help with audio device on windows xp

[eman619]

this is what I have,
 



Advent T9101 PC

CPU Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz HT
BIOS Phoenix-Award BIOS. Press the Delete key to enter.
Motherboard MSI MS-7060
Memory 512 MB DDR RAM - PC3200
Hard Drive 200GB Seagate ST3200021A
CD Drive Sony DW-U18A DVDRW
Video Card SiS 661FX
Sound Card Realtek AC'97 audio
Modem Creatix V.9x DSP Data Fax Modem
Network Card SiS 900 integrated fast ethernet
Keyboard Advent PS/2 keyboard
Mouse Advent PS/2 mouse
 any time I try to play anything with audio it says "no audio divice was detected on your system".
also I disabled my sound card in bios or whatever and when I tryed playing a song this time the beep error message played trough my speakers.
any ideas apreciated!

[Rob Pomeroy]

1. Enable the sound card in your BIOS
2. Update the drivers for the sound card

[eman619]

I did enable the card in BIOS Field      Value
Computer      
Computer Type      ACPI Multiprocessor PC
Operating System      Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack      [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Internet Explorer      (IE 6.0 SP2)
DirectX      4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name      XW7R4ZEBY46VVBH (hghghjghgh)
User Name      JULIO
Logon Domain      [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Date / Time      2006-07-26 / 14:40
      
Motherboard      
CPU Type      Intel Pentium 4 540J, 3200 MHz (16 x 200)
Motherboard Name      Intel Augsburg D915GAG  (2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset      Intel Grantsdale-G i915G
System Memory      [ TRIAL VERSION ]
BIOS Type      AMI (08/11/05)
Communication Port      Printer Port (LPT1)
      
Display      
Video Adapter      RADEON X300 Series  (128 MB)
Video Adapter      RADEON X300 Series  (128 MB)
3D Accelerator      ATI Radeon X300/X550 (RV370)
Monitor      Dell E773s  [17" CRT]  (Y135249EFFJ5)
      
Multimedia      
Audio Adapter      Realtek ALC880(D) @ Intel 82801FB ICH6 - High Definition Audio Controller [B-1]
      
Storage      
IDE Controller      Intel(R) 82801FB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2651
IDE Controller      Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 266F
Disk Drive      Maxtor 6Y200M0  (200 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA)
Disk Drive      Sony CF      Reader USB Device
Disk Drive      Sony MS      Reader USB Device
Disk Drive      Sony SD/MMC  Reader USB Device
Disk Drive      Sony SM/xD   Reader USB Device
Optical Drive      HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8163B  (16x/52x DVD-ROM)
Optical Drive      PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-108  (DVD+R9:4x, DVD+RW:16x/4x, DVD-RW:16x/4x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:32x/24x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status      OK
      
Partitions      
C: (NTFS)      [ TRIAL VERSION ]
      
Input      
Keyboard      Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse      Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
      
Network      
Primary IP Address      [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Primary MAC Address      
Network Adapter      Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection  (192. [ TRIAL VERSION ])
Modem      Agere Systems PCI Soft Modem
      
Peripherals      
FireWire Controller      AT&T/Lucent IEEE1394 FireWire Controller (PHY: Agere FW322/323)
USB1 Controller      Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB1 Controller      Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB1 Controller      Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB1 Controller      Intel 82801FB ICH6 - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB2 Controller      Intel 82801FB ICH6 - Enhanced USB2 Controller [B-1]
USB Device      Sony Memory Card Reader/Writer
      
DMI      
DMI BIOS Vendor      Intel Corp.
DMI BIOS Version      EV91510A.04T.0062.2005.0811.0305
DMI System Manufacturer      Sony Corporation
DMI System Product      VGC-RB34G
DMI System Version      
DMI System Serial Number      [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI System UUID      [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer      Intel Corporation
DMI Motherboard Product      D915GAG
DMI Motherboard Version      AAC88910-302
DMI Motherboard Serial Number      [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Chassis Manufacturer      NTSC
DMI Chassis Version      RB
DMI Chassis Serial Number      [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Chassis Asset Tag      [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Chassis Type      Desktop Case
DMI Total / Free Memory Sockets      4 / 2
I'll try updating or reinstalling it  thanks!

