need multimedia audio driver

Edgar Brown · October 14th, 2003, 11:07 PM

after reloading windows-xp i no longer have any sound. Cannot find a driver that works with my computer. My pc is: hp pavilion a250n, 2.60 GHz, 512MB, 120GB hard drive, nvidia Geforce 4 MX 440, DVD+RW/CD-RW, w/Intel pentium 4.
It says a sound is not installed but how can that be when I had sound before I reloaded Windows XP. Anyway, I need a sound driver. Please help.

TripleRLtd · October 14th, 2003, 11:27 PM

First off, Welcome to Windrivers Edgar.

Second, check the following and make sure everything is kosher:
http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/documen...h07154&cat=faq
Third: go into devce manager and check to see if the sound drivers are listed or not:
Get to Contol Panel then check System...then Hardware, device manager.
Tell us what you see.
Then let us know.

confus-ed · October 15th, 2003, 07:48 AM

According to HPs site that particular computer comes with an onboard s/c - "Integrated AC'97 with 6-channel configurable audio " ... these are well known for going wrong driverwise, but xp should know what that is !

Try & describe all the devices in sound,video and game controllers subsection of device manager & any asociated error messages or 'peculiarities' which might be there.

What was wrong with the restore disk (which has all this stuff) anyway ?

October 14th, 2003, 11:07 PM	#1
Edgar Brown Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 1	need multimedia audio driver after reloading windows-xp i no longer have any sound. Cannot find a driver that works with my computer. My pc is: hp pavilion a250n, 2.60 GHz, 512MB, 120GB hard drive, nvidia Geforce 4 MX 440, DVD+RW/CD-RW, w/Intel pentium 4. It says a sound is not installed but how can that be when I had sound before I reloaded Windows XP. Anyway, I need a sound driver. Please help.

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October 14th, 2003, 11:27 PM	#2
TripleRLtd Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: SW Florida...eye of the storm. Posts: 7,251	First off, Welcome to Windrivers Edgar. Second, check the following and make sure everything is kosher: http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/documen...h07154&cat=faq Third: go into devce manager and check to see if the sound drivers are listed or not: Get to Contol Panel then check System...then Hardware, device manager. Tell us what you see. Then let us know.

October 15th, 2003, 07:48 AM	#3
confus-ed Geezer Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: In front of my PC.... Posts: 13,091	According to HPs site that particular computer comes with an onboard s/c - "Integrated AC'97 with 6-channel configurable audio " ... these are well known for going wrong driverwise, but xp should know what that is ! Try & describe all the devices in sound,video and game controllers subsection of device manager & any asociated error messages or 'peculiarities' which might be there. What was wrong with the restore disk (which has all this stuff) anyway ?