Hardware Analysis Community Forums http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/ 2008-10-11T18:09:41-05:00 http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/ http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/halogo.gif text/html 2008-04-24T03:53:55-05:00 Gerritt http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/?l=1#534366 Guilty,<br /> So what happens if you disable/remove that card and remove the drivers?<br /> Does the MB audio drivers start to work?<br /> <br /> Gerritt text/html 2008-04-22T12:51:58-05:00 Guilty-Spark http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/?l=1#534199 Can you minimize the assigned IRQ/DMA setting issue by removing some other cards in your system?<br /> <br /> Gerritt[/quote]<br /> <br /> i do have a wireless lan card installed. text/html 2008-04-22T07:54:24-05:00 FordGT90Concept http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/?l=1#534192 I can think of only two occassions where I use the drivers on the CD coming with it: 1) my server because Intel doesn't offer much in the way of drivers for 5000X chipset and 2) laptops where mostly everything is proprietary so the CD is as good as anything else. For a typical desktop computer, I have yet to use the driver CD that comes with the motherboard simply because usually the selection is limited and always dated. The manufacturer's site is usually the best bet. I have also yet to encounter non-WHQL signed drivers from the manufactuer site (only exception was NVIDIA nForce drivers back in 2005 for XP x64). text/html 2008-04-22T06:36:24-05:00 Gerritt http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/?l=1#534188 Ford,<br /> If the MB OEM doesn't ship a OS compatible CD/DVD, you can be reletively screwed.<br /> The only way I've found additional on-board drivers for Realtek Audio, is by going to their site, but none of the drivers are Windows &quot;supported/Signed&quot;....WTFO!?!?<br /> The only way to get the proper OS/Chipset driver from Realtek is if you have the actual chip ID off of the MB chip (physical, not what the system reports), and even then you could be shafted by MS or other Updates that can throw all of them out.<br /> <br /> Back to the original posters issues...He'd rather get a $20 sound card instead of RMAing a evidently bad board... I'd recommend against that.<br /> Number one: If the on-board sound is bad, what else may be?<br /> Number two: There is NO way you can get a GOOD 5.1, much less a 7.1 audio card for $20-40!!!<br /> <br /> RMA the sucker if you don't already have a SBPro or better to plug in to test.<br /> <br /> Gerritt text/html 2008-04-22T06:14:37-05:00 FordGT90Concept http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/?l=1#534181 Yeah, I know. I try nForce first but, lately, NVIDIA hasn't included audio drivers with their suite. The next place I look is the motherboard manufacturer. Most of the time, they have the right drivers but if they don't, I go straight to Realtek. The last place I check is like <a class="ext" target="_blank" href="/action/r/http://driverguide.com">driverguide.com</a> or simple Google searches for the model number of the chip. Usually the motherboard manufacturer is the best bet. text/html 2008-04-22T06:06:23-05:00 Gerritt http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/?l=1#534179 Ford,<br /> The Realtek drivers can be a bitc...bummer to locate, especially if you are doing it for a 64 bit implementation, or anything newer than Win2k.<br /> They're out there, but it is a bummer trying to find the correct combination for XP, XP/SP1/SP2/etc or VISTA. Don't even get into the 64 bit drivers...but they do exist!<br /> I think I had to go through NVidia, ASUS and REALTek sites in order to find the drivers that worked for what I had running about 8 months ago....ewwwwh.<br /> <br /> Gerritt text/html 2008-04-22T03:05:22-05:00 FordGT90Concept http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/?l=1#534165 Guilty-Spark said: <div class="quote">I downloaded the driver on the biostar page, but it took &lt;1sec to download. maybe there is a problem with it. i found the same driver on another site and am getting it now.</div><br /> I tried to find drivers too and came up empty handed on the web. At this point, I think I would try the &quot;Driver and Utilities CD&quot; that came with the motherboard.