No Active Mixer Device

**littleminx56** · July 13th, 2007, 11:13 AM

HI I RECENTLY HAD TO REBOOT MY XP HOME COMPUTER AND EVER SINCE THEN MY COMPUTER ISN'T PLAYING ANY SOUNDS.
THERE IS AN ODD BLEEP FROM THE MONITOR BUT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT WON'T FIND MY SPEAKERS.
THERE IS NO VOLUME ICON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN AND WHEN I TRY GOING ON TO VOLUME CONTROL THROUGH THE START UP MENU IT SAYS SOMETHING LIKE ''there are no active mixer devices available. To install mixer devices go to control panel, click printers and other hardware and click add hardware. This program will now close''
I have no CDs with this computer and all I know that its motherboard is something like INTEL CELERON SOCKET 436
Please help because I really need my computer to play sounds.
Thankyou

**littleminx56** · July 13th, 2007, 11:39 AM

I've been on the device manager thing and there is a yellow exclaimation mark next multimedia audio controller and video controler (vga compatible) which come listed under other devices which has a yellow question mark next to it.
My processor is an intel(r) celeron(r) cpu 1.7GHz

**NooNoo** · July 13th, 2007, 12:09 PM

Welcome to Windrivers littleminx56

Do you know what make and model you computer is?

**littleminx56** · July 13th, 2007, 12:15 PM

No I Don't Sorry How Do I Find Out. All I Know Is That It Is A Intel Celeron 1.7 Ghz 1.69 Ghz And 112 Mb Of Ram (i'm Copying This Of Control Panel)
Thankyou For Getting Back To Me!!!!

**NooNoo** · July 13th, 2007, 12:22 PM

download this and install it It will tell you about your motherboard, post the details here.

**littleminx56** · July 13th, 2007, 12:42 PM

Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID 12/13/2002-SiS-650-6A6IXM4DC-00
Motherboard Name MSI MS-6533G

Front Side Bus Properties:
Bus Type Intel NetBurst
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 100 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 400 MHz
Bandwidth 3200 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties:
Bus Type SiS MuTIOL
Bus Width 16-bit

Motherboard Physical Info:
CPU Sockets/Slots 1
Expansion Slots 3 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR
RAM Slots 2 DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio, Video
Form Factor Micro ATX
Motherboard Size 230 mm x 240 mm
Motherboard Chipset SiS650

Motherboard Manufacturer:
Company Name Micro-Star International
Product Information http://www.msi.com.tw/program/produc...o_mbd_list.php
BIOS Download http://www.msi.com.tw/program/suppor...t_bos_list.php

will this help

**NooNoo** · July 13th, 2007, 12:55 PM

Yup!
this is the page for your motherboard

here are the drivers for your motherboard
You want the Realtek ALC Series AC97 Audio Driver - click on the 2000/xp link

If you need help installing it, post again.

**littleminx56** · July 13th, 2007, 01:28 PM

thankyou soooooooooooooo much for all of your help. Its working fine now.!

**NooNoo** · July 13th, 2007, 01:32 PM

My pleasure

**rikku27** · July 14th, 2007, 11:51 PM

i've just recently formatted my cpu and i can't seem to play my music..

i'm also having the same problem "no active mixer devices available".

what do i do?

i've already followed your instructions before but i don't know which ones to install...

here are my motherboard properties..

Field Value
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 08/28/2002-SIS745/IT8705F-A7S333
Motherboard Name Asus A7S333

Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type DEC Alpha EV6
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 101 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 203 MHz
Bandwidth 1622 MB/s

Motherboard Physical Info
CPU Sockets/Slots 1 Socket 462
Expansion Slots 5 PCI, 1 AGP
RAM Slots 3 DDR DIMM
Form Factor ATX
Motherboard Size 220 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset SiS745
Extra Features CPU Overheating Protection, JumperFree, Stepless Freq Selection

Motherboard Manufacturer
Company Name ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Product Information http://www.asus.com/products1.aspx?l1=3
BIOS Download http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us

please help me?

**NooNoo** · July 15th, 2007, 10:14 AM

Welcome to Windrivers Rikku27

all your downloads are available here When the page opens, type in A7S333 where it says input model to search (the words will disappear when you click the mouse in the box).

You need to download and install the driver marked C-Media CMI8738/C3DX Audio Driver V2.81 for Windows XP Driver V5.12.01.0635 assuming you are using XP.

