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drnknja

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19. July 2007 @ 14:45

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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

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djscoop

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21. July 2007 @ 20:50

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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

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WM37

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22. July 2007 @ 06:27

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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

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drnknja

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23. July 2007 @ 05:40

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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

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