Sound drivers, what will work

[fisher]

I have been trying to find a better sound driver for my "I Will KK266-R" motherboard? Their site has changed, and the drivers i once had i can't get? The ones i have now are pretty terrible compared to what i had before. My board uses CMI8738 4.1 onboard sound, But they don't have a driver which supports Win 98Se. Does any body have an idea which drivers i could use? are they all teritorial, or do they cross over to other boards?

[Kubie]

fisher,

Have you looked here?
http://www.driverguide.com/

To get in, the user name is drivers and the password is all.

You should beable to find the drivers for your onboard sound.

Carl

[fisher]

Thank you carl i will go have a look

[GaryRouth]

If you reinstalled the OS recently, don't forget to reinstall the Via 4n1s for the motherboard too. The KT133/KT133a chipsets had timing issues that sometimes affected sound quality.

The USA Iwill site has most drivers on their page for your board: http://www.iwillusa.com/supports/Dri...&SID=33&MID=26

Or if it's just a different 8738 driver you want to try, I've had good luck with the reference CMI drivers at the Cmedia website: http://www.cmedia.com.tw/download/OS...8738_index.htm . . . with older motherboards and Win98, I usually go with the .vxd drivers. You can try the .wdm model ones, too - just be sure to completely remove any former drivers before installing new ones (uninstall drivers in Safe Mode from Device Manager & in Add/Remove Sofware in the Control Panel)

Best of luck
. . . Gary

(of course, if you've already found suitable drivers over at driversguide.com, you're in good shape already - keep that link from Carl handy = they've got a great selection over there)

[fisher]

Thank you Gary. I appreciate all the help everyone.

Sheldon