Using Asus K8V SE deluxe onboard sound

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Harry Putnam

Group,
I'm running an asus K8V Deluxe mobo and have used an Audigy2 sound
card right from the initial build of this machine.

Now I want to scrap the Audigy and just use the built in sound.

My manual indicates I should have Sound Max Icon.

I find nothing about sound max anywhere. What ever install cds came
with the K8V SE have long since departed. And looking on Asus sight,
all I find for download is for Windows 64 bit os.

Can anyone tell me where to get original install software or Recent
replacement etc?
 
M

Michael Meyers

Group,
I'm running an asus K8V Deluxe mobo and have used an Audigy2 sound
card right from the initial build of this machine.

Now I want to scrap the Audigy and just use the built in sound.

My manual indicates I should have Sound Max Icon.

I find nothing about sound max anywhere. What ever install cds came
with the K8V SE have long since departed. And looking on Asus sight,
all I find for download is for Windows 64 bit os.

Can anyone tell me where to get original install software or Recent
replacement etc?
Click to expand...

SoundMAX Audio Driver version 5.12.01.3663 WHQL driver for Windows
98SE,ME,2000,XP available at:
http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/audio/ad1980/WDM_3663.zip

Apart from installing the drivers, you may have to enable on board sound in the
BIOS.
 
J

jroc

Group,
I'm running an asus K8V Deluxe mobo and have used an Audigy2 sound
card right from the initial build of this machine.

Now I want to scrap the Audigy and just use the built in sound.

My manual indicates I should have Sound Max Icon.

I find nothing about sound max anywhere. What ever install cds came
with the K8V SE have long since departed. And looking on Asus sight,
all I find for download is for Windows 64 bit os.

Can anyone tell me where to get original install software or Recent
replacement etc?
Click to expand...

Probably won't find dodo at Asus....need to go to the Chipsets Homepage for the
driver and software.....if its a SoundMax 4 AC-97...here are two to check


http://soundcard.free-driver-downlo...er-5.12.5170-Windows-2000-XP-Server-2003.html


http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/SOUND-CARD/OTHER-SOUNDCARDS/Intel-Sound-MAX-40-Ac-97-51201.shtml

"De Oppresso Liber"
From Oppression Liberate

jroc® 7th Special Forces Ft.Bragg N.C 18/Bravo
****only thing easy in life is failure****
*******so get tough*******
 
H

Harry Putnam

Michael Meyers said:
SoundMAX Audio Driver version 5.12.01.3663 WHQL driver for Windows
98SE,ME,2000,XP available at:
http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/audio/ad1980/WDM_3663.zip
Click to expand...

Thanks for the URL.
Downloaded and installed:
Install shows files being copied to C:\WINDOWS but then an error box
pops up saying `No Driver found - reboot and run this install again'

At first I thought it might be turned off in bios.
Apart from installing the drivers, you may have to enable on board
sound in the BIOS.
Click to expand...

On investigating:
I see an entree `Onboard AC'97 Audio' and it is enabled.
I also enabled `Instant Music' although I'm pretty sure its not
related.

On reboot and rerun the install I get the same error.
Tried the cycle 3 times but always the same error.
`No Driver found - reboot and run this install again'

Do you know what it is looking for?
 
H

Harry Putnam

[...]
Probably won't find dodo at Asus....need to go to the Chipsets Homepage for the
driver and software.....if its a SoundMax 4 AC-97...here are two to check
Click to expand...

How would I tell which version the mobo came with?
http://soundcard.free-driver-downlo...er-5.12.5170-Windows-2000-XP-Server-2003.html


http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/SOUND-CARD/OTHER-SOUNDCARDS/Intel-Sound-MAX-40-Ac-97-51201.shtml
Click to expand...

I'm trying these now, the last one is a very slow download. So
nothing to report yet. However will it matter that this is not intel mobo?
 
H

Harry Putnam

M

Michael Meyers

Thanks for the URL.
Downloaded and installed:
Install shows files being copied to C:\WINDOWS but then an error box
pops up saying `No Driver found - reboot and run this install again'

At first I thought it might be turned off in bios.


On investigating:
I see an entree `Onboard AC'97 Audio' and it is enabled.
I also enabled `Instant Music' although I'm pretty sure its not
related.

On reboot and rerun the install I get the same error.
Tried the cycle 3 times but always the same error.
`No Driver found - reboot and run this install again'

Do you know what it is looking for?
Click to expand...

Instant music in the BIOS has nothing to do with using the on board sound.
Did you extract the .zip folder contents and run setup.exe?
Have you removed the Audigy sound card?
If soundmax appears in the add/remove programs list, uninstall and try again.
 
