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Hardware Disabled?
Ok, so I got my computer fixed and when I got it back there was no sound.
I noticed that both the onboard sound and the sound card were enabled. I knew this because I ran direct x and is said sound 1 and sound 2.
I unistalled the Realtek audio from the device manager and I think i've disabled the onboard sound on the BIOS. Under direct x it now just has sound listed, rather than 1 and 2.
That didn't work so I uninstalled the sound card in safe mode following instructions at step 8 here.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc [...] e=bph07154 and I renistalled them.
Interestingly the hardware that gets installed after is SB Audigy rather than Soundblaster Audigy (which was listed under the device manager before.)
I go to Creative System Information, and under all of them under 'sound, video and game controllers' it says harware disabled!
Please help, I'm stuck for ideas!
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Windows Audio
Device Identifier Device Description
midi-out.0 0001 0066 Creative SoundFont Synth
midi-out.1 0001 0066 Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth
mixer.0 0001 0068 SB Live! 24-bit
wave-in.0 0001 0065 SB Live! 24-bit
wave-out.0 0001 0064 SB Live! 24-bit
PCI / PnP Audio
Device Description Type
Creative Audigy LS Audio Processor PCI
nVIDIA MCP04 - Audio Codec Interface PCI
[ SB Live! 24-bit ]
DirectSound Device Properties:
Device Description SB Live! 24-bit
Driver Module P17.sys
Primary Buffers 1
Min / Max Secondary Buffers Sample Rate 4000 / 96000 Hz
Primary Buffers Sound Formats 8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo
Secondary Buffers Sound Formats 8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo
Total / Free Sound Buffers 64 / 63
Total / Free Static Sound Buffers 64 / 63
Total / Free Streaming Sound Buffers 64 / 63
Total / Free 3D Sound Buffers 64 / 63
Total / Free 3D Static Sound Buffers 64 / 63
Total / Free 3D Streaming Sound Buffers 64 / 63
DirectSound Device Features:
Certified Driver Yes
Emulated Device No
Precise Sample Rate Supported
DirectSound3D Supported
Creative EAX 1.0 Supported
Creative EAX 2.0 Supported
Creative EAX 3.0 Supported
[ SB Live! 24-bit ]
DirectMusic Device Properties:
Device Description SB Live! 24-bit
Synthesizer Type Software
Device Class Output Port
Device Type WDM Multimedia
Audio Channels 2
MIDI Channels 16000
Voices 1000
Available Memory System Memory
DirectMusic Device Features:
Built-In GM Instrument Set No
Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No
DirectSound Not Supported
DLS L1 Sample Collections Supported
DLS L2 Sample Collections Not Supported
External MIDI Port No
Fixed DLS Memory Size No
Port Sharing Not Supported
Chorus Effect Not Supported
Delay Effect Not Supported
Reverb Effect Supported
[ Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated] ]
DirectMusic Device Properties:
Device Description Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated]
Synthesizer Type Hardware
Device Class Output Port
Device Type Windows Multimedia
MIDI Channels 16
DirectMusic Device Features:
Built-In GM Instrument Set No
Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No
DirectSound Not Supported
DLS L1 Sample Collections Not Supported
DLS L2 Sample Collections Not Supported
External MIDI Port No
Fixed DLS Memory Size No
Port Sharing Supported
Chorus Effect Not Supported
Delay Effect Not Supported
Reverb Effect Not Supported
[ Creative SoundFont Synth [Emulated] ]
DirectMusic Device Properties:
Device Description Creative SoundFont Synth [Emulated]
Synthesizer Type Hardware
Device Class Output Port
Device Type Windows Multimedia
MIDI Channels 16
DirectMusic Device Features:
Built-In GM Instrument Set No
Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No
DirectSound Not Supported
DLS L1 Sample Collections Not Supported
DLS L2 Sample Collections Not Supported
External MIDI Port No
Fixed DLS Memory Size No
Port Sharing Supported
Chorus Effect Not Supported
Delay Effect Not Supported
Reverb Effect Not Supported
[ Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated] ]
DirectMusic Device Properties:
Device Description Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated]
Synthesizer Type Hardware
Device Class Output Port
Device Type Windows Multimedia
MIDI Channels 16
DirectMusic Device Features:
Built-In GM Instrument Set No
Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No
DirectSound Not Supported
DLS L1 Sample Collections Not Supported
DLS L2 Sample Collections Not Supported
External MIDI Port No
Fixed DLS Memory Size No
Port Sharing Supported
Chorus Effect Not Supported
Delay Effect Not Supported
Reverb Effect Not Supported
[ Microsoft Synthesizer ]
DirectMusic Device Properties:
Device Description Microsoft Synthesizer
Synthesizer Type Software
Device Class Output Port
Device Type User-Mode Synthesizer
Audio Channels 2
MIDI Channels 16000
Voices 1000
Available Memory System Memory
DirectMusic Device Features:
Built-In GM Instrument Set No
Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No
DirectSound Supported
DLS L1 Sample Collections Supported
DLS L2 Sample Collections Supported
External MIDI Port No
Fixed DLS Memory Size No
Port Sharing Not Supported
Chorus Effect Not Supported
Delay Effect Not Supported
