[Bosscoe]

Hi there,
I've recently had to reformat my hard drive, unexpectedly none of my drivers we're still there once I had reformatted. This is the first time I've come across, the problem is, I have no sound at all. I'm getting confused with the word drivers, one for audio, video, etc...
I have no idea where to begin in order to get my drivers back, I fluked getting my gfx card driver to work properly but still have no idea how to get my sound driver. Would somebody be able to point me in the right direction ? Thank you

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After a reformat and reinstall of the OS all of the main board drivers are gone. The drivers are specific to the board.
What is the make and model of computer? Is it Dell, HP, Gateway, home built, etc.

Do you know the manufacturer of the main board?

Download (from my signature) Everest.
Run everest
On the far left expand computer
Click on summary
Go to the top and click on report
click on quick report-summary
click on plain text.
copy the info to your next post.

There is no need to include anything below Debug PCI

With this info we will be able to find the drivers that you need.

[123Runner]

After a reformat and reinstall of the OS all of the main board drivers are gone. The drivers are specific to the board.
What is the make and model of computer? Is it Dell, HP, Gateway, home built, etc.

Do you know the manufacturer of the main board?

Download (from my signature) Everest.
Run everest
On the far left expand computer
Click on summary
Go to the top and click on report
click on quick report-summary
click on plain text.
copy the info to your next post.

There is no need to include anything below Debug PCI

With this info we will be able to find the drivers that you need.

[Bosscoe]

thank you for your help and here's the report.

--------[ EVEREST Home Edition © 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------

Version EVEREST v2.20.405
Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/
Report Type Quick Report
Computer PHILLY-1157E5CA
Generator Phil
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Date 2009-07-13
Time 02:20


--------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name PHILLY-1157E5CA
User Name Phil

Motherboard:
CPU Type Unknown, 1800 MHz
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset Unknown
System Memory 1024 MB
BIOS Type AMI (05/01/07)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT (512 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT PCI-E
Monitor LG StudioWorks / HiSync 900B [19" CRT] (1204586)

Storage:
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive WDC WD800AAJS-00PSA0 (74 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1P
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 76308 MB (67687 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft PS/2 Mouse

Network:
Network Adapter Speedstream Ethernet USB Adapter - Packet Scheduler Miniport (114.78.186.242)

Peripherals:
USB1 Controller Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller [NoDB]
USB2 Controller Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller [NoDB]
USB Device Speedstream Ethernet USB Adapter
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------
System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 7/13/2009, 01:47:03
Machine name: PHILLY-1157E5CA
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 05/01/07 12:14:22 Ver: 08.00.12
Processor: AMD Sempron™ Processor 3400+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.8GHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 327MB used, 2132MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

Edited by Bosscoe, 12 July 2009 - 10:27 AM.

[123Runner]

Everest didn't get me what I wanted. That is the 2nd time today. Not sure what is up with that, so....

Get me the following before I try something else.

What is the make and model of computer? Is it Dell, HP, Gateway, home built, etc.

[rshaffer61]

Download SIW from HERE and get the Standalone English version
It will install itself and when finished
Then Click on SIW Icon to run program
On the left side click on the Motherboard directory and then on the right, copy and paste the information in your next reply

[Bosscoe]

Property Value
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model M2N-MX SE
Version Rev x.xx
Serial Number [?]

North Bridge NVIDIA MCP61 Revision A2
South Bridge NVIDIA MCP61 Revision A2

CPU AMD Sempron™ Processor 3400+
Cpu Socket Socket AM2 (940)

System Slots 3 PCI

Memory Summary
Maximum Capacity 4096 MBytes
Maximum Memory Module Size 4096 MBytes
Memory Slots 2
Error Correction None

Warning! Accuracy of DMI data cannot be guaranteed

Edited by Bosscoe, 13 July 2009 - 06:52 AM.

[123Runner]

Lets start with the Chipset board drivers found HERE
That should get you started.
You need to unzip the file.

[Bosscoe]

ok, the file has downloaded and unzipped.

[123Runner]

1st set a restore point.

Go in to the 32bit folder and double click on the "asusSetup.exe" file and then follow instructions from there.

As per the readme file, this is what will be installed.

This WinXP nForce (MCP61) driver package consists of the following components:
Ethernet Driver MCP61 (v65.48) "WHQL"
Network Management Tools MCP61 (v65.48)
SMBus Driver (v4.57) "WHQL"
Installer (v5.36)
WinXP IDE SataRAID Driver (v6.92) "WHQL"
WinXP IDE SataIDE Driver (v6.92) "WHQL"
WinXP RAIDTOOL Application (v6.92)
Display Driver (v91.63)"WHQL"

OS Supported :
XP/2K

[Bosscoe]

Ok done.

[123Runner]

Ok done

Does the computer work?

Go to start...run... type in devmgmt.msc and hit ok.
Are there any ! or ? in there.

[Bosscoe]

Yes, the computer is running ok.

There is how ever a ? is showing for PCI Device.

Also no sound can be heard or detected on my pc.

[edit]

Ok I've managed to download a driver that's allowing me to hear sound.

Edited by Bosscoe, 13 July 2009 - 10:57 AM.

[123Runner]

Ok, I finally got thru the Asus site to where I needed to be. I was actually looking for this location before.

M2N-MX SE drivers

Expand out the audio section and then download and follow instructions.
I would also set another restore point just in case.

When this is done, I suggest that you burn the files to a CD for safe keeping. Of course try not to lose the CD.

[Bosscoe]

awesome, worked like a charm. Thank you so much for all your hard work. I highly appreciate it

[123Runner]

Glad to see that is now working for you.