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gregUK
04-02-2009, 09:02 AM
Hi all,

new here!!! have a problem, just had to completely re-install windows XP on my pc. motherboard is S Series gigabyte MCP61AM2.

installed ok and all my drivers, then installed my Nvidia GeForce 8500GT and i have no sound and cant get the "Audio Device High Def Audio Bus" to install properly.

have read this thread....

http://www.pcmech.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1364713

and have tried a few things but cant find any help on nvidia website. disabling in the BIOS was mentioned in the other thread but i cant seem to find anything in there, dont really understand the BIOS thing.

any help appreciated as its very quite here:)

Greg
pam123
04-02-2009, 10:25 AM
Welcome to PCMech Greg,

The drivers you're referring to should have installed as part of the motherboard chipset which you would have installed immediately after the XP install .
Did you do that?
The only reason to disable the sound in the bios would be if you were using a 3rd party sound card.
In that case you would un-install the on board drivers and disable sound in the bios.
gregUK
04-02-2009, 10:58 AM
hi pam,

yeah i think i did lol not sure if i had sound after i did that and then lost it when installing my 8500GT.

can i uninstall my 8500GT and then try reinstalling mothercard drivers??

greg
pam123
04-02-2009, 06:43 PM
It's a pain but in your place I would do a reformat and re-install of XP and the chipset drivers .
Do you get audio, the XP start up jingle, now ?
Are there any yellow "?" or "!" in Device Manager?
gregUK
04-03-2009, 06:55 AM
yeah pam, lots of "!" and "?" in device manager, and no, i dont have the start jingle.

think i may restart again like you say.

thanks for advice,
Greg
glc
04-03-2009, 08:18 AM
All those flags in device manager are indicative of no or wrong drivers installed.
gregUK
04-03-2009, 10:29 AM
ok, when i try to troubleshoot nothing happens, will go for full re-install again and hopefully will be ok!!!
pam123
04-03-2009, 02:48 PM
ok, when i try to troubleshoot nothing happens, will go for full re-install again and hopefully will be ok!!!

And this time be sure you load the motherboard chipset drivers after the XP install.
gregUK
04-04-2009, 02:18 PM
will do over weekend, will let you know how i go and thanks for all the help:)
gregUK
04-07-2009, 05:16 AM
thanks everyone, re-insatll went well and i now have sound!!!!

must have been me messing up driver install last time:confused:

Greg