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PaisleyRaven

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    Installed New Version OS Now No Audio
    « on: February 12, 2009, 08:11:09 PM »
    I've been working on my GF's dad's puter for over 2 weeks now. When I started this, all it needed was a DVD ROM. OK I got bits laying around, dug one out, made sure it worked, slapped it in. 2000 didn't like it, so I wiped the drive and installed XP Pro.
    No audio. NONE, nothing at all.
    So I fiddled with a few things, and get jack. So I found your site & I've been living here since Tuesday.
    I've upgraded MP to 11. Upgraded DirectX to 10 (tho report sez 9...hm). Installed VLC to try that, been to SiS & C-Media to get latest drivers.

    Here's the Everest Report:
      Computer   OUPA 
      Generator   POS2 
      Operating System   Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail) 
      Date   2009-02-12 
      Time   16:35 

       Computer: 
       Operating System   Microsoft Windows XP Professional 
       OS Service Pack   Service Pack 2 
       DirectX   4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c) 
     
      Motherboard: 
       CPU Type   Mobile AMD Duron 4, 1200 MHz (12 x 100) 
       Motherboard Name   PCChips M825G (2 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN) 
       Motherboard Chipset   VIA UniChrome KM266 Pro 
       BIOS Type   AMI (02/14/05) 
       
      Multimedia: 
       Audio Adapter   VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller 
         
      BIOS Properties: 
       Vendor   American Megatrends Inc. 
       Version   Version 07.00T 
       Release Date   04/02/01 
       Size   256 KB 
       Boot Devices   Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ATAPI ZIP, LS-120 
       Capabilities   Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, EDD, BBS 
       Supported Standards   DMI, APM, ACPI, ESCD, PnP 
       Expansion Capabilities   ISA, PCI, AGP, USB 
       
        System Properties: 
       Manufacturer   ECS 
       Product   M825G 
       Version   1.0 
       Serial Number   00000000 
       Wake-Up Type   Modem Ring 
       
       Motherboard Properties: 
       Manufacturer   ECS 
       Product   M825G 
       Version   1.0 
       Serial Number   00000000 
       
    Processor Properties: 
       Manufacturer   AMD 
       Version   Pro2200+ 
       Type   Central Processor 
       Status   Enabled 
       Socket Designation   Socket-A 
           
      CPU Properties: 
       CPU Type   Mobile AMD Duron 4 
       CPU Alias   Morgan 
       CPU Stepping   A1 
       CPUID CPU Name   mobile AMD Duron(tm) 
       CPUID Revision   00000671h 
       
    Motherboard Properties: 
       Motherboard ID   62-0214-001131-00101111-040201-VIA_K7$M825G_RELEASE 02/14/2005 
       Motherboard Name   PCChips M825G (2 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN) 
       
      Chipset Properties: 
       Motherboard Chipset   VIA UniChrome KM266 Pro 
       CAS Latency (CL)   2T 
       RAS Precharge (tRP)   2T 
       Command Rate (CR)   2T 
       
    BIOS Properties: 
       System BIOS Date   02/14/05 
       Video BIOS Date   02/17/04 
       DMI BIOS Version   Version 07.00T 
           
      CPU Properties: 
       CPU Type   Mobile AMD Duron 4, 1200 MHz (12 x 100) 
       CPU Alias   Morgan 
       CPU Stepping   A1 
       Instruction Set   x86, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE 
       L1 Code Cache   64 KB 
       L1 Data Cache   64 KB 
       L2 Cache   64 KB (On-Die, Full-Speed) 
       
    CPU Manufacturer: 
       Company Name   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 
       Product Information   http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118,00.html 
       
    CPUID
      CPUID Properties: 
       CPUID Manufacturer   AuthenticAMD 
       CPUID CPU Name   mobile AMD Duron(tm) 
       CPUID Revision   00000671h 
       Extended CPUID Revision   00000771h 
       Platform ID   CBh (Socket A) 
       IA CPU Serial Number   Unknown 
       HTT / CMP Units   0 / 0 
       