[Rob Pomeroy]

>Here< are all the drivers for your motherboard (including audio) for download from Intel.

[eman619]

thanks for the help man I got it working.
I went to my device manager and i didn't even have the realtek drivers installed. So I just installed them and restarted. Sound is working again, yay! thanks.

[Rob Pomeroy]

Installing the network drivers got your sound working?  Hmm... must have been a resource conflict.

[eman619]

yeah I installed the realtek audio driver because I guess I didn't have it.  I didn't know I didn't have it so yeah it's now working.  also I have one more question, because my computer originally came with windows media center edition .I downloaded this 1.37gb file that says it has it and this what it says,
Windows XP Professional SP2 + Media Center 2005 DVD
Created on 3rd July, 2006


You also have the choice of these following options once you boot this DVD on the
startup of your PC. Please note you can not boot this DVD in Windows, and that these
version DO NOT support Upgrading previous Windows versions.

  Install Windows XP Professional SP2 Corporate
  Install Windows XP Professional SP2 Corporate (Needs CD Key + Activation)
  Install Windows XP Professional SP2 Retail
  Install Windows XP Professional SP2 Retail (Needs CD Key + Activation)
  Install Windows XP Professional SP2 OEM
  Install Windows XP Professional SP2 OEM (Needs CD Key + Activation)
  Install Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
  Install Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (Needs CD Key + Activation)
  Boot BartPE
  Boot ERD Commander 2005
  Boot Partition Magic 8.05
  Boot Drive Image 6.0
  Boot Ghost 2003
  Boot Windows 98 SE Boot Floppy (with NTFS Support)

* Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) has been fixed on all versions (1.5.540.0).

* Automatic Updates have been turned off in the Corporate version. If you wish to have
  the Automatic Update system running, you must enable it.

* This disc does support on RAID / SATA installations automatically, if for some reason
the DVD does not detect your RAID or SATA, proceed to use the floppy disk provided with
your Hard Drive.

* BartPE has now been included. It is a slimmed down version of Windows that runs from
the DVD, and allows you to perform various tasks on your Windows HDD.

* After your PC has installed the first set of files and rebooted, there is a delay in
the time where it takes to show the XP Installation screen (where is asks for your Name
and other information). This is due to the DriverPacks that are included, and may take
some time on a slower machine to complete (as it even takes a faster computer a little
while do get past this stage).

* After the main installation of Windows is finished, you will be given an option to
install other applications before Windows is actually started. This saves you a lot of
time because you select what you want, and the DVD does the rest. It is also a wise
move to restart Windows after all your selected programs have been installed.

Do you think this will install windows media center edition if I burn it to a dvdr.
thanks for the help!

[panboy]

Hey! thats my Uber Windows Pirate Disk,

Cant help you use it, no pirate Software Help given here

[Rob Pomeroy]

I think the Microsoft police should spend some time here at Computer Hope.  Might be eye-opening for them.

Hands up anybody who only uses legal software - nothing dodgy in any way.

...


Anyone?


...


Depressing, isn't it?

[GX1_Man]

Count me in on the legal side of the ledger. Even Microsoft needs to be paid for their work.

Hands up everyone who would like to work for free. (Just as I thought.)

[eman619]

O, thank's for the opinions then. I just thought that since I originally had media center edition I could get it without having to pay for restore dics. Guess I'll have to order them to get my computer back to its original state.

[panboy]

Just so you guys know , i do Pay for the Odd bit of Software, I'm not Captain Jack Sparrow, I just Need to get a Ship

[GX1_Man]

eman619,

Microsoft requires one legit copy per machine. Microsoft will not give you any backup CD's but the OEM builder might.

[eman619]

ok thanks, I'll buy my original back ups from sony. I didn't know that the file I downloaded was illegal.  Now that I know I'll buy the original.  Thanks for all the help and thoughts though.