troubleshooting with asus a7v8x-x motherboard (soundmax on-board)

**nitro4ce** · May 15th, 2005, 10:16 PM

hi, i ve just installed win98SE and i can´t install my soundcard.
my motherboard is asus´s A7V8X-X.
sound: integrated SoundMAX Cadenza
cpu: amd duron 950 mhz.
mem: ddr 256 mb

i have the cd that came with my motherboard, but win98SE doesn´t recognize the drivers.

before all this, i had win xp professional, and the drivers worked properly on that system. (The motherboard cd has drivers for both systems)

note that i tried installing all the windows updates and releases, but my sound doesn´t work.

in control panel - multimedia it says "no playback devices" and "no recording devices"

help please

PS: i also tryed the asus´s releases for soundmax.

**nitro4ce** · May 16th, 2005, 09:05 AM

the onboard audio is set up in the BIOS

help me.
someone, please!

**nitro4ce** · May 16th, 2005, 09:13 AM

in - control panel - multimedia - devices - there isn´t anything in "line input devices" and either in "video capture devices".
does anyone know how to install my sound properly?

**Guts3d** · May 16th, 2005, 10:30 AM

A suggestion I would make is to go to control panel, choose " System ", and look for any yellow ! exclaimation points. If so , right click on them, choose delete, and go to http://www.asus.com.tw/support/downl...elName=A7V8X-X and get the latest drivers. Hope this helps!

**nitro4ce** · May 16th, 2005, 12:05 PM

there isn´t any exclamation point.

**confus-ed** · May 16th, 2005, 01:08 PM

You seem to have a VIA chipset motherboard there nitro4ce - have you tried applying the 'hyperion' or '4-in-1s' from VIA which can be found here ? (pick your o/s, then what it calls 'chipset or platform driver') or you can find a slightly earlier version of that from the link Guts3d just gave you .

These drivers correct various files in a standard windows install, so that they recognise all the various bits of circuitry contained in their chipsets - these generally need applying first before trying to add any other device specific drivers.

**NKVader** · August 11th, 2005, 06:39 PM

Hello.I downloaded the drivers from Assus site.The latest, and when setup goes on, it stops and tell me that drivers are not found.So, I searched over internet for all versions of SoundMax Integrated Audio Drivers.I tested over 5 versions of drivers, when I found one that's work.
This problem has apeared after a fresh windows xp pro sp2 install.I have the drivers in my Gmail email acount.Feel free to ask for it, if not, search over internet more than 2 h like me.

I hope that's helps.Have a nice...audition.

PS: n k v a d e r . a t . g m a i l . c 0 m