audio device drivers

[Joe_Fox]

My mate has deleted his sound card driver from his PC. He doesn't know what type it is and doesn't have any installation CD.

How can he reinstall the driver and make his PC have sound again?

Please advise.

 

[Joe_Fox]

Help

Help please

 

[highland fox]

Re: Help

Help please

Finally realised you need it eh Joe?

 

[Durham Fox]

has he looked the device up in the device manager?

 

[bocadillo]

has he looked the device up in the device manager?

I'll leave it to you, Durham.

 

[Dour]

It's ****ed. He'll have to buy a new PC.

 

[Joe_Fox]

where is the device manager?

 

[Durham Fox]

right click my computer, the properties, then the hardware tab

 

[Durham Fox]

I'll leave it to you, Durham.

Cheers sport

 

[Joe_Fox]

ok, got that open, what am I looking for now?

 

[Durham Fox]

your mates PC yeah? :icon_lol: :icon_lol:

open the sound video and game controllers bit.

 

[newtonfox]

Re: Help

try taking the sound card out then put it back in windows might find it or you could get a pop up window asking to use the net that might work
if not you need to find the card number its stamped on the sound card somwwhere then google the number to find out which card it is then got to drivers.com and find the driver

 

[newtonfox]

Re: Help

this should be in the tech bit joe

 

[Joe_Fox]

your mates PC yeah? :icon_lol: :icon_lol:

open the sound video and game controllers bit.

ok, done that, now what?

the list is:

audio codecs
legacy audio drivers
legacy video capture devices
media control devices
unimodem full duplex audio device
video codecs

 

[Joe_Fox]

Re: Help

it is, and yes highlander, i know, we know.

 

[Durham Fox]

doesnt really tell you a lot unfortunatley.

whats the exact model of the PC/Laptop??

 

[Joe_Fox]

emachine 2230

 

[Durham Fox]

It looks likely your sound card is inbuilt on the mobo and is...

nForce 6-channel Audio

 

[Durham Fox]

Give this driver pack a go...

http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_udp_winxp_3.13

 

[newtonfox]

Re: Help

try taking the sound card out then put it back in windows might find it or you could get a pop up window asking to use the net that might work
if not you need to find the card number its stamped on the sound card somwwhere then google the number to find out which card it is then got to drivers.com and find the driver

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