Sound card not visible after OS Re-Instalation.

[dareys]

Greetings,

Due to miscellaneous problems, I just reformated my hard drive and
re-installed the OS from disks.

Unfortunately, in spite of the fact that the BIOS indicates that sound
functionality is enabled, the hardware menu under the system folder does not
show the sound hardware and or drivers.

Perhaps the built-in sound card has gone bad? Or is anyone else aware of any
BIOS/OS parameter and/or installation I can execute to re-add the sound
hardware and drivers?

Otherwise, any tips on pinpointing the sound card as the faulty component
would be appreciated.

Thank you for your help.

Jean-Pierre

 

[Malke]

Greetings,

Due to miscellaneous problems, I just reformated my hard drive and
re-installed the OS from disks.

Unfortunately, in spite of the fact that the BIOS indicates that sound
functionality is enabled, the hardware menu under the system folder does
not show the sound hardware and or drivers.

Perhaps the built-in sound card has gone bad? Or is anyone else aware of
any BIOS/OS parameter and/or installation I can execute to re-add the
sound hardware and drivers?

Otherwise, any tips on pinpointing the sound card as the faulty component
would be appreciated.

Did you install drivers for all your hardware after the clean install? If
not, that's why things don't work and what you need to do next.

Never get drivers from Windows Update. Get them from:

1. The device mftr.'s website; OR
2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR
3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM computer
(HP, Dell, Sony, etc.).

Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the drivers.

To find out what hardware is in your computer:

1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer.
2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific model
machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers anyway)
3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc
Advisor or System Information for Windows.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
http://www.gtopala.com/ - System Information for Windows

Malke

 

[dareys]

Malke,

Thank you for the response. Unfortunately, part of the objective of the
operation was to determine if indeed the network card was bad, which it is.
So I cannot perform any of the internet steps you suggest at this time.
Perhaps later.

Meanwhile, I am trying to find out from the vendor if I can get the
necessary software from the disks. Although I searched for it twice, I did
not find it. As far as documentation, I did not get much initially, but some
with replacement software.

I will check out the .pdf s.

Many thanks for your help.

Jean-Pierre

 

[Mick Murphy]

Have a look through the CDs that came with your computer.
There should be one for "Drivers" for the Motherboard.
Also, look for your Network Drivers on that CD, too.

 

[dareys]

Mick,

Thank you for the response. I will search through the CDs again, and try to
see if there are any hidden folders, although my system is configured to see
them, so I have no idea why I might not have found them.

Otherwise, I did not see a drivers folder. Anyway, maybe the third time is
the charm.

Thank you and Good day Mate!

Jean-Pierre

 

[Plato]

Thank you for the response. Unfortunately, part of the objective of the
operation was to determine if indeed the network card was bad, which it is.

These days, keeping a spare NIC around is the same as keeping spare
rolls of toilet tissue in the bathroom.

 

[dareys]

Plato,

Excellent point and one that I am keenly aware of. I have been in IT for
over 20 years and worked for World Class Corporations so I know ALL about
redundancy of all hardware and software systmes.

However, this was a five year old home desktop machine. How many people have
redundant NICs for those? How about laptops? Anyway, good suggestion for the
future.

Regards,

Jean-Pierre