      CPUID Features: 
       36-bit Page Size Extension   Supported 
       Address Region Registers (ARR)   Not Supported 
       CPL Qualified Debug Store   Not Supported 
       Debug Trace Store   Not Supported 
       Debugging Extension   Supported 
       Fast Save & Restore   Supported 
       Hyper-Threading Technology (HTT)   Not Supported 
       L1 Context ID   Not Supported 
       Local APIC On Chip   Supported 
       Machine Check Architecture (MCA)   Supported 
       Machine Check Exception (MCE)   Supported 
       Memory Configuration Registers (MCR)   Not Supported 
       Memory Type Range Registers (MTRR)   Supported 
       Model Specific Registers (MSR)   Supported 
       Page Attribute Table (PAT)   Supported 
       Page Global Extension   Supported 
       Page Size Extension (PSE)   Supported 
       Pending Break Event   Not Supported 
       Physical Address Extension (PAE)   Supported 
       Secure Virtual Machine Extensions (Pacifica)   Not Supported 
       Self-Snoop   Not Supported 
       Time Stamp Counter (TSC)   Supported 
       Virtual Machine Extensions (Vanderpool)   Not Supported 
       Virtual Mode Extension   Supported 
       
      Motherboard Properties: 
       Motherboard ID   62-0214-001131-00101111-040201-VIA_K7$M825G_RELEASE 02/14/2005 
       Motherboard Name   PCChips M825G 
       
      Front Side Bus Properties: 
       Bus Type   DEC Alpha EV6 
       Bus Width   64-bit 
       Real Clock   100 MHz (DDR) 
       Effective Clock   200 MHz 
       Bandwidth   1600 MB/s 
       
      Chipset Bus Properties: 
       Bus Type   VIA V-Link 
       Bus Width   8-bit 
       Real Clock   67 MHz (QDR) 
       Effective Clock   267 MHz 
       Bandwidth   267 MB/s 
       
    Motherboard Manufacturer: 
       Company Name   Elitegroup Computer Systems 
       Product Information   http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWeb/Products/ProductList.aspx?CategoryID=1&MenuID=16&LanID=0 
       BIOS Download   http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWeb/Downloads/Category_Download.aspx?Categoryid=1&MenuID=35&LanID=0 

    Chipset
      North Bridge Properties: 
       North Bridge   VIA UniChrome KM266 Pro 
       Revision   00 
       Package Type   552 Pin HSBGA 
       Package Size   3.5 cm x 3.5 cm 
       Process Technology   0.22 um 
       Core Voltage   2.5 V 
       In-Order Queue Depth   4 
       
      Chipset Manufacturer: 
       Company Name   VIA Technologies, Inc. 
       Product Information   http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets 
       Driver Download   http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2 
       
      South Bridge Properties: 
       South Bridge   VIA VT8233/8235 
       Revision   00 
       Package Size   2.7 cm x 2.7 cm 
       Process Technology   0.22 um 
       Core Voltage   2.5 V 
       
      AC'97 Audio Controller: 
       Audio Controller Type   VIA 8233/8235/8237 
       Codec Name   C-Media CMI9739A/9761 
       Codec ID   434D4983h 
       S/PDIF Output   Not Supported 
       
      Chipset Manufacturer: 
       Company Name   VIA Technologies, Inc. 
       Product Information   http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets 
       Driver Download   http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2 

      BIOS Properties: 
       BIOS Type   AMI 
       System BIOS Date   02/14/05 
       Video BIOS Date   02/17/04 
       
      BIOS Manufacturer: 
       Company Name   American Megatrends Inc. 
       Product Information   http://www.ami.com/amibios 
       BIOS Upgrades   http://www.esupport.com/biosagent/index.cfm?refererid=40 

    Windows Audio
      Device   Identifier   Device Description 
      midi-out.0   0001 0066   Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth 
      mixer.0   0001 0068   C-Media Wave Device 
      wave-in.0   0001 0065   C-Media Wave Device 
      wave-in.1   0001 0050   Modem #0 Line Record 
      wave-in.2   0001 0050   Modem #0 Line Record 
      wave-out.0   0001 0064   C-Media Wave Device 
      wave-out.1   0001 0051   Modem #0 Line Playback 
      wave-out.2   0001 0051   Modem #0 Line Playback 

    PCI / PnP Audio
      Device Description   Type 
      VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller   PCI 

      DirectSound Device Properties: 
       Device Description   Primary Sound Driver 
       Driver Module   
       Primary Buffers   1 
       Min / Max Secondary Buffers Sample Rate   100 / 100000 Hz 
       Primary Buffers Sound Formats   8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo 
       Secondary Buffers Sound Formats   8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo 
       Total / Free Sound Buffers   17 / 16 
       Total / Free Static Sound Buffers   17 / 16 
       Total / Free Streaming Sound Buffers   17 / 16 
       Total / Free 3D Sound Buffers   17 / 16 
       Total / Free 3D Static Sound Buffers   17 / 16 
       Total / Free 3D Streaming Sound Buffers   17 / 16 
       
      DirectSound Device Features: 
       Certified Driver   Yes 
       Emulated Device   No 
       Precise Sample Rate   Supported 
       DirectSound3D   Supported 
       Creative EAX 1.0   Supported 
       Creative EAX 2.0   Supported 
       Creative EAX 3.0   Not Supported 
       
