[SOLVED] Soun card driver problem

Paxx · 06-04-2009, 12:51 PM

Hello.
I've recently formatted my pc, but I'm not able to make the sound card work. I think it's a driver problem because the sound card userd to work pretty good before the format. The sound card is a Gembird SC-5.1-1, I've downloaded the driver (FM801) from several sources and installed it, but still no sounds after the reboot.
Any help will be much appeciated.
Thank you.

**manic** · 06-04-2009, 02:05 PM

In device manager does it list the sound card? If so are there any
yellow or red flags?

Paxx · 06-04-2009, 02:31 PM

No the card does not appear in the list of the installed/installable items

**manic** · 06-04-2009, 02:38 PM

Did you install motherboard drivers after your formatted and installed
xp? If not you should do so, and then try and install the sound card
driver...
Motherboard drivers tell the chipset how to handle functions of the
system, ie, pci, agp/pci-e, etc..The generic driver from xp probably isnt
seeing the pci bus correctly...
You should have got a disc with these drivers on it when you purchased
or built the pc. If not find the make and model of the motherboard go
to there website, download and install.....

Paxx · 06-04-2009, 02:49 PM

Yes I installed all drivers from the motherboard's cds, but the audio device wasn't there since this sound card is more recent than the mother board...
I'll try to download the chipset...

Paxx · 06-04-2009, 02:51 PM

(sorry for the double post)

**manic** · 06-04-2009, 03:02 PM

If you have chipset drivers installed try this.
Unplug machine. Take sound card out. Boot up. The shut down again.
Unplug machine.
Put sound card back in, see if windows picks up new hardware, if it
does point it to the sound driver, or cancel and install the driver
manually.

Paxx · 06-04-2009, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manic

If you have chipset drivers installed try this.
Unplug machine. Take sound card out. Boot up. The shut down again.
Unplug machine.

Done.
But no message appeared, nothing happened

**manic** · 06-04-2009, 04:16 PM

Make sure card is inserted firmly. You may try going to control panel,
look for add new hardware and do it that way. May be that the card
is kaput.

Paxx · 06-04-2009, 04:33 PM

The card is well plugged, but I didn't manage to install it from the control panel...
And I think it's strange if it was broken by simply formatting c: while it used to work properly before... what do you think about it?

**manic** · 06-04-2009, 04:40 PM

When you format it wipes away all drivers for devices, nothing out
of the ordinary there....
If this is solved please look up top to thread tools and mark as
solved,,,,
Glad you got it figured out.....

06-04-2009, 12:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Paxx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florence, Italy Posts: 14 OS: Windows XP Home SP2	[SOLVED] Soun card driver problem Hello. I've recently formatted my pc, but I'm not able to make the sound card work. I think it's a driver problem because the sound card userd to work pretty good before the format. The sound card is a Gembird SC-5.1-1, I've downloaded the driver (FM801) from several sources and installed it, but still no sounds after the reboot. Any help will be much appeciated. Thank you.

06-04-2009, 02:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,238 OS: xp	Re: Soun card driver problem In device manager does it list the sound card? If so are there any yellow or red flags? __________________

06-04-2009, 02:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Paxx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florence, Italy Posts: 14 OS: Windows XP Home SP2	Re: Soun card driver problem No the card does not appear in the list of the installed/installable items

06-04-2009, 02:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,238 OS: xp	Re: Soun card driver problem Did you install motherboard drivers after your formatted and installed xp? If not you should do so, and then try and install the sound card driver... Motherboard drivers tell the chipset how to handle functions of the system, ie, pci, agp/pci-e, etc..The generic driver from xp probably isnt seeing the pci bus correctly... You should have got a disc with these drivers on it when you purchased or built the pc. If not find the make and model of the motherboard go to there website, download and install..... __________________

06-04-2009, 02:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Paxx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florence, Italy Posts: 14 OS: Windows XP Home SP2	Re: Soun card driver problem Yes I installed all drivers from the motherboard's cds, but the audio device wasn't there since this sound card is more recent than the mother board... I'll try to download the chipset...

06-04-2009, 02:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Paxx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florence, Italy Posts: 14 OS: Windows XP Home SP2	Re: Soun card driver problem (sorry for the double post)

06-04-2009, 03:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,238 OS: xp	Re: Soun card driver problem If you have chipset drivers installed try this. Unplug machine. Take sound card out. Boot up. The shut down again. Unplug machine. Put sound card back in, see if windows picks up new hardware, if it does point it to the sound driver, or cancel and install the driver manually. __________________

06-04-2009, 04:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,238 OS: xp	Re: Soun card driver problem Make sure card is inserted firmly. You may try going to control panel, look for add new hardware and do it that way. May be that the card is kaput. __________________

06-04-2009, 04:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
Paxx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florence, Italy Posts: 14 OS: Windows XP Home SP2	Re: Soun card driver problem The card is well plugged, but I didn't manage to install it from the control panel... And I think it's strange if it was broken by simply formatting c: while it used to work properly before... what do you think about it?

06-04-2009, 04:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,238 OS: xp	Re: Soun card driver problem When you format it wipes away all drivers for devices, nothing out of the ordinary there.... If this is solved please look up top to thread tools and mark as solved,,,, Glad you got it figured out..... __________________