Another "don't hear a sound" with Everest info

[newbarns]

I read an earlier post and am in an identical situation (3 months no sound). I have reformatted and had no sound, tried again no sound....purchased new speakers...no sound...I'm at my wits end and have just spent another fruitless evening trying to fix it.

However I found one of your earlier threads and have used the same everest program. I went to the website which you linked for the other guy to use to download the driver but wasn't sure what socket or which of the many sound cards listed related to my computer.

Please could you help, I'd be incredibly grateful!!

The everest print out is below.

--------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------

Version EVEREST v2.20.405
Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/
Report Type Quick Report
Computer SAM
Generator Sam Blakey
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Date 2009-03-31
Time 22:29


--------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name
User Name

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 1250 MHz (12.5 x 100)
Motherboard Name MSI KT4V (MS-6712) (6 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DIMM, Audio)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8377 Apollo KT400
System Memory 1536 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type AMI (11/20/02)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X (128 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (ETL4908410)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller

Storage:
IDE Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive ST3120023A (120 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Disk Drive IN-WIN iAPP HS-SD/MMC USB Device
Disk Drive IN-WIN iAPP HS-MS USB Device
Disk Drive IN-WIN iAPP HS-SM USB Device
Disk Drive IN-WIN iAPP HS-CF USB Device
Disk Drive WD 1200BEVExternal USB Device (111 GB, USB)
Optical Drive DVD-16X DVD-ROM BDV316C (16x/48x DVD-ROM)
Optical Drive DVDRW IDE1008 (DVD+RW:8x/4x, DVD-RW:4x/2x, DVD-ROM:12x, CD:40x/24x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
Optical Drive MSI CD-RW MS-8348 (48x CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 112925 MB (59516 MB free)
K: (FAT32) 114442 MB (13156 MB free)
Total Size 222.0 GB (71.0 GB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network:
Network Adapter VIA Compatable Fast Ethernet Adapter (192.168.1.73)
Modem SoftV92 Data Fax Modem

Peripherals:
USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller
USB2 Controller VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device

[Platypus]

Welcome to WinDrivers, newbarns.

Looks like you're using the sound built into the motherboard, so the drivers are the ones here:

http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?f...=1&prod_no=505

If you haven't already done so, install the motherboard chipset drivers (Via 4-in-1) first.

Make sure the onboard sound isn't turned off in the BIOS setup. And if you've tried any unsuccessful sound drivers before these, it would be best to start Windows in Safe Mode first and remove any sound drivers found in Device Manager. Then re-start and install the drivers from MSI.

[newbarns]

Great advice Platypus, thanks for such a quick reply.

Its been a nightmare trying to sort this out and was almost at the point where I was going to buy a new computer all together!!

Thanks again!!

Newbarns

[Platypus]

You're very welcome, glad you got a good result.