lost my audio when I reinstalled XP

[donstove]

I have an IBM T41 notepad. Recently crashed completely and I ended up doing a clean reinstall of XP (SP2). Everything works fine now but no audio. (Note: sound worked fine before crash so I know there's a sound card in there somewhere). I went to the IBM site and downloaded the drivers for the standard onboard sound card but when I followed the install directions I discovered that the sound card is not even listed in device manager. No yellow question mark....just not there.
Since I know there is a sound card in there, how do I get the computer to know about it too?
thanks
 :-?

[Fed]

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[donstove]

Field      Value
Computer      
Operating System      Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack      Service Pack 2
DirectX      4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name      MEDLINE-3C65CE7
User Name      donstove
      
Motherboard      
CPU Type      Mobile Intel Pentium M, 1600 MHz (16 x 100)
Motherboard Name      IBM ThinkPad T41
Motherboard Chipset      Intel Odem i855PM
System Memory      512 MB  (PC2700 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type      Phoenix (06/02/06)
Communication Port      Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port      Novatel Wireless Merlin CDMA EV-DO Status Port (COM4)
Communication Port      Printer Port (LPT1)
      
Display      
Video Adapter      ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 (M9)
3D Accelerator      ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 (M9)
      
Multimedia      
Audio Adapter      Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-1]
      
Storage      
IDE Controller      Intel(R) 82801DBM Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 24CA
Disk Drive      IC25N040ATCS04-0  (40 GB, 4200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive      MATSHITA UJDA745 DVD/CDRW  (DVD:8x, CD:16x/10x/24x DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status      FAIL
      
Partitions      
C: (NTFS)      38154 MB (35362 MB free)
      
Input      
Keyboard      Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse      HID-compliant mouse
Mouse      PS/2 Compatible Mouse
      
Network      
Network Adapter      WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface  (68.31.214.185)
Modem      Novatel Wireless Merlin CDMA EV-DO Modem
      
Peripherals      
USB1 Controller      Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M - USB Controller [A-1]
USB1 Controller      Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M - USB Controller [A-1]
USB1 Controller      Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M - USB Controller [A-1]
USB1 Controller      NEC uPD720101 USB OpenHCI Controller
USB1 Controller      NEC uPD720101 USB OpenHCI Controller
USB2 Controller      Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M - Enhanced USB2 Controller [A-1]
USB Device      Novatel Wireless Merlin CDMA EV-DO Modem
USB Device      Novatel Wireless Merlin CDMA EV-DO Status Port (COM4)
USB Device      USB Composite Device
USB Device      USB Human Interface Device
Battery      Microsoft AC Adapter
Battery      Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery

[GX1_Man]

Only the drivers from the IBM site should be used. Make sure they are the correct ones. You will have other motherboard drivers that will have to enabled first.

Make sure the sound is enabled in the BIOS (F1 at boot).

This is the more important issue I see.

SMART Hard Disks Status      FAIL

[donstove]

Sorry I am an idiot. Please be patient. Don't know what to do now. Have no idea how to enable "motherboard drivers" either.
The drivers I downloaded from the IBM site but can't install because it wants me to go to the sound thing in device manager and it is not there.
I did the F1 BIOS thing and can't find anything in there about sound. I did "restore defaults". Still no sound device to be seen. I know it's in there somewhere.
Have no idea what the SMART hard disk thing means or what to do about it.
What shall I do now? The sound worked fine before I had to reinstall XP.

[pcdoc4christ]

You do not have a sound card.  You have a sound controller on the motherboard.  In the Windows Device Manager you do not see a heading called Sound, Video and Game Controllers, or something similar?