no audio device

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marco

Hi could somebody please help?

I have a microstar MT166 purchased in 2002.

I had to upgrade from winxp to xp pro now there is no sound

in control panel - sound and audio device states there is "no audio device"

avance ,97 AC'97 Driver

motherboard Model MS-6701

I have checked Control Panel/ Sound & Audio Devices/ Audio tab/ Sound

its greyed out "no playback devices"

hope this is sufficient information?

thanks for your assistance
 
M

Mark Adams

marco said:
Hi could somebody please help?

I have a microstar MT166 purchased in 2002.

I had to upgrade from winxp to xp pro now there is no sound

in control panel - sound and audio device states there is "no audio device"

avance ,97 AC'97 Driver

motherboard Model MS-6701

I have checked Control Panel/ Sound & Audio Devices/ Audio tab/ Sound

its greyed out "no playback devices"

hope this is sufficient information?

thanks for your assistance
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Reinstall the audio drivers.
 
M

marco

where do i get them from?

while I was installing xp pro I received a message stating something like
windows didnt certify my sound device did i still want to install. is this
relevant?
 
M

Malke

marco said:
where do i get them from?

while I was installing xp pro I received a message stating something like
windows didnt certify my sound device did i still want to install. is this
relevant?
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Get updated drivers for your hardware from your motherboard mftr. since the
audio is onboard.

Malke
 
M

Mark Adams

marco said:
where do i get them from?
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Go to Microstar's website and download the drivers for your model mainboard
for Windows XP. Get all the drivers for the board, you may have others that
need updating as well. Reinstall the chipset drivers first. You should have a
CD with drivers on it that came with the mainboard. If you've lost the disk,
you can download them all from the website.
 
M

marco

I am unable to access the microsoft site link you provided and it costs a lot
money to download the drivers from the site provided.

do you know any sites i am able to download for free?
 
M

Mark Adams

marco said:
I am unable to access the microsoft site link you provided and it costs a lot
money to download the drivers from the site provided.

do you know any sites i am able to download for free?
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The drivers are available for free from Microstar. Go there and get them.
Never use any of those driverguide type services. Not only do they cost
money, they frequently offer the wrong or obsolete drivers. Most of the
people here in these newsgroups don't recommend getting the drivers from
Microsoft either. Best to go to the mainboard maker's website. The drivers
are always correct and free.
 
P

Paul

marco said:
Hi could somebody please help?

I have a microstar MT166 purchased in 2002.

I had to upgrade from winxp to xp pro now there is no sound

in control panel - sound and audio device states there is "no audio device"

avance ,97 AC'97 Driver

motherboard Model MS-6701

I have checked Control Panel/ Sound & Audio Devices/ Audio tab/ Sound

its greyed out "no playback devices"

hope this is sufficient information?

thanks for your assistance
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There are some pictures of an MS-6701 here. SIS648/SIS963 chipset.

http://www.helpmij.nl/forum/showthread.php?t=387770

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-4Z8TKE3Y.jpg

Audio chip is Avance (RealTek) ALC650. It can be
seen in the corner, here.

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-8WZIOF6B.jpg

You can get a driver directly from Realtek.
I like the ZIP version, as you can look at the
INF files in WDM with Notepad. The FTP servers
here are a bit of a joke (I like going to the
extra trouble of using their "express" server,
to be greeted by a 2.3KB/sec! download speed.
Funny stuff...).

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads...=23&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

WDM_A406.zip 18,802,279 bytes

A similar motherboard from that era, might be
the MSI 648-Max. It uses SIS648/SIS963/ALC650, but
the jack configuration might not be the same. The
MSI download server also runs at a decent speed.

http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=531

http://download2.msi.com/files/downloads/dvr_exe/Realtek_AC97_MB.zip

That file appears to be an older version, of something
you'd get from the ReakTek site.

Trying to find help from Medion, is like begging
for coins on the street.

Paul
 
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Paul

marco said:
I have tried every ting suggested to no avail. still "no audio device"

any suggestions?
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Check the BIOS, and make sure that the AC97 audio is enabled.

Paul
 
M

Mark Adams

marco said:
how would I check it? I have been into bios and cant find the AC97 audio.
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Look under "Integrated Peripherals" "Onboard Device" then "Onboard Audio
Device" Make sure the device is enabled then save the BIOS settings when you
exit.
 
M

marco

I managed to find it myself I was in the middle of composing a reply when I
received your reply.

It was disable I now have sound.

thank you for your solution your a life saver I have been trying to resolve
it for couple days now.

thank you
 
M

Mike Torello

marco said:
I have tried every ting suggested to no avail. still "no audio device"
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"Everything" means that you have also visited the Microstar website
and looked for compatible drivers.

My guess is that you haven't.
 
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Paul

marco said:
I managed to find it myself I was in the middle of composing a reply when I
received your reply.

It was disable I now have sound.

thank you for your solution your a life saver I have been trying to resolve
it for couple days now.

thank you
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Enjoy your new sounds :)

Paul
 
M

Mark Adams

marco said:
I managed to find it myself I was in the middle of composing a reply when I
received your reply.

It was disable I now have sound.

thank you for your solution your a life saver I have been trying to resolve
it for couple days now.

thank you
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Hats off to Paul; he got it right!
 
P

PRO

marco said:
Hi could somebody please help?

I have a microstar MT166 purchased in 2002.

I had to upgrade from winxp to xp pro now there is no sound

in control panel - sound and audio device states there is "no audio device"

avance ,97 AC'97 Driver

motherboard Model MS-6701

I have checked Control Panel/ Sound & Audio Devices/ Audio tab/ Sound

its greyed out "no playback devices"

hope this is sufficient information?

thanks for your assistance
Click to expand...
 

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