October 8th, 2007, 12:36 AM
Thanks for all the directions, NooNoo. With luck, hope I get back the audio now
October 7th, 2007, 01:46 PM
CCT, this did not work. I tried, and the wizard listed Sigmatel's driver version 5.10.0.3630 (which was the one running well for past five years) ... so, I selected it. But, now DeviceManager shows...
October 7th, 2007, 11:23 AM
Thank you NooNoo for all your advice. I only hope it's not a hardware issue
October 7th, 2007, 10:17 AM
The pci/irq issue ... well, sorry about my lack of technical knowledge. I read the Everest scans, and this (pasted earlier too) set me thinking :-
Earlier : PCI Devices (included) "Bus 0,...
October 7th, 2007, 09:57 AM
Thanks shamus, I tried your advice, but sound hasn't come back.
NooNoo, would only re-installing Sigmatel driver help, or I have to first run the intel chipset driver too? I am asking this...
October 7th, 2007, 08:41 AM
Thank you NooNoo. Uninstall sound software - how to go about it? As I see, both intel audio controller and sigmatel codec don't appear in my system (as per latest Everest, which I posted). On the...
October 7th, 2007, 07:25 AM
I ran Everest again. I am pasting below extracts from earlier scan (in early 2007) and now, side-by-side. Shall be grateful for guidance.
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October 6th, 2007, 03:21 PM
My system is Compaq Evo D380mx, P4 1.66, Intel 845g, 512MB RAM, integrated AC97 audio, XP-pro SP2, WMP10. The other details from Everest scan (done when system was ok) are :-
Audio Adapter Intel...
December 25th, 2005, 05:04 AM
I have a Compaq Presario (bought in 2002) with XP-Home. It came with the OEM's Windows CD. I have since then updated to SP1, and apply Windows update patches time to time. The immediate previous...