**dolcegeeoh** · July 24th, 2007, 09:36 PM

can i get some help as well?
im having the same problem as everyone else here...
here are the results i got from EVEREST:

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack -
DirectX 4.08.01.0810 (DirectX 8.1)
Computer Name TRANS
User Name Usuario

Motherboard:
CPU Type Mobile AMD Athlon XP, 1350 MHz (13.5 x 100)
Motherboard Name PCChips M863G (2 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset SiS 741GX
System Memory 512 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type AMI (01/15/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)

Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 200 (Gateway) (32 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce2 MX 100/200
Monitor Compaq Presario MV500 [15" CRT] (843BF48OS931)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter SiS 7012 Audio Device

Storage:
IDE Controller SiS PCI IDE Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive WDC WD800BB-00JHC0 (74 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4522B
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 76308 MB (72397 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard PS/2 Millennium Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft PS/2 Mouse

Network:
Network Adapter SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (192.168.1.96)

Peripherals:
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB2 Controller SiS 7002 USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller

**Atodini** · July 25th, 2007, 06:39 AM

Hi dolcegeeoh and welcome,

The drivers page for your motherboard can be found here:

http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWeb/Pro...ailName=Driver

Have fun!

John

**Katha** · August 1st, 2007, 05:18 PM

I would like some help as well, please. I hope I got everything.

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name COMP
User Name Administrator

Motherboard:
CPU Type Mobile Intel Pentium M 725J, 1600 MHz (16 x 100)
Motherboard Name Dell Inspiron 6000
Motherboard Chipset Intel Alviso-G i915GM
System Memory 503 MB (DDR2-400 DDR2 SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (07/22/05)
Communication Port Novatel Wireless Expedite EV-DO Status Port (COM4)
Communication Port Novatel Wireless Expedite EV-DO Diagnostics Port (COM5)
Communication Port Novatel Wireless Expedite EV-DO GPS Port (COM6)

Display:
Video Adapter Intel GMA 900
3D Accelerator Intel GMA 900

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Intel 82801FBM ICH6-M - AC'97 Audio Controller [B-1]

Storage:
IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801FBM Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2653
Disk Drive TOSHIBA MK8026GAX (80 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Disk Drive USB 2.0 Flash Disk USB Device (980 MB, USB)
Optical Drive TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L532B (DVD+R9:2.4x, DVD+RW:8x/4x, DVD-RW:8x/4x, DVD-ROM:8x, CD:24x/10x/24x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 76308 MB (70809 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Alps Touch Pad

Network:
Network Adapter WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface (68.247.215.119)
Modem Novatel Wireless Expedite EV-DO Modem

Peripherals:
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FBM ICH6-M - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FBM ICH6-M - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FBM ICH6-M - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801FBM ICH6-M - USB Universal Host Controller [B-1]
USB2 Controller Intel 82801FBM ICH6-M - Enhanced USB2 Controller [B-1]
USB Device Novatel Wireless Expedite EV-DO Diagnostics Port (COM5)
USB Device Novatel Wireless Expedite EV-DO GPS Port (COM6)
USB Device Novatel Wireless Expedite EV-DO Modem
USB Device Novatel Wireless Expedite EV-DO Status Port (COM4)
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device
Battery Microsoft AC Adapter
Battery Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery

DMI

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[ BIOS ]

BIOS Properties:
Vendor Dell Inc.
Version A08
Release Date 07/22/2005
Size 576 KB
Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM
Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, BBS, Smart Battery
Supported Standards DMI, ACPI, PnP
Expansion Capabilities ISA, PCI, AGP, PCMCIA, USB

[ System ]

System Properties:
Manufacturer Dell Inc.
Product Inspiron 6000
Serial Number 6WCDM81
Universal Unique ID 44454C4C-57001043-8044B6C0-4F4D3831
Wake-Up Type Power Switch

[ Motherboard ]

Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer Dell Inc.
Product 0W9260
Serial Number .6WCDM81.CN1296159N3987.

Motherboard Manufacturer:
BIOS Download http://support.dell.com
Company Name Dell Computer Corporation
Product Information http://www.dell.com

**Crapface** · August 2nd, 2007, 05:55 PM

Field Value
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID <DMI>
Motherboard Name Dell Dell DE051

Front Side Bus Properties
Bandwidth 4266 MB/s
Bus Type Intel NetBurst
Bus Width 64-bit
Effective Clock 533 MHz
Real Clock 133 MHz (QDR)

Memory Bus Properties
Bandwidth 2666 MB/s
Bus Type DDR SDRAM
Bus Width 64-bit
Effective Clock 333 MHz
Real Clock 167 MHz (DDR)

Chipset Bus Properties
Bandwidth 267 MB/s
Bus Type Intel Hub Interface
Bus Width 8-bit
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Real Clock 67 MHz (QDR)

Motherboard Manufacturer
BIOS Download http://support.dell.com
Company Name Dell Computer Corporation
Product Information http://www.dell.com