Identify ac97 sound utility

**NooNoo** · July 26th, 2004, 05:24 PM

ECS, yes ECS has this little golden nugget.

codec checker This will tell you what ac97 codec you have

Give it a test drive and see if it works for you.

If it works for people and identifies your ac97 codec correctly, I will make a sticky out of it.

**clauded** · July 26th, 2004, 05:58 PM

yes worked all right on ac97 board i tried it on,it identified realtek and only took a second or 2,sirprising being from ecs,could be the first good thing i see with their name on it,lol

**GrandDad** · July 26th, 2004, 08:14 PM

Ya , it took just a couple seconds ,
said had RealTex also .

Oh just so you know my audio is onboard ;
Bus 0, Device 5, Function 0 C-Media CMI8738 Audio Chip

for your reference .

**TripleRLtd** · July 26th, 2004, 08:29 PM

Cool NooNoo. Will let you know how it works.

**Sly** · July 27th, 2004, 04:12 AM

Hey NooNoo

I tried it out on 10 different boards, some with onboard sound and some with PCI cards, also 2 others with ISA sound cards, the program id them all as being RealTec Chips.

When only 3 actually were realtec’s chips. Things that make you go Huuuuummmmm.

**TechZ** · July 27th, 2004, 04:24 AM

Worked for me too, I have a REALTEK also.
I fail to see though, the significance of telling me that since I know that already, is it for ppl who dont know this or who have a sound card but dont know which?

**TechZ** · July 27th, 2004, 04:27 AM

Wait a minute, dont i have SoundMAX Integrated audio?

**NooNoo** · July 27th, 2004, 04:56 AM

ok so it doesn't work, shame.

**TechZ** · July 28th, 2004, 02:17 AM

Could some one tell me why it would be useful?

**NooNoo** · July 28th, 2004, 03:27 AM

if you only knew you had ac97 sound, but didn't know which one from the dozen or so around, then it would make it alot easier to run that than having to find out the motherboard, look up the board specs then find the driver for it.