help sound gone

Discussion in 'Audio' started by drnknja, Jul 19, 2007.

  1. drnknja

    drnknja Regular member

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    ok i have lost the drivers for my audio i think.....the computer tells me i need to either install new drivers or pick a new sound device...i have a dell with integrated sound card on the mother board....device manger tells me i have no drivers installed for my multimedia audio controller i assume this is the problem so how do i find the right driver...please if any one can help i would be much abliged....and if you need more info just let me know what...and thanks in advence

    ....this is a report of what i have....
    Computer
    Computer Type ACPI Uniprocessor PC
    Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
    OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
    DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
    Computer Name HAMSTER (Melissa's Computer)
    User Name Owner

    Motherboard
    CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 1800 MHz (18 x 100)
    Motherboard Name Unknown
    Motherboard Chipset Intel Brookdale-G i845GL
    System Memory 256 MB (PC133 SDRAM)
    BIOS Type Award (08/26/02)
    Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
    Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

    Display
    Video Adapter Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller (64 MB)
    3D Accelerator Intel Extreme Graphics
    Monitor Dell E772c [17" CRT] (6418029904ZX)

    Multimedia
    Audio Adapter Intel 82801DB ICH4 - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-1]

    Storage
    IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
    Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
    Disk Drive MAXTOR 6L040J2 (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
    Optical Drive _NEC CD-RW NR-9100A (40x/10x/40x CD-RW)
    Optical Drive LITEON DVD-ROM LTD163 (16x/48x DVD-ROM)
    SMART Hard Disks Status OK

    Partitions
    C: (NTFS) 38162 MB (23908 MB 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 (192.168.0.102)
    Modem BCM V.92 56K Modem

    Peripherals
    USB1 Controller Intel 82801DB ICH4 - USB Controller [A-1]
    USB1 Controller Intel 82801DB ICH4 - USB Controller [A-1]
    USB1 Controller Intel 82801DB ICH4 - USB Controller [A-1]
    USB2 Controller Intel 82801DB ICH4 - Enhanced USB2 Controller [A-1]
    USB Device Logitech QuickCam Express #3
     
    drnknja, Jul 19, 2007
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  2. djscoop

    djscoop Active member

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    go to dell.com, and go to the support/download section. you should be able to find the audio driver by entering the model of your computer
     
    djscoop, Jul 21, 2007
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    um i have a similar problem except that windows doesnt detect my sound device and when i go to device manager the sound devices can be seen with no error marks beside them
     
    WM37, Jul 22, 2007
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  4. drnknja

    drnknja Regular member

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    ok well i fixed my problem.......unistalled all of my sound devices...then had device manager search for new plug and play devices seen they are integrated into the mother board.....once found i just used the drivers already saved on the system to reinstall....the mutli media audio controller i had to just pick one the actuall one i need wasn't their....but you know windows sometimes you have to be exact for it to work....and others just within the ball park...but sound is up and running now....hope i might have helped if this doesnt work let me know might be able to help further
     
    drnknja, Jul 23, 2007
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