Can't find what sound card I need

[hubahubajuba]

I have a Windows XP Home Edition,Version 2002,Service Pack 3, Dell, AMD Athlon(tm) 64 processor 3700+, Gateway

My computer crashed and my friend got it back up and working again, but for some reason my sound doesn't work and i don't know why..I am guessing i need to download the sound card..


Under sounds and audio devices properties it says no audio devices btw.

[patio]

Look for your sound drivers on the Driver Gateway CD that came with the machine...
If he re-installed XP then you should re-install the MBoard drivers from there as well...

[hubahubajuba]

Any other way? Since i don't have that cd?

[patio]

Sure.
Travel to Gateway's site and look up your Model # in the Support/Downloads section...

[hubahubajuba]

Wouldn't be fun if it was that easy eh? xD  I can't find out my model number the sticker with it was ripped off. On it was also the serial number. 

[patio]

DLoad, install and run Everest Home.....and save the report as a text file...
Post the Computer Summary info here...nothing under the Debug section and we'll have a looksee.

[hubahubajuba]

Really quick. I dL'ed a driver scanner and for the sound, video and game controllers part is says i need realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio controller.. could it be it? Just wondering before i try the Everest Home Edition 2.20


edit: Never mind. I just check the drivers my computer has for sound and it lists
Audio Codecs
Legacy Audio Drivers
Legacy Video Capture Devices
Media Control Devices
Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio controller
Video Codecs

Uh, ill try the thing you said now. Oh yea i forgot what i did but i got an error that said failed to open waveform output device..if that means anything

[hubahubajuba]

----Summary---

    Computer:
      Operating System                                  Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
      OS Service Pack                                   Service Pack 3
      DirectX                                           4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
      Computer Name                                     HC-HOMEXP (hc-homexp)
      User Name                                         Y

    Motherboard:
      CPU Type                                          AMD Athlon 64, 2400 MHz (12 x 200) 3700+
      Motherboard Name                                  Unknown
      Motherboard Chipset                               VIA K8M800/K8N800, AMD Hammer
      System Memory                                     512 MB  (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
      BIOS Type                                         AMI (12/14/04)
      Communication Port                                Communications Port (COM1)
      Communication Port                                Printer Port (LPT1)

    Display:
      Video Adapter                                     NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200  (128 MB)
      3D Accelerator                                    nVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
      Monitor                                           Dell E153FP  [15" LCD]  (Y441351Q1HCY)

    Multimedia:
      Audio Adapter                                     VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller

    Storage:
      IDE Controller                                    VIA Bus Master IDE Controller - 0571
      Disk Drive                                        WDC WD2000BB-22GUA0  (186 GB, IDE)
      Disk Drive                                        Generic USB SD Reader USB Device
      Disk Drive                                        Generic USB CF Reader USB Device
      Disk Drive                                        Generic USB SM Reader USB Device
      Disk Drive                                        Generic USB MS Reader USB Device
      Optical Drive                                     _NEC DVD_RW ND-3500AG  (DVD+R9:4x, DVD+RW:16x/4x, DVD-RW:16x/4x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:48x/24x/48x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
      Optical Drive                                     SONY CD-RW  CRX230E  (52x/32x/52x CD-RW)
      SMART Hard Disks Status                           OK

    Partitions:
      C: (NTFS)                                         90773 MB (80363 MB free)
      I: (NTFS)                                         100006 MB (83755 MB free)
      Total Size                                        186.3 GB (160.3 GB free)

    Input:
      Keyboard                                          Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
      Mouse                                             PS/2 Compatible Mouse

    Network:
      Network Adapter                                   Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC 
      Network Adapter                                   VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
      Modem                                             PCI Simple Communications Controller

    Peripherals:
      Printer                                           Dell Photo AIO Printer 922
      USB1 Controller                                   VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
      USB1 Controller                                   VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
      USB1 Controller                                   VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
      USB1 Controller                                   VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
      USB2 Controller                                   VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
      USB Device                                        Apple Mobile Device USB Driver
      USB Device                                        iPod
      USB Device                                        Scan
      USB Device                                        USB Composite Device
      USB Device                                        USB Human Interface Device
      USB Device                                        USB Mass Storage Device
      USB Device                                        USB Printing Support

This? Thanks for all your help btw 

[evabva]

I had a similar problem this weekend. Go to the website of the manufacturers of the speakers. in my case it was acer as they were the speakers that came with the PC. Download the right driver for your PC and then just run the .exe file.
My problem was with the AC97 as well so hopefully this will help.

[hubahubajuba]

bump?