missing drivers for sound card!!

Discussion in 'Software' started by hvnzlstangel, Feb 10, 2010.

  1. hvnzlstangel

    hvnzlstangel Private E-2

    i recently downgraded from vista to xp and now i have no volume im unsure as to why that is and as to what i can do to fix that can someone please tell me what i need? if its drivers which do i need cause i cant seem to find it at all... my computer is an emachine w3609...
     
    hvnzlstangel, Feb 10, 2010
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  2. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi

    As to why that is, thats easy to answer, eMachines did not support that PC model with XP, only with Vista, so they do not supply drivers for XP, in some cases its very hard to find drivers that dont exist as PC makers all moved forward a bit and some hardware devices did nto have drivers for older Windows versions written for them.


    BUT run the below and maybe someone will know if drivers are available for Xp for your varios chipsets, do also let us know what in Device Manager has a Yellow ! Mark by it and what Service Pack you are running with XP as this is critical for the steps to install especially audio.


     
    DavidGP, Feb 12, 2010
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  3. hvnzlstangel

    hvnzlstangel Private E-2

    i downloaded everett and this is my system summary i have attached it! please someone help me i need volume and i have no clue what to do.... also dont know what you mean about what has the yellow on the side of it???
     

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    hvnzlstangel, Feb 13, 2010
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  4. hvnzlstangel

    hvnzlstangel Private E-2

    ok i found what you were talkin about the things in my device manager that have yellow are OTHER DEVICES in this there is 4 things they are.... ETHERNET CONTROLLER, PCI DEVICE, PCI SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER, and SM BUS CONTROLLER...
     
    hvnzlstangel, Feb 13, 2010
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  5. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi

    You maybe in luck as eMachines seem to have used a default Intel motherboard in that PC, in the D945GCL and that does have XP drivers.

    What I would do is to install the Chipset driver HERE 1st and reboot, then install the Network driver HERE, then the UAA Audio update HERE and then your Audio driver HERE

    Then check Device Manager for those yellow ! marks agian.
     
    DavidGP, Feb 14, 2010
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