<br /> <br /> <br /> Edit: There is two:<br /> <br /> NF520-A2 6.x<br /> <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/mb/driver.php?S_ID=159" target="_blank">http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/mb/driver.php?S_ID=159</a><br /> <br /> NF520-A2 SE 6.0<br /> <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/mb/driver.php?S_ID=308" target="_blank">http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/mb/driver.php?S_ID=308</a><br /> <br /> The driver should take a lot longer than one second to download. Make sure the downloaded file is the same size as what they say it should be on the site. text/html 2008-04-22T00:59:27-05:00 Gerritt http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/?l=1#534154 Guitly,<br /> I have also installed &quot;Realtek High Definition Audio&quot; by the Add Hardware wizard, and got &quot;The software for this device is now installed, but may not work correctly. This device cannot start. (Code 10)&quot;<br /> So, what I'm seeing, based on this and some past post is that you've got some driver or resource conflicts. If it &quot;may not work correctly&quot; it means you have something else loaded that is in conflict, or that the DMA/IRQ configurations are out of skew, OR that you are using the wrong version of the driver.<br /> Now most MBs come with XP drivers. Some are &quot;authorized&quot; and some are not. Have you made sure that you CAN install unsigned drivers? Can you minimize the assigned IRQ/DMA setting issue by removing some other cards in your system?<br /> <br /> Gerritt text/html 2008-04-21T23:50:58-05:00 Guilty-Spark http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/?l=1#534152 1)I have gone to device manager, <br /> 2)right clicked &quot;PCI Device ?!&quot;, <br /> 3)selected &quot;reinstall driver&quot; wich opens &quot;hardware update wizard&quot;<br /> 4)selected &quot;no not this time&quot; so i could &quot;install from a list or specific location&quot;<br /> 5)selected &quot;don't search. I will choose the driver to install.&quot;<br /> 6)window comes up to ask hardware type.<br /> 7)selected Sound, video and game controllers, and all that comes up are various game ports.<br /> <br /> i have already done the installation of the driver (specifically by running the &quot;setup&quot; file downloaded from the biostar website). It does not associate with the actual hardware.<br /> <br /> I have also installed &quot;Realtek High Definition Audio&quot; by the Add Hardware wizard, and got &quot;The software for this device is now installed, but may not work correctly. This device cannot start. (Code 10)&quot; text/html 2008-04-21T19:24:29-05:00 Guilty-Spark http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/?l=1#534138 I downloaded the driver on the biostar page, but it took &lt;1sec to download. maybe there is a problem with it. i found the same driver on another site and am getting it now. text/html 2008-04-21T19:05:11-05:00 Guilty-Spark http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/?l=1#534136 <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138077" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138077</a><br /> <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/mb/content.php?S_ID=159" target="_blank">http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/mb/content.php?S_ID=159</a><br /> win XP pro<br /> <br /> <br /> edit: add biostar website text/html 2008-04-21T16:24:52-05:00 FordGT90Concept http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/?l=1#534130 Guilty-Spark said: <div class="quote">there is a random pci device that i cant figure out what it is.</div><br /> Integrated audio is usually on the PCI bus so it appears as a PCI device. You need to install appropriate drivers for it. What is the model of the motherboard and what OS are you using? text/html 2008-04-21T16:21:33-05:00 Guilty-Spark http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/?l=1#534129 well, if it turns out that it is faulty, i will just drop a 20$ card in and be done with it. shipping alone probably costs 8$, plus the hassle of taking mobo out etc. it's not worth rma -ing it for onboard sound imo. i wish i hadn't sold my old creative card... text/html 2008-04-21T15:51:25-05:00 Guilty-Spark http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/?l=1#534127 there is a random pci device that i cant figure out what it is. text/html 2008-04-21T15:39:06-05:00 FordGT90Concept http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71326/?l=1#534125 It may not appear where you'd expect it to in the Device Manager so expand them all and look for anything suspicious (maybe XP auto-installed a driver and did the wrong one). You should leave everything audio-related enabled in the BIOS until you can sort out what's wrong.