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Title: pc hardware help Post by: Ironside on December 23, 2006, 07:09:30 PM i am trying to find out the make of my sound card so i can locate the drivers for it
i have opened up the base unit (first time in my 15 years of owning pc's) and the audio sockets plug into a silver box with foxconn written on it foxconn being a big manufactor of all types of branded hardware is there a better way to identify the card? Title: Re: pc hardware help Post by: ifm on December 23, 2006, 07:16:40 PM System information should tell you, start>programs>accesories>system tools
Title: Re: pc hardware help Post by: Wardonkey on December 23, 2006, 07:18:16 PM Control Panel
System properties Hardware Device Manager Sound controller Title: Re: pc hardware help Post by: Ironside on December 23, 2006, 07:27:21 PM it would tell me but its not installed hence the reason why i am trying to find the name to get the drivers so i can reinstall them
(major meltdown on pc meant i finally formatted the harddrive it was a little overdue and silly billy thought that xp had the drivers for the soundcard) Title: Re: pc hardware help Post by: Graham C on December 23, 2006, 07:50:13 PM Are you running windows xp? XP should be able to autodetect the drivers needed, try and install it and let windows do it's thang
Title: Re: pc hardware help Post by: Ironside on December 23, 2006, 07:54:32 PM tried that graham but still no audio and in device manager PCI device with a yellow !
i am assuming this to be the sound card i thought i had a card from creative labs (always have in the past) but normally xp finds them Title: Re: pc hardware help Post by: ifm on December 23, 2006, 08:00:48 PM Try manually installing the drivers in system.
Google your PC model number? Title: Re: pc hardware help Post by: Colchester Kev on December 23, 2006, 08:10:04 PM put 17 strong magnets all over your pc tower .... the soundcard will be the least of your worries then :)
Title: Re: pc hardware help Post by: Ironside on December 23, 2006, 08:13:32 PM Try manually installing the drivers in system. Google your PC model number? your assuiming i brought an off the shelf PC which i havent done in my life dont see the point in paying for things i dont use and spend the money saved on extras Title: Re: pc hardware help Post by: Bongo on December 23, 2006, 08:28:41 PM Is the box with the sockets on a PCI card or attached directly to the motherboard?
Title: Re: pc hardware help Post by: Ironside on December 23, 2006, 08:34:04 PM Is the box with the sockets on a PCI card or attached directly to the motherboard? couldnt really tell as it was first time i ever looked into a pc infact to tell the truth my brother did the looking as i dont have a desk at an ideal hieght for me to look into the mic was plugged into a silver box we took this for the sound card Title: Re: pc hardware help Post by: lazaroonie on December 23, 2006, 08:40:02 PM download this :
http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/downloads/hardware_identifier_info/ (this first one) and then install it. you will know then Title: Re: pc hardware help Post by: Ironside on December 23, 2006, 08:44:04 PM cheers laz i will try that
Title: Re: pc hardware help Post by: Ironside on December 23, 2006, 08:58:21 PM looks like its an intergrated device
i thought XP would have recokised it as its a intel board mind you it didnt reckonise the network card either so i am guessing intell and microsoft are having a spat going to see what i can find thansk for the help Title: Re: pc hardware help Post by: lazaroonie on December 23, 2006, 09:38:25 PM if its an integrated device, chances are if you search for, and download the drivers for "ac97" soundcard, then this will get you fixed.
Title: Re: pc hardware help Post by: Bongo on December 23, 2006, 11:21:00 PM CPU-Z should tell you what mobo you have...
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php Could also try Sandra: http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/ |