AC97 C-Media Drivers?

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Tried looking everywhere for an AC97 C-Media Audio Device driver, but I can't figure out which driver I need.

Hell, I don't even know if I need new drivers or not, but I need to sort this out to eliminate it is a problem.

Here is the text from my dxdiag report regarding sound drivers:

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Sound Devices
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Description: C-Media Wave Device
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3059&SUBSYS_030113F6&REV_50
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: cmuda.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0049 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Debug
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 5/12/2005 14:21:08, 1332544 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: C-Media Inc.
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 100000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 33, 32
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 33, 32
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): Yes
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

Description: Modem #1 Line Playback (emulated)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID:
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 81
Type: Emulated
Driver Name:
Driver Version:
Driver Attributes:
WHQL Logo'd:
Date and Size:
Other Files:
Driver Provider:
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0x0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: C-Media Wave Device
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: cmuda.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.0049 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Debug
Date and Size: 5/12/2005 14:21:08, 1332544 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x41
Format Flags: 0xCC0

Description: Modem #1 Line Record (emulated)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name:
Driver Version:
Driver Attributes:
Date and Size:
Cap Flags: 0x20
Format Flags: 0x0

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DirectMusic
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DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS
DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
Acceleration: n/a
Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
MPU-401, Hardware (Kernel Mode), Input, No DLS, External
MPU-401, Hardware (Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, External
C-Media Wave Device, Software (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal
Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
MPU-401 [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, External
MPU-401 [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Input, No DLS, External
Registry: OK
Test Result: Not run

I can't figure out which of the drivers on here:
http://www.cmedia.com/driverdownload/e_tech_01.htm
Are the correct ones.

Can anyone make sense of the above and help me find the right driver?

[Komodo25]

Whats your Mothboard Model and Serial number? If you dont know download Belarc and copy and paste it back here

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System Model

VIA Technologies, Inc. KT400-8235
Enclosure Type: Desktop

Processor a

2.07 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Main Circuit Board b

Board: KT400-8235
Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 04/21/2003

These were the first three parts, minus the operating system info (XP service pack 2, build 2600)

[Komodo25]

Ok...Belarc isn't showing the motherboard manufacturer...Try Everest Home Edition then click on Computer...Summery...in there look and see what it says beside Motherboard name then post back here

P.S. Do you have the Motherboard manual and CD? If so the name should be on those
Have you recently reinstalled Windows? If yes did you install the 4 in one drivers first?

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Accoring to the manual, it is a BN792AL Lex Motherboard (I believe) with
VIA KT400A chipset.

It has an integrated AC'97 CODEC and integrated AC'97 Digital Audio contoller.

These are just read off the manual. I'll post Everest's findings once I get it installed.

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Here is the motherboard info. I've attached the text report.

Report.txt

[Komodo25]

Try this

http://web.bona.com.tw:8888/download/bn792al_driver.htm

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Thanks for finding them. They don't appear to have solved the problem I was having, but at least I confirmed it wasn't new sound drivers.

[Komodo25]

What problem are you trying to resolve?

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It was a sound issue with Oblivion, when the sounds went ear-splittingly awry during certain times.

Currently, I've got it solved by turning down the hardware acceleration on the sound options through dxdiag so I need to remember to do this when I play oblivion.