No Sound In Window$ ME

[TripleRLtd]

I removed and then reinstalled. Still no sound.

HOW did you reinstall?
Did ME find and install
or did you use the CD?
Also, try speakers that you KNOW work.
Under Sound Devices in Device Mgr what is listed?
I am assuming that the sound worked alright before as well.
Was the mb an exact replacement?

[philipmcph]

HOW did you reinstall?
Did ME find and install
or did you use the CD?
Also, try speakers that you KNOW work.
Under Sound Devices in Device Mgr what is listed?
I am assuming that the sound worked alright before as well.
Was the mb an exact replacement?

I used the CD, The Mobo is not an exact replacement. And I am using head phones that I know work.

[DocPC]

Copy the sound drivers to a folder on your desktop. Boot into safe mode. Go to device manager and remove all the devices referencing the sound card including the ghost devices. Do Not Re-boot.....Install the drivers from the folder........

[philipmcph]

Copy the sound drivers to a folder on your desktop. Boot into safe mode. Go to device manager and remove all the devices referencing the sound card including the ghost devices. Do Not Re-boot.....Install the drivers from the folder........

While in safe mode, when I click on the setup exe i get an error message that reads "VIA AC97 chipset no found on this system!"

[eboyjones]

Copy the sound drivers to a folder on your desktop. Boot into safe mode. Go to device manager and remove all the devices referencing the sound card including the ghost devices. Do Not Re-boot.....Install the drivers from the folder........

I love to learn new things. I didn't know you could install device drivers in safe mode. Keep teaching this old dog new tricks. Eboy

[DocPC]

Crapsicles.......Windows ME.......didn't read that bit at first......The aforementioned scenario works in 2k and XP.....

[NooNoo]

OK - Win ME and WDM drivers... lets check a few symptoms.

Do the sound drivers install, show up in device manager but when you go to multimedia the playback and record devices are greyed out or not there?

If so, get the 95/98 VXD version of the drivers and install those.

You replaced the motherboard, but it almost sounds like you are using the same drivers as for the old motherboard - that may also be the problem.

If so post the motherboard make and model (and the old one for comparison) - lets go driver hunting for the RIGHT ac97 via drivers!

Edit: Duh - you mentioned the board on the first page - Here are the current drivers on via arena There are the 95/98 drivers - It can be a bit of fiddle getting unsigned drivers to work in ME... but often where ac97 wdms fail, the vxd's triumph.

P. S.
When via ac97 first came out one of the regulars here had to hack the inf to get it to install right.... lots of people downloaded that particular "custom" driver

[philipmcph]

OK - Win ME and WDM drivers... lets check a few symptoms.

Do the sound drivers install, show up in device manager but when you go to multimedia the playback and record devices are greyed out or not there?

If so, get the 95/98 VXD version of the drivers and install those.

You replaced the motherboard, but it almost sounds like you are using the same drivers as for the old motherboard - that may also be the problem.

If so post the motherboard make and model (and the old one for comparison) - lets go driver hunting for the RIGHT ac97 via drivers!

Edit: Duh - you mentioned the board on the first page - Here are the current drivers on via arena There are the 95/98 drivers - It can be a bit of fiddle getting unsigned drivers to work in ME... but often where ac97 wdms fail, the vxd's triumph.

P. S.
When via ac97 first came out one of the regulars here had to hack the inf to get it to install right.... lots of people downloaded that particular "custom" driver

I would love to have this hack. I don't. I have tried the drivers you mention. They didn't work either.

[confus-ed]

I would love to have this hack. I don't. I have tried the drivers you mention. They didn't work either.

We have applied any chipset patches too ? (before this?) ... there's also at least two versions of the sound driver dependant on 'southbridge' of the motherboard (did Noo google the 'right' one for you ? the one on the manufacturers site should be correct as opposed to 'take your best guess' on the VIA site) try using this ecs link ECS sound drivers (probably the one you had originally) but you need to install the damn thing correctly now that it thinks its using the WDM version !

Go update the driver via device manager & point it to the 98 directory (hopefully) contained in those drivers, don't try redecting it already thinks it has the right driver(it does but the WDM doesn't always work in ME), no doubt ME will whinge & moan about this, but after a re-tard I think it'll work ....

(the hacked .inf Noo talks about just changes the driver loction to this 98 style .vxd driver as opposed to a WDM (windows driver model) style driver, I think !)