[Ztruker]

I believe you are going to have to borrow a PS2 keyboard since your USB one does not work until XP is loaded.

Once you have one connected, you can go into BIOS Setup and look for an option called something like Legacy USB support. Enable it then you should be able to use the USB keyboard at any time.

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hmm i guess ill go buy a cheapo keyboard n see if it works

[Canus]

hmm i guess ill go buy a cheapo keyboard n see if it works

[Canus]

I believe you are going to have to borrow a PS2 keyboard since your USB one does not work until XP is loaded.

Once you have one connected, you can go into BIOS Setup and look for an option called something like Legacy USB support. Enable it then you should be able to use the USB keyboard at any time.

thank you so much, the cheap keyboard allowed me to get into the bios and find the legacy, i can now use my usb keyboard/mouse but now comes the older problem about all the drivers

[Ztruker]

Excellent! Now see my previous post on doing a repair install and backing up your data:

http://www.geekstogo...39#entry1145439

[Canus]

i officially love you guys i think that its back to normal but i still cant hear any sound.

[Ztruker]

Check Device Manager, see if there are any yellow marks or if anything is even listed under Sound, Video and Games controllers. You probably need to install the audio driver for your system.

Is the audio onboard (built-in to the mother board) or a separate PCI card? Many of the onboard audio chip sets are AC'97 but you should be able to get the correct driver from the computer or motherboard manufacturer. If you have problems doing this, post the computer or motherboard manufacturer and model number and we can help you find it.

[Canus]

yah there are no problems according to the device manager. and yet when i try to play music it says there is a problem with my soundcard, there may not be a sound device installed on my computer , it may be used by another program or it may not be functioning correctly.
i believe that my soundcard is onboard, still not 100 percent but very sure. where would i find the motherboard manufacturer and model number.

[wannabe1]

Is the Audio Service started?

Click Start, then Run, type services.msc and click "Ok.

Look in the list of services for "Windows Audio"...is it "Started"?

[Canus]

yes its started

[wannabe1]

I'm going to have you check all the default settings.

Open Control Panel and double-click on the "Sounds and Audio Devices" icon.

Under the "Sounds" tab, select "Windows default" in the Sounds Scheme drop down menu.

Under the "Audio" tab, make sure that your Sound device is listed in the top two sections...if not, select it from the drop down menu.

Under the "Voice" tab, make sure the Your Sound device is listed in both boxes...if not, select it.

Under the "Volume" tab, put a tick in the box to "Place volume icon in the taskbar".

Click "Apply" and then "Ok".

Now look down by the clock...is there a little speaker there? If yes, double-click on it and make sure there is not a tick in the box next to "Mute" and that the Volume sliders are all set to at least halfway.

Reboot

Sound?

[Canus]

well i tried what you said, didnt see the little speakers but still restarted, no sound yet

[wannabe1]

It sounds like you may have the wrong driver installed for your sound device. Let's see if reinstalling the device helps or if we have to round up a driver for it.

Open Device Manager and expand (click +) Sound, video, and game controllers. If there are any devices shown in the expanded list with a yellow ! or ? displayed next to them, list them here for us.

[Canus]

there are a few of them that have the ! on them but none of them being under the sound etc dropbar.
the defecting icons are under pci device, ethernet controller and usb device

[wannabe1]

Download drivers 2, 4, 5, and 6 from This Page.

Install them in the following order...rebooting after each install:

• Chipset drivers (driver #5)
• Video drivers (driver #4)
• Audio drivers (driver #2)
• Ethernet drivers (driver #6)

Let us know if this helps.

[Canus]

Download drivers 2, 4, 5, and 6 from This Page.

Install them in the following order...rebooting after each install:

• Chipset drivers (driver #5)
• Video drivers (driver #4)
• Audio drivers (driver #2)
• Ethernet drivers (driver #6)

Let us know if this helps.

well ive done what youve said but still no sound. also those !! are still the same
this is beginning to become a little frustrating and i would imaging that you are feeling the same