Reverb Effect Supported
Message edited by inmanator on 10-18-2007 at 01:30:14 PM
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[ Sound, video and game controllers / Audio Codecs ]
Device Properties:
Driver Description Audio Codecs
Driver Date 01/07/2001
Driver Version 5.1.2535.0
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File wave.inf
Hardware ID MS_MMACM
[ Sound, video and game controllers / Legacy Audio Drivers ]
Device Properties:
Driver Description Legacy Audio Drivers
Driver Date 01/07/2001
Driver Version 5.1.2535.0
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File wave.inf
Hardware ID MS_MMDRV
[ Sound, video and game controllers / Legacy Video Capture Devices ]
Device Properties:
Driver Description Legacy Video Capture Devices
Driver Date 01/07/2001
Driver Version 5.1.2535.0
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File wave.inf
Hardware ID MS_MMVCD
[ Sound, video and game controllers / Media Control Devices ]
Device Properties:
Driver Description Media Control Devices
Driver Date 01/07/2001
Driver Version 5.1.2535.0
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File wave.inf
Hardware ID MS_MMMCI
[ Sound, video and game controllers / Microsoft Kernel System Audio Device ]
Device Properties:
Driver Description Microsoft Kernel System Audio Device
Driver Date 01/07/2001
Driver Version 5.1.2535.0
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File wdmaudio.inf
Hardware ID SW\{a7c7a5b0-5af3-11d1-9ced-00a024bf0407}
[ Sound, video and game controllers / Microsoft Kernel Wave Audio Mixer ]
Device Properties:
Driver Description Microsoft Kernel Wave Audio Mixer
Driver Date 01/07/2001
Driver Version 5.1.2535.0
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File wdmaudio.inf
Hardware ID SW\{b7eafdc0-a680-11d0-96d8-00aa0051e51d}
[ Sound, video and game controllers / Microsoft WINMM WDM Audio Compatibility Driver ]
Device Properties:
Driver Description Microsoft WINMM WDM Audio Compatibility Driver
Driver Date 01/07/2001
Driver Version 5.1.2535.0
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File wdmaudio.inf
Hardware ID SW\{cd171de3-69e5-11d2-b56d-0000f8754380}
[ Sound, video and game controllers / SB Audigy ]
Device Properties:
Driver Description SB Audigy
Driver Date 13/06/2007
Driver Version 5.12.1.514
Driver Provider CREATIVE
INF File oem8.inf
Hardware ID PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0007&SUBSYS_100A1102&REV_00
Location Information PCI bus 1, device 7, function 0
PCI Device Creative Audigy LS Audio Processor
Device Resources:
IRQ 17
Port AC00-AC1F
[ Sound, video and game controllers / Video Codecs ]
Device Properties:
Driver Description Video Codecs
Driver Date 01/07/2001
Driver Version 5.1.2535.0
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File wave.inf
Hardware ID MS_MMVID
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Well interestingly enough I've had soundblaster cards do odd things like that to me. Generally that is an indication the card is damaged but still operable. The only way I've found to get around this is getting winrar installed. Once you install winrar find the installer for your drivers and right click on the file. Tell it to OPEN WITH WINRAR. Then decompress the files into a folder on your desktop (name it something like SB Drivers). After this go to control panel and click add hardware. Once it detects your sound card tell it you want to select drivers from a list or specific location. Uncheck search removeable media and check the box for Include this location in the search. Then click browse find your folder on the desktop and go from there. This should work around the identifiers misinterpreting the card. It's been my general fix for SoundBlaster products that act flaky. Isn't 100% fool proof but it works a majority of the time. Good luck.
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Thanks for the reply Niclo Itse. I will try that.
I have also just noticed under 'other devices' in the device manger the 'multimedia audio controller' drivers are not installed. I have tried searching for the drivers with DriverGuide but I had no luck. Is this the cause of the problem before I waste any more time searching for the drivers?
Also, I think it is worth mentioning when I turn my speaker volume up I do hear a low crackling noise.
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Since you have the onboard sound turned off, follow this:
http://www.soundblaster.com/resource...id=53881&cat=2
When you shut-down, pull the power plug, push the start button to discharge the caps, open the case, discharge your personal static on the case screws if not using a wrist-band, pull the card.
Keeping your hand out of the guts, put the plug in, reboot, make sure ALL the SB struff is gone from Add/Remove and Devive manager and the use regedit and do a search for SB and Sound Blaster and SoundBlaster and delete the remains.
Reboot.
Download the RIGHT drivers to a folder on the Desktop.
If you don't know what they are, say so!
Shut-down, pull the power plug, push the start button to discharge the caps, open the case, discharge your personal static on the case screws if not using a wrist-band, re-install the card.
When plug and play finds the device, direct it to the Desktop folder.
I hope I got all that right.
:)
