okay I've honestly spent over 3 days trying to figure this crap out. I have a Gateway MX6030 notebook laptop. I recently got a virus, so I had to format & reinstall Windows XP (sp2). After the xp format, I downloaded/installed all the drivers for my model from the gateway site. Everything worked fine, but in the device manager "PCI Modem" and "Multimedia Audio Controller" are both in "Other devices" with a yellow question mark & exclamation point next to them. Needless to say, the sound will not work. I've seriously tried everything. Realtek drivers, different chipsets, the conexant driver from the gateway site, even the ATI Integrated Digital Audio Driver. Nothing works and I'm about to throw this fker out the window. PLEASE help anyone that has any insight. Thanks :/




system specs from Belarc:

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Gateway MX6030 3402169
System Serial Number: T3659K1005731
Chassis Serial Number: T3659K1005731
Enclosure Type: Portable
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.40 gigahertz Intel Celeron M
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Board: Gateway Rev 1.0
Serial Number: T3659K1005731
Bus Clock: 400 megahertz
BIOS: Gateway 61.01 02/24/2005
Drives Memory Modules c,d
60.01 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
55.53 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

QSI DVD+-RW SDW-082 [CD-ROM drive]

IC25N060ATMR04-0 [Hard drive] (60.01 GB) -- drive 0, s/n MRG359KKHE40AH, rev MO3OAD4A, SMART Status: Healthy 504 Megabytes Installed Memory