HD Audio Bus problem

[gregUK]

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/home-theater-audio-video/198854-drivers-gigabyte-s-series.html#post1364713

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

All those flags in device manager are indicative of no or wrong drivers installed.

[gregUK]

ok, when i try to troubleshoot nothing happens, will go for full re-install again and hopefully will be ok!!!

[pam123]

Originally Posted by gregUK 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]

will do over weekend, will let you know how i go and thanks for all the help

[gregUK]

thanks everyone, re-insatll went well and i now have sound!!!!

must have been me messing up driver install last time

Greg