Sound card help plz?

Cityscape · 04-02-2009, 05:59 PM

Hi,

I just installed a "clean" copy of Windows 2000 pro and the sound doesn't work!
My computer has an onboard sound card. I've used Windows 98SE Me and Xp on this pc before and i've never needed to install drivers or anything. normally the sound will work from the moment i install an os. But not this time.

What do i need to do to get sound?
Can somebody help me.

This is my computer:
Motherboard Brand: Via
Processor: Intel Celeron 667 Mhz
RAM: 785 MB
OS: Windows 2000 Pro with SP4

Plz help if you can, thanks.

**manic** · 04-02-2009, 09:16 PM

Find the make and model of the mobo. Go to makers website, download
the driver. You should get chipset drivers while your at it, often overlooked.

dbc1602 · 04-11-2009, 10:13 AM

Hi, I'm a new user. Normally when I have a problem I tinker about a bit and it's fixed but I am at a dead end.
I bought a refurbished PC a few days ago and was happy with everything until I found out the sound was.. gone. I bought this computer because my last one passed away - I ran it into the ground sadly. The thing is before my computer beeped its last beep I had the same problem with it. The windows sounds and notifications played but nothing else did, except Virtual DJ which worked fine for some reason. Now, the little volume control does not appear on the bottom right and when I go to volume controls in Entertainment it says this:
"There are no active mixer devices available. To install mixer devices, go to Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Add Hardware."
I have tried all the multimedia softwares, Windows Media, VLC Media Player etc. and they give a similar response to the volume controls. I have been to the motherboard manufacturers website and found the appropriate drivers but after the installation was complete it told me it could not find the driver and closed. I have installed Direct X, Asio4All and many other softwares including Driver Checker, DriverScanner and Driver Robot which all update my already installed drivers but do not help me find what I am looking for. Somebody please help me, the appropriate computer specs will follow:

Computer Type: ACPI Uniprocessor PC
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (SP3)
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
CPU Type: AMD Sempron, 1600 MHz (8 x 200) 2600+
Motherboard Name: Asus K8V-MX (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset: VIA VT8380 K8M800, AMD Hammer
BIOS Type: AMI (09/12/05)
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 (Microsoft Corporation) (128 MB)
Disk Drive: WDC WD1200JB-00GVA0 (111 GB, IDE)

Also in my device manager this is the device with a big yellow question mark next to it:
Device Properties
Driver Description Unknown
Hardware ID ACPI\ATK0110
PnP Device Asus ATK-110 ACPI Utility

Under Sound, Video and Game Controllers I have these devices listed:
+ Audio Codecs
Legacy Audio Drivers
Legacy Video Capture Devices
Media Control Devices
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Video Codecs

I have tried both updating these drivers an rolling them back.

I hope I have provided enough information so that the problem can be recognised and erradicated. I am at my wits end and need some technical support fast.
Thankyou in advance.

PS. I have also tried downloading various REALTEK softwares to no avail.
PLEEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE HHHHEEEEELLLLPPPP MMMMEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

**manic** · 04-12-2009, 04:16 AM

Go here and get all mobo drivers, not just sound.
http://support.asus.com/download/dow...s&model=K8V-MX
Get all drivers that pertain to your system. Install chipset drivers, then
the other drivers you need, ie sound,,,
Go into bios and make sure onboard sound is enabled. See what happens.
Remove any drivers that were not right for the board. You should always
refer to the manufacturers website for support. If you had the mobo install
cd it would be easier, but no biggy going to the makers website.

dbc1602 · 04-13-2009, 03:17 AM

Thanks, I used Yahoo answers yesterday and a guy said about the onboard sound like you. I tried it and BOSH lol. Now: another problem, all media programs play sound, it's just the internet, won't play sound off of streaming eg. youtube, facebook etc. (videos work fine just no audio on them lol and I have an awesome connection.) All suggestions welcome.