      DirectSound Device Properties: 
       Device Description   C-Media Wave Device 
       Driver Module   cmuda.sys 
       Primary Buffers   1 
       Min / Max Secondary Buffers Sample Rate   100 / 100000 Hz 
       Primary Buffers Sound Formats   8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo 
       Secondary Buffers Sound Formats   8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo 
       Total / Free Sound Buffers   17 / 16 
       Total / Free Static Sound Buffers   17 / 16 
       Total / Free Streaming Sound Buffers   17 / 16 
       Total / Free 3D Sound Buffers   17 / 16 
       Total / Free 3D Static Sound Buffers   17 / 16 
       Total / Free 3D Streaming Sound Buffers   17 / 16 
       
      DirectSound Device Features: 
       Certified Driver   Yes 
       Emulated Device   No 
       Precise Sample Rate   Supported 
       DirectSound3D   Supported 
       Creative EAX 1.0   Supported 
       Creative EAX 2.0   Supported 
       Creative EAX 3.0   Not Supported 
       
      DirectSound Device Properties: 
       Device Description   Modem #0 Line Playback (emulated) 
       Driver Module   WaveOut 1 
       Primary Buffers   0 
       Min / Max Secondary Buffers Sample Rate   0 / 0 Hz 
       Primary Buffers Sound Formats   None 
       Secondary Buffers Sound Formats   None 
       Total / Free Sound Buffers   0 / 0 
       Total / Free Static Sound Buffers   0 / 0 
       Total / Free Streaming Sound Buffers   0 / 0 
       Total / Free 3D Sound Buffers   0 / 0 
       Total / Free 3D Static Sound Buffers   0 / 0 
       Total / Free 3D Streaming Sound Buffers   0 / 0 
       
      DirectSound Device Features: 
       Certified Driver   No 
       Emulated Device   No 
       Precise Sample Rate   Not Supported 
       DirectSound3D   Not Supported 
       Creative EAX 1.0   Not Supported 
       Creative EAX 2.0   Not Supported 
       Creative EAX 3.0   Not Supported 
     
      DirectSound Device Properties: 
       Device Description   Modem #0 Line Playback (emulated) 
       Driver Module   WaveOut 2 
       Primary Buffers   0 
       Min / Max Secondary Buffers Sample Rate   0 / 0 Hz 
       Primary Buffers Sound Formats   None 
       Secondary Buffers Sound Formats   None 
       Total / Free Sound Buffers   0 / 0 
       Total / Free Static Sound Buffers   0 / 0 
       Total / Free Streaming Sound Buffers   0 / 0 
       Total / Free 3D Sound Buffers   0 / 0 
       Total / Free 3D Static Sound Buffers   0 / 0 
       Total / Free 3D Streaming Sound Buffers   0 / 0 
       
      DirectSound Device Features: 
       Certified Driver   No 
       Emulated Device   No 
       Precise Sample Rate   Not Supported 
       DirectSound3D   Not Supported 
       Creative EAX 1.0   Not Supported 
       Creative EAX 2.0   Not Supported 
       Creative EAX 3.0   Not Supported 

    DirectX Music     
      DirectMusic Device Properties: 
       Device Description   C-Media Wave Device 
       Synthesizer Type   Software 
       Device Class   Output Port 
       Device Type   WDM Multimedia 
       Audio Channels   2 
       MIDI Channels   16000 
       Voices   1000 
       Available Memory   System Memory 
       
      DirectMusic Device Features: 
       Built-In GM Instrument Set   No 
       Built-In Roland GS Sound Set   No 
       DirectSound   Not Supported 
       DLS L1 Sample Collections   Supported 
       DLS L2 Sample Collections   Not Supported 
       External MIDI Port   No 
       Fixed DLS Memory Size   No 
       Port Sharing   Not Supported 
       Chorus Effect   Not Supported 
       Delay Effect   Not Supported 
       Reverb Effect   Supported 
       
      DirectMusic Device Properties: 
       Device Description   Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated] 
       Synthesizer Type   Hardware 
       Device Class   Output Port 
       Device Type   Windows Multimedia 
       MIDI Channels   16 
       
      DirectMusic Device Features: 
       Built-In GM Instrument Set   No 
       Built-In Roland GS Sound Set   No 
       DirectSound   Not Supported 
       DLS L1 Sample Collections   Not Supported 
       DLS L2 Sample Collections   Not Supported 
       External MIDI Port   No 
       Fixed DLS Memory Size   No 
       Port Sharing   Supported 
       Chorus Effect   Not Supported 
       Delay Effect   Not Supported 
       Reverb Effect   Not Supported 