J

jroc

Thanks for the URL.
Downloaded and installed:
Install shows files being copied to C:\WINDOWS but then an error box
pops up saying `No Driver found - reboot and run this install again'

At first I thought it might be turned off in bios.


On investigating:
I see an entree `Onboard AC'97 Audio' and it is enabled.
I also enabled `Instant Music' although I'm pretty sure its not
related.

On reboot and rerun the install I get the same error.
Tried the cycle 3 times but always the same error.
`No Driver found - reboot and run this install again'

Do you know what it is looking for?
Click to expand...

I'm not familiar with your board...but I have a Asus A7V333 with Onboard
Sound...and usually there is a pin to 'enable or disable' the chip...if your
using a PCI Card..its says to disable it (pins 2-3)...check your manual and then
check the to see if it wasn't disabled when the PCI card you had was
installed...should be on enable (pins 1-2).....as for the Bios...there is a
setting for the onboard chip....just put it on 'auto'.....what is the exact
specs of your onboard sound chip...you might have to install the drivers
manually.


"De Oppresso Liber"
From Oppression Liberate

jroc® 7th Special Forces Ft.Bragg N.C 18/Bravo
****only thing easy in life is failure****
*******so get tough*******
 
H

Harry Putnam

[...]
Did you extract the .zip folder contents and run setup.exe?
Click to expand...

Yes, several times thru several reboots as the error message stipulates
Have you removed the Audigy sound card?
Click to expand...

No only disabled it in My computer/hardware and uninstalled its
software via Add/Remove
If soundmax appears in the add/remove programs list, uninstall and try again.
Click to expand...

It doesn't.
 
J

jroc

[...]
Did you extract the .zip folder contents and run setup.exe?
Click to expand...

Yes, several times thru several reboots as the error message stipulates
Have you removed the Audigy sound card?
Click to expand...

No only disabled it in My computer/hardware and uninstalled its
software via Add/Remove
If soundmax appears in the add/remove programs list, uninstall and try again.
Click to expand...

It doesn't.
Click to expand...

you have to give the specs of your motherboard..there are 4 different sound
chips....is your cpu a 64bit....what is the chipset name:

SoundMAX AD1980/AD1888 Audio Driver version 5.12.2.5280 for Windows 64bit
XP/2003...???
"De Oppresso Liber"
From Oppression Liberate

jroc® 7th Special Forces Ft.Bragg N.C 18/Bravo
****only thing easy in life is failure****
*******so get tough*******
 
J

JBM

Harry Putnam said:
I tried the above.. the other is still downloading.
However I get an error partway thru the install the same as with
Michaels suggestion. `No Driver found - reboot and rerun this
install'

So apparently there is something basic missing. I understood the
downloads to be a driver so why is looking for another one?
Maybe the original driver must be in place?
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The first driver that Michael Meyers mentioned is the one I use on my
K8V-SE MB. Its working for me, did you uninstall all the software/drivers
for the audigy2 before enabling and installing the driver for on board
sound.
You could also try loading the latest chipset drivers from VIA
http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2

Jim M
 
H

Harry Putnam

jroc said:
I'm not familiar with your board...but I have a Asus A7V333 with Onboard
Sound...and usually there is a pin to 'enable or disable' the chip...if your
using a PCI Card..its says to disable it (pins 2-3)...check your manual and then
Click to expand...

I see no mention of anything to do with pins that is related to
sound. In fact my mobo manual has very little to say about sound
period.

One section titled Multi-audio feature covers sound related stuff. It
assumes I have SoundMax installed.

To quote the introduction of that section:

Multi Audio Feature

The ADI AD19 SoundMax AC'97 audio Codec provides 6 channel audio
capability. Install the SoundMax Audio Driver and Application from
the support CD that came with your motherboard package to active 6
channel audio feature.
check the to see if it wasn't disabled when the PCI card you had was
installed...should be on enable (pins 1-2).....as for the Bios...there is a
setting for the onboard chip....just put it on 'auto'.....
Click to expand...
. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. what is the exact
specs of your onboard sound chip...you might have to install the drivers
manually.
Click to expand...

I'm not sure how to get this information other than the products write
up provided by Asus:

http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket754/k8vse-d/overview.htm

Which says very little about sound. The actual specs just reiterates
the products info:

http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=K8V SE Deluxe&langs=09

`Audio: ADI AD1980, 6-channel CODEC S/PDIF out interface'

In my manual their is an actual picture of the support cd being run.
It has menu where SoundMax is one of drivers a user can choose.

