but is does not work.

I also tried to install it manually through the control panel, when I choose, Realtek and then High Definition Audio my computer restarts on its own without completing any driver installation.

Is there any soundcard driver for HP Pavilion a1730n that works with XP?

Houndog777 · 08-21-2008, 03:00 PM

Hi, TumTum
Try these....
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false

Just tick the accept box and you'll be taken to the download page.
Choose the "Windows 2000, Windows XP/2003(32/64 bits) Driver only (Executable file)"

Uninstall previous installations from Add or Remove Programs, restart, cancel windows searching for drivers, disable ant-virus etc and run the setup.exe
Restart after completion.

08-21-2008, 12:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
tumtum96 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1 OS: WIN XP SP2	HP Pavilion a1730n Soundcard Driver for XP I wiped out the operating system for my HP Pavilion a1730n which came with Windows Vista Home edition and installed Windows XP. I had to install individal drviers for each of the devices in the computer. Everything works except for the sound. According to HP, the onboard Audio controller is Realtek ALC 888 High-Definition Audio. I followed their instructions and installed the UAA driver ad then the Realtek Audio driver (sp26792.exe) but is does not work. I also tried to install it manually through the control panel, when I choose, Realtek and then High Definition Audio my computer restarts on its own without completing any driver installation. Is there any soundcard driver for HP Pavilion a1730n that works with XP?

08-21-2008, 03:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Houndog777 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 2,683 OS: XPpro sp3 My System	Re: HP Pavilion a1730n Soundcard Driver for XP Hi, TumTum Try these.... http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false Just tick the accept box and you'll be taken to the download page. Choose the "Windows 2000, Windows XP/2003(32/64 bits) Driver only (Executable file)" Uninstall previous installations from Add or Remove Programs, restart, cancel windows searching for drivers, disable ant-virus etc and run the setup.exe Restart after completion.