      DirectMusic Device Properties: 
       Device Description   Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated] 
       Synthesizer Type   Hardware 
       Device Class   Output Port 
       Device Type   Windows Multimedia 
       MIDI Channels   16 
       
      DirectMusic Device Features: 
       Built-In GM Instrument Set   No 
       Built-In Roland GS Sound Set   No 
       DirectSound   Not Supported 
       DLS L1 Sample Collections   Not Supported 
       DLS L2 Sample Collections   Not Supported 
       External MIDI Port   No 
       Fixed DLS Memory Size   No 
       Port Sharing   Supported 
       Chorus Effect   Not Supported 
       Delay Effect   Not Supported 
       Reverb Effect   Not Supported 
       
      DirectMusic Device Properties: 
       Device Description   Microsoft Synthesizer 
       Synthesizer Type   Software 
       Device Class   Output Port 
       Device Type   User-Mode Synthesizer 
       Audio Channels   2 
       MIDI Channels   16000 
       Voices   1000 
       Available Memory   System Memory 
       
      DirectMusic Device Features: 
       Built-In GM Instrument Set   No 
       Built-In Roland GS Sound Set   No 
       DirectSound   Supported 
       DLS L1 Sample Collections   Supported 
       DLS L2 Sample Collections   Supported 
       External MIDI Port   No 
       Fixed DLS Memory Size   No 
       Port Sharing   Not Supported 
       Chorus Effect   Not Supported 
       Delay Effect   Not Supported 
       Reverb Effect   Supported 
     
      DirectInput Device Features: 
       Emulated Device   Yes 
       Alias Device   No 
       Polled Device   No 
       Polled Data Format   No 
       Attack Force Feedback   Not Supported 
       Deadband Force Feedback   Not Supported 
       Fade Force Feedback   Not Supported 
       Force Feedback   Not Supported 
       Saturation Force Feedback   Not Supported 
       +/- Force Feedback Coefficients   Not Supported 
       +/- Force Feedback Saturation   Not Supported 
     
    Computer: 
       ACPI Uniprocessor PC   5.1.2600.0 
       
    Sound, video and game controllers: 
       Audio Codecs   5.1.2535.0 
       C-Media AC97 Audio Device   5.12.1.42 
       Legacy Audio Drivers   5.1.2535.0 
       Legacy Video Capture Devices   5.1.2535.0 
       Media Control Devices   5.1.2535.0 
       Microsoft Kernel System Audio Device   5.1.2535.0 
       Microsoft Kernel Wave Audio Mixer   5.1.2535.0 
       Microsoft WINMM WDM Audio Compatibility Driver   5.1.2535.0 
       Video Codecs   5.1.2535.0   
     
      Device Properties: 
       Driver Description   Audio Codecs 
       Driver Date   7/1/2001 
       Driver Version   5.1.2535.0 
       Driver Provider   Microsoft 
       INF File   wave.inf 
       Hardware ID   MS_MMACM 

      Device Properties: 
       Driver Description   C-Media AC97 Audio Device 
       Driver Date   2/20/2004 
       Driver Version   5.12.1.42 
       Driver Provider   C-Media Inc. 
       INF File   oem11.inf 
       Hardware ID   PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3059&SUBSYS_A1011019&REV_50 
       Location Information   PCI bus 0, device 17, function 5 
       PCI Device   VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller 
       
      Device Resources: 
       IRQ   22 
       Port   E000-E0FF 

      Device Properties: 
       Driver Description   Legacy Audio Drivers 
       Driver Date   7/1/2001 
       Driver Version   5.1.2535.0 
       Driver Provider   Microsoft 
       INF File   wave.inf 
       Hardware ID   MS_MMDRV 

      Device Properties: 
       Driver Description   Legacy Video Capture Devices 
       Driver Date   7/1/2001 
       Driver Version   5.1.2535.0 
       Driver Provider   Microsoft 
       INF File   wave.inf 
       Hardware ID   MS_MMVCD 

      Device Properties: 
       Driver Description   Media Control Devices 
       Driver Date   7/1/2001 
       Driver Version   5.1.2535.0 
       Driver Provider   Microsoft 
       INF File   wave.inf 
       Hardware ID   MS_MMMCI 

      Device Properties: 
       Driver Description   Microsoft Kernel System Audio Device 
       Driver Date   7/1/2001 
       Driver Version   5.1.2535.0 
       Driver Provider   Microsoft 
       INF File   wdmaudio.inf 
       Hardware ID   SW\{a7c7a5b0-5af3-11d1-9ced-00a024bf0407} 