I'm thinking that the outfit that built my computer never installed it
because I had specified and Audigy2 Sound card.

It seems then that the driver packages you and Michael have posted are
expecting that initial install driver to be there and it isn't.

Does that sound plausable? If so where would one get the original cd
software?

I've written to Asus of coures but do not expect to get much from them
if the reply at all.
 
J

jroc

The first driver that Michael Meyers mentioned is the one I use on my
K8V-SE MB. Its working for me, did you uninstall all the software/drivers
for the audigy2 before enabling and installing the driver for on board
sound.
You could also try loading the latest chipset drivers from VIA
http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2

Jim M
Click to expand...


at the top under MOTHERBOARD...ENTER 'SOCKET 754' from the dropdown..and then
K8V Deluxe and hit 'go' and it will
take you to the page.....
http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?Type=All&model=P4PE-X

it will take you to get the following audio drivers for your board
SoundMAX AD1980/AD1888 Audio Driver version 5.12.2.5280 for Windows 64bit
XP/2003.
ALC850 Avance AC'97 Driver V5.10.00.5781 for Windows 64bit XP/2003. 3.58MBs
"De Oppresso Liber"
From Oppression Liberate

jroc® 7th Special Forces Ft.Bragg N.C 18/Bravo
****only thing easy in life is failure****
*******so get tough*******
 
H

Harry Putnam

JBM said:
The first driver that Michael Meyers mentioned is the one I use on my
K8V-SE MB. Its working for me, did you uninstall all the software/drivers
for the audigy2 before enabling and installing the driver for on board
sound.
Click to expand...

About uninstalling... I've first disabled the Audigy2 in My computer,
then uninstalled the audigy2 software from Add/Remove. I'm not sure
if that would remove all the drivers but I think it is supposed to.

I'm thinking the onboard sound driver was never installed at initial
build because I had specified an audigy2 sound card.
You could also try loading the latest chipset drivers from VIA
http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2
Click to expand...

I'll try that next but I don't want to get in over my head as I
already am to some extent.
 
H

Harry Putnam

jroc said:
at the top under MOTHERBOARD...ENTER 'SOCKET 754' from the dropdown..and then
K8V Deluxe and hit 'go' and it will
take you to the page.....
http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?Type=All&model=P4PE-X

it will take you to get the following audio drivers for your board
SoundMAX AD1980/AD1888 Audio Driver version 5.12.2.5280 for Windows 64bit
XP/2003.
ALC850 Avance AC'97 Driver V5.10.00.5781 for Windows 64bit XP/2003. 3.58MBs
Click to expand...

All I can get at that URL now is a `server busy' but as I mentioned in
my first post, because I had been there and seen what you are pointing
out:
all I find for download is for Windows 64 bit os.
Click to expand...

But I'm not running windows xp 64 bit.
 
H

Harry Putnam

jroc said:
it will take you to get the following audio drivers for your board
SoundMAX AD1980/AD1888 Audio Driver version 5.12.2.5280 for Windows 64bit
XP/2003.
ALC850 Avance AC'97 Driver V5.10.00.5781 for Windows 64bit XP/2003. 3.58MBs
Click to expand...

For completeness I downloaded and tried this even though I'm running
32 bit windows.

I got this error message:

The audio Driver files do not support your computer hardware
Note: If you uninstalled audio software without restarting your
pc. restart now, then run this setup again.

I did do as directed anyway too.
 
H

Harry Putnam

After uninstalling everthing for the Audigy2 from add/remove, I get
prompts on reboot about new hardware.

One item is Multimedia Audio Controller. That doesn't sound like
something specific to audigy so apparently I'm now lacking some
important drivers that will not install from the packages posted here
in this thread.

Running the hardware wizard, nothing is found for Multimedia audio
Contoller. Where to from here?
 
M

Michael Meyers

After uninstalling everthing for the Audigy2 from add/remove, I get
prompts on reboot about new hardware.

One item is Multimedia Audio Controller. That doesn't sound like
something specific to audigy so apparently I'm now lacking some
important drivers that will not install from the packages posted here
in this thread.

Running the hardware wizard, nothing is found for Multimedia audio
Contoller. Where to from here?
Click to expand...

Is the Audigy card still in its PCI slot? Because if it is, this is causing the
new hardware message on reboot.

Check in Device Manager under Sound, video and game controllers. What is listed
there.

I think you need to physically remove the previous sound card. On reboot,
windows should recognize the on board sound chip and prompt for installation of
drivers for it. As to why the downloaded drivers don't work, I'm at a loss to
explain this. This should install the necessary drivers.
 

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