Audio via 97 Not working!

Re-Installed windows; loaded all the drivers from Via Chipset cd. Audio driver is displayed as installed, but fails to deliver in win-media, or realplayer? An error message is displayed that the audio failed to respond, or is being used by another application, on checking no application is found running who requires sound.

I tried reinstalling the windows as an upgrade but nothing happened, where I went wrong? please help me with the remedy?

Ashfaq.Audio via 97 Not working!

Re-installing XP has a nasty habit of wiping audio drivers.

The best general solution is to re-load your computer's audio drivers.

The best place to find these drivers is the computer manufacturer's web site.

Look for Downloads/Drivers/Audio for your exact computer model.

If your computer was custom built then the motherboard manufacturer is the best source.

If you need help in searching for the download please let us know and supply the exact make and model of the computer or motherboard.

Thanks for the quick reply.
I had loaded the drivers from the original cd supplied with the machine, and I had done this with windows 98 sucessfully, it is only with this version of xp I am facing these problems. I am pasting the system info for your further information although, may be you will find something.



OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name ASHFAQ-E0X3ZU8G
System Manufacturer BIOSTA
System Model AWRDACPI
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 3 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD ~750 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 12/10/2003
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory H:\WINDOWS
System Directory H:\WINDOWS\System32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)"
User Name ASHFAQ-E0X3ZU8G\sas
Time Zone India Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 256.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 17.08 MB
Total Virtual Memory 770.72 MB
Available Virtual Memory 347.66 MB
Page File Space 547.23 MB
Page File H:\pagefile.sys

We need to know the make and model of the computer.

And or the make and model of the motherboard.

Windows '98 drivers will not work for XP.

You can try this scan: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

The computer should be under System Model or if it was custom built the motherboard will be under Main Circuit Board

Dear Jephree,

Do you need the full report? I am pasting your requirements, if you need the complete report I will paste it.

Thankyou,
Ashfaq.

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (build 2600) Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
750 megahertz AMD Duron
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
64 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: KM266-8235
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 12/10/2003
Drives Memory Modules c,d
20.11 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
9.01 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR-8525B
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

SAMSUNG SV2042H [Hard drive] (20.41 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 0278J1DR713293, rev PK100-21, SMART Status: Healthy 224 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 128 MB
Slot 'A1' has 128 MB
Local Drive Volumes

c: (FAT32 on drive 0) 4.98 GB 2.91 GB free
d: (FAT32 on drive 0) 4.66 GB 1.63 GB free
e: (FAT32 on drive 0) 5.24 GB 2.06 GB free
h: (FAT32 on drive 0) 5.24 GB 2.41 GB free

Is this an eMachine T2341?

If so:

Audio
Description AC '97 Audio Driver
File Type Original Driver
Version 5.10.0.3910
Operating System Windows XP
Driver File Download (16.10 MB)

http://emachines.com/support/product...es&model=T2341