Arg! need help!

[DNLister]

Hey guys

I have just formatted my PC. And my sound has gone, there is no speaker icon either and i get this error when looking in device manager.



I have searched high and low ( manufacturers web site and google) for the drivers for this. But i cannot find anything. It does not even make system noises.

Any help would be great.

Thank you!!

[firestorm]

Look down at the sound card devices.(about 3 down from the red line.)
Or go and search for volume control. Most likely it is just muted.
If it isn't muted I will go more indepth if I can...Hope this helps.

-fire

[Lyte]

Hey DNLister,

Are you sure the driver is gone from your system??

Lyte

[McDaddy]

when you re-formated, did you by any chance work on the inside of your case. the reason i ask is if you moved the sound jumpers?(that what i call them) i dont see a reason that you should have moved them but i was just asking. my other suggestion is to re-format again. that fixes everything for me.

[GoPC]

The fact that the Multimedia device was attempted to be loaded under "other devices" means that those drivers didn't load properly. The problem is that your sound drivers have not been loaded.

Now that we know what the problem IS, how do we fix it?

First, is your sound card built into your MB or is it a separate card?

If it is a separate card, depending on the manufacturer, they may want you to load the drivers BEFORE you install the card. I'm gathering from your post, and I may be wrong, that you just reformatted your macine and didn't remove or rearrange anything inside. If that's true, you probably need to follow these steps:

1 - Go into your device manager and remove the error. Highlight and then hit delete. Don't restart, SHUT DOWN.

2 - Open your case and remove the Sound Card.

3 - Power on your machine and install the sound drivers.

4 - Turn off the machine and install the sound card.

5 - Turn on the machine and windows will "find" the new card and load the drivers for it.

That SHOULD do it. Unless of course it's scenario #2 and your particular card needs to be installed in reverse... Card FIRST and then Software. But I find that hard to believe if you are having trouble after just a simple reformat.

ONE OTHER THING... Do you HAVE the drivers for the Sound Card? Don't always rely on Windows to find the correct ones. If you don't, you can most likely download them from Drivers.com or from the manufacturer's website. Install them as you would from a disk.

Let us know how it proceeds... we're all curious.

GoPC

[Lyte]

Good post GoPC,

I really like when directions are given step by step... it makes following along and learning, so much easier!

DNLister, yes... please... let us know if your problem has been solved and how so!

Thanks!

Lyte