gladeous

Hi, I have the exact same problem myself. I have installed the driver for Creative SB Live but still nothing...not even a windows volume control. The only thing that in yellow with a ! is in "other devices" (for Multimdedia audio controller and PCI simple communications controller)

Here's my specs:

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Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Date 2008-08-09
Time 12:28


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Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Uniprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 (IE 6.0 P2)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 0c)
Logon Domain [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Date / Time 2008-08-09 / 12:28

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 1833 MHz (11 x 167) 2500+
Motherboard Name Asus A7V8X-X (6 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8377 Apollo KT400
System Memory [ TRIAL VERSION ]
BIOS Type Award Modular (02/13/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 (128 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce FX 5600
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (QNF073920425)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Creative SB Live! 5.1 Digital (SB0220) Sound Card

Storage:
IDE Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller - 0571
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive ST380011A (80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive LITE-ON COMBO LTC-48161H (DVD:16x, CD:48x/24x/48x DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Total Size [ TRIAL VERSION ]

Input:
Keyboard Microsoft USB Dual Receiver Wireless Keyboard (IntelliType Pro)
Mouse Microsoft USB Dual Receiver Wireless Mouse (IntelliPoint)

Network:
Primary IP Address [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Primary MAC Address 00-0C-6E-38-7E-13
Network Adapter VIA Compatable Fast Ethernet Adapter (192. [ TRIAL VERSION ])

Peripherals:
USB1 Controller VIA VT8235 USB Universal Host Controller
USB1 Controller VIA VT8235 USB Universal Host Controller
USB1 Controller VIA VT8235 USB Universal Host Controller
USB2 Controller VIA VT8235 USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device

DMI:
DMI BIOS Vendor Award Software, Inc.
DMI BIOS Version ASUS A7V8X-X ACPI BIOS Revision 1003
DMI System Manufacturer System Manufacturer
DMI System Product System Name
DMI System Version System Version
DMI System Serial Number [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
DMI Motherboard Product A7V8X-X
DMI Motherboard Version REV 1.xx
DMI Motherboard Serial Number [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Chassis Manufacturer Chassis Manufacture
DMI Chassis Version Chassis Version
DMI Chassis Serial Number [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Chassis Asset Tag [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Chassis Type Tower
DMI Total / Free Memory Sockets 3 / 1

FreoHeaveho

Welcome to TSF!

You need to install your motherboard chipset drivers. These will be on the CD that came with your motherboard/computer, else, you can find the chipset drivers here: http://www.viaarena.com/Driver/via_h...npro_v518a.zip

1. Set a restore point and then download and install chipset drivers.
   
2. Restart.
   
3. Install device drivers where required.

It is a good idea to save these drivers for future use, especially if you think you will need to reinstall XP at a later date.

Good luck.

gladeous

Hi and thanks for the help. I have ran the setup and installed the chipset driver you have recommended. What should I do next?

FreoHeaveho

Download the creative drivers and install http://support.creative.com/Products...Sound+Blaster#

gladeous

Thank you so much!!!!! That fixed my problem!!! woohoo!!!

FreoHeaveho

Glad to hear it mate. Probably a good idea to save those drivers on a cd or seperate partition so when you next want to reinstall windows, you can easily find your drivers.