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04-02-2009, 05:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cityscape Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1 OS: 3 pc's - a windows 2000 pro with SP4, a Xp media with SP2 and a Vista SP1	Sound card help plz? Hi, I just installed a "clean" copy of Windows 2000 pro and the sound doesn't work! My computer has an onboard sound card. I've used Windows 98SE Me and Xp on this pc before and i've never needed to install drivers or anything. normally the sound will work from the moment i install an os. But not this time. What do i need to do to get sound? Can somebody help me. This is my computer: Motherboard Brand: Via Processor: Intel Celeron 667 Mhz RAM: 785 MB OS: Windows 2000 Pro with SP4 Plz help if you can, thanks.

04-02-2009, 09:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,246 OS: xp	Re: Sound card help plz? Find the make and model of the mobo. Go to makers website, download the driver. You should get chipset drivers while your at it, often overlooked. __________________

04-11-2009, 10:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
dbc1602 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP Home Edition SP3	Re: Sound card help plz? Hi, I'm a new user. Normally when I have a problem I tinker about a bit and it's fixed but I am at a dead end. I bought a refurbished PC a few days ago and was happy with everything until I found out the sound was.. gone. I bought this computer because my last one passed away - I ran it into the ground sadly. The thing is before my computer beeped its last beep I had the same problem with it. The windows sounds and notifications played but nothing else did, except Virtual DJ which worked fine for some reason. Now, the little volume control does not appear on the bottom right and when I go to volume controls in Entertainment it says this: "There are no active mixer devices available. To install mixer devices, go to Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Add Hardware." I have tried all the multimedia softwares, Windows Media, VLC Media Player etc. and they give a similar response to the volume controls. I have been to the motherboard manufacturers website and found the appropriate drivers but after the installation was complete it told me it could not find the driver and closed. I have installed Direct X, Asio4All and many other softwares including Driver Checker, DriverScanner and Driver Robot which all update my already installed drivers but do not help me find what I am looking for. Somebody please help me, the appropriate computer specs will follow: Computer Type: ACPI Uniprocessor PC Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (SP3) DirectX: 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c) CPU Type: AMD Sempron, 1600 MHz (8 x 200) 2600+ Motherboard Name: Asus K8V-MX (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN) Motherboard Chipset: VIA VT8380 K8M800, AMD Hammer BIOS Type: AMI (09/12/05) Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 (Microsoft Corporation) (128 MB) Disk Drive: WDC WD1200JB-00GVA0 (111 GB, IDE) Also in my device manager this is the device with a big yellow question mark next to it: Device Properties Driver Description Unknown Hardware ID ACPI\ATK0110 PnP Device Asus ATK-110 ACPI Utility Under Sound, Video and Game Controllers I have these devices listed: + Audio Codecs Legacy Audio Drivers Legacy Video Capture Devices Media Control Devices Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device Video Codecs I have tried both updating these drivers an rolling them back. I hope I have provided enough information so that the problem can be recognised and erradicated. I am at my wits end and need some technical support fast. Thankyou in advance. PS. I have also tried downloading various REALTEK softwares to no avail. PLEEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE HHHHEEEEELLLLPPPP MMMMEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

04-12-2009, 04:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,246 OS: xp	Re: Sound card help plz? Go here and get all mobo drivers, not just sound. http://support.asus.com/download/dow...s&model=K8V-MX Get all drivers that pertain to your system. Install chipset drivers, then the other drivers you need, ie sound,,, Go into bios and make sure onboard sound is enabled. See what happens. Remove any drivers that were not right for the board. You should always refer to the manufacturers website for support. If you had the mobo install cd it would be easier, but no biggy going to the makers website. __________________

04-13-2009, 03:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
dbc1602 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP Home Edition SP3	Re: Sound card help plz? Thanks, I used Yahoo answers yesterday and a guy said about the onboard sound like you. I tried it and BOSH lol. Now: another problem, all media programs play sound, it's just the internet, won't play sound off of streaming eg. youtube, facebook etc. (videos work fine just no audio on them lol and I have an awesome connection.) All suggestions welcome.