agway46

Hey::

I got a virus on my computer, so I reformatted my harddrive and reinstalled my os. Unfortunatly, in the process I lost all of my drivers. I was able to recover my internet driver, so I can get on the web to download the other ones, but I ran into trouble with my audio driver. I have no audio card, only a little metal box extending from my mobo. I am running Microsoft Windows XP SP2 on a Sony Vaio desktop processor with a Foxconn p450-vx mobo. Can somebody refer me to where I can get the audio driver for this? If you need more info, just ask. I am kind of a newbie, so I'm not sure what else to put here.

Thanks in advance for the help.

stuartbe

I cant find any direct info about that board, Is the sound board part of the motherboard or does it sit in a little slot of the board ?

Allso... Have you tried windows update ? There may well be drivers for the soundcard on the divers section.

HTH

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agway46

no, its kinda part of the mobo, not in a pci
and windows update didnt do nething for it

stuartbe

Are there any sony part numbers or version numbers on the pc ?

Cant find a sossage about this board, its most likely branded for sony.

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agway46

sorry, but I cant find anything

all that I can see is an ingraving on the box where I would have said the sound card would be that says 'foxconn'

if it helps at all there is a little sticker on it, probably used by the manufacturer, and it says 'urm'

dont have a clue what that is supposed to mean.

stuartbe

It may be a model or serial number. A google search with those details may help.

Allso have a look at the chips on the motherboard, normaly the second largest one thats soldered to the board is the "southbridge" chip. The numbers and letters on there may help.

If you have a good quality digital camera you could take a picture of the motherboard and post it here.

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agway46

you know what? screw it. i'll just buy a cheap-o and put it in

thanks for the help, though

stuartbe

LOL dont give up. Im sure it can be sorted.

Juat thought of something else you could try - http://scan.driverguide.com/scan.php

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agway46

good thought, but all it turns up is 'unknown audio device'

Strider

Download a few of the following tools and check for any info about your motherboard or audio card.

http://www.cpuid.com/download/cpu-z-143.zip

http://www.drhardware.de/pghgload.htm

http://www.fileheap.com/software/har...detection.html

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