trying to fix a Win98se machine which has an all in one MB from Elite (K7S5A mb)- but has no sound .
Tried all i could to get sound from it , but gave up and went and got a twin for my own sound card (other machine but running XP) Creative Audio PCI 128(model CT 4810).
Put the card in, windows found it and tried to install drivers, but of course there were as yet none.
I put in the vibra 128 cd rom from my identical card( yup Same model number stamped on it) but when i got to detup, got a message that program could not find my sound card .Ok, then tried take all out inc. physically. reinstalled sound card , ditto windows found, but no driverers, but cdrom couldnt find the card so wouldnt install.
after hours of this , onto web , got drivers from Creative - but they only now have "update" drivers , and they will not install without the original ones .
Finally found a file on net which i used, it had an automatic installer - originally from creative-installed and I HAVE SOUND .
BUT HOLD IT , i have no volume control!
ok hunted web, found that there are place(s) in control panel etc to enable it - but everywhere it is "greyed out".There is no Volume control in startup ( using MSCONFIG)
Ran SFU- no errors found.
Checked for SNDVOL**.*** found i have sndvol32.exe in c:/win and sndvol32.chm:hlp:cnt: in c:/win/help sndvol.lgc in c:/win/applog
Went to add/remove - found volume control was supposed to be there , uninstalled: restarted : reinstalled : restarted. Result =nothing , still no volume control.
Now suspect that drivers may be incomplete , as the automatic installer (which is SBAUDIOSetupus.exe) says it is uncompressing SBAPMAIN.lib , then SBapw9x.lib. but ONLY SBapw9x.lib is in the files with it, NOT SBAPMAIN.lib.
However, as i'm an amatuer, i really dont know .
Could use some informed help PLEASE.