      Device Properties: 
       Driver Description   Microsoft Kernel Wave Audio Mixer 
       Driver Date   7/1/2001 
       Driver Version   5.1.2535.0 
       Driver Provider   Microsoft 
       INF File   wdmaudio.inf 
       Hardware ID   SW\{b7eafdc0-a680-11d0-96d8-00aa0051e51d} 

      Device Properties: 
       Driver Description   Microsoft WINMM WDM Audio Compatibility Driver 
       Driver Date   7/1/2001 
       Driver Version   5.1.2535.0 
       Driver Provider   Microsoft 
       INF File   wdmaudio.inf 
       Hardware ID   SW\{cd171de3-69e5-11d2-b56d-0000f8754380} 

      Device Properties: 
       Driver Description   System speaker 
       Driver Date   7/1/2001 
       Driver Version   5.1.2600.0 
       Driver Provider   Microsoft 
       INF File   machine.inf 
       Hardware ID   ACPI\PNP0800 
       PnP Device   PC Speaker 
       
      Device Resources: 
       Port   0061-0061 
       
       
    Was getting the No Audio Device error, but fixed that with your help (THANK YOU).
    Now it sees the sound device & plays the CD but I hear nothing. I have all audio turned up to Ear Drum Transplant Required, and I hear nothing. I'm ready to throw this thing off a bridge.

    Help!

    ~Raven

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    Re: Installed New Version OS Now No Audio
    « Reply #1 on: February 12, 2009, 09:04:28 PM »
    Quote
    been to SiS & C-Media to get latest drivers
    Why, since:
    Motherboard Chipset   VIA UniChrome KM266 Pro 
    Audio Adapter   VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller 

    PaisleyRaven

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      Greenhorn

      Re: Installed New Version OS Now No Audio
      « Reply #2 on: February 13, 2009, 12:06:20 AM »
      Because when I was scoping your site & checking the puter for info it gave me SiS as driver then gave me C-Media as the device.

      Its on-board or I'd just yank the thing and replace it. Funds are tight though so I'm exhausting all other options.

      Any ideas those options might be? I have tried literally everything, even re-installed XP.


      ~Raven

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      Re: Installed New Version OS Now No Audio
      « Reply #3 on: February 13, 2009, 04:10:55 PM »
      Your chipset driver: http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=420&OSID=1&CatID=1070
      Install chipset driver first.

      Here is your sound driver: http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2&OSID=1&CatID=1010
      Install VIA AC97 codecs incorporated into VT8233, VT8233A, VT8233C, VT8235 and VT8237/R South Bridges

      PaisleyRaven

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        Re: Installed New Version OS Now No Audio
        « Reply #4 on: February 19, 2009, 01:52:11 PM »
        Your chipset driver: http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=420&OSID=1&CatID=1070
        Install chipset driver first.

        Here is your sound driver: http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2&OSID=1&CatID=1010
        Install VIA AC97 codecs incorporated into VT8233, VT8233A, VT8233C, VT8235 and VT8237/R South Bridges


        The chipset driver installs fine, but the audio driver crashed the computer.
        Twice. I get the blue screen of doom & the memory dump error.
        I ran a repair install on the harddrive, and tried again, same result.

        Any idea why installing a driver would kill the computer? Do I need to wipe the drive and start from scratch?

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        Re: Installed New Version OS Now No Audio
        « Reply #5 on: February 19, 2009, 02:26:39 PM »
        did you uninstall the SiS and CMedia drivers/Software?
        I was trying to dereference Null Pointers before it was cool.

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        Re: Installed New Version OS Now No Audio
        « Reply #6 on: February 19, 2009, 06:41:10 PM »
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        I get the blue screen of doom & the memory dump error.
        Navigate to: C:\Windows\Minidump folder.
        If you see any .dmp files, zip all of them, and attach zipped file to your next reply.

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          Re: Installed New Version OS Now No Audio
          « Reply #7 on: February 20, 2009, 01:56:12 AM »
          .dmp files attached. Thanks much :)

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          Re: Installed New Version OS Now No Audio
          « Reply #8 on: February 20, 2009, 01:49:10 PM »
          All three latest errors come from sysaudio.sys file (System Audio WDM Filter).
          Let's see, if your system files are OK.

          Go Start>Run ("Start Search" in Vista), type in:
          sfc /scannow
          Click OK (hit Enter in Vista).
          Have Windows CD/DVD handy.
          If System File Checker (sfc) will find any errors, it may ask you for the CD/DVD.
          If sfc won't find any errors in Windows XP, it'll simply quit, without any message.