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ound problems (CMedia 9761 and VIA VT8235 chipsets)
I have a BioStar M7VIZ mobo with built-in CMedia 9761 sound chip and
a VIA 8235 south bridge that also handles sound, but I haven't been
able to get the sound to work in Windows 98SE.
When I try the music test in the DirectX diagnostics, they say, "Music
Port activation failed because no sound driver found", and the
Multimedia button in the Control Panel shows no playback or recording
devices and doesn't allow any to be selected.
I tried installing both the CMedia 9761 driver and the VIA VT8235 sound
driver, individually and together (both orders). I also booted into
Safe Mode to remove all sound entries and have also tried deactivating
the sound hardware in the BIOS before installing the drivers. The
sound chip definitely works partially because the CMedia driver won't
install with the chip deactivated in the BIOS.
I realize that I can simply use a plug-in sound card, but I want to
know how to fix this problem because long ago the same thing happened
with a plug-in card.
I have a BioStar M7VIZ mobo with built-in CMedia 9761 sound chip and
a VIA 8235 south bridge that also handles sound, but I haven't been
able to get the sound to work in Windows 98SE.
When I try the music test in the DirectX diagnostics, they say, "Music
Port activation failed because no sound driver found", and the
Multimedia button in the Control Panel shows no playback or recording
devices and doesn't allow any to be selected.
I tried installing both the CMedia 9761 driver and the VIA VT8235 sound
driver, individually and together (both orders). I also booted into
Safe Mode to remove all sound entries and have also tried deactivating
the sound hardware in the BIOS before installing the drivers. The
sound chip definitely works partially because the CMedia driver won't
install with the chip deactivated in the BIOS.
I realize that I can simply use a plug-in sound card, but I want to
know how to fix this problem because long ago the same thing happened
with a plug-in card.