No audio device after latest Widows Update
After allowing an Automatic Windows XP update, my onboard sound devices
(SoundMax Digital Integrated Audio) disappeared. My motherboard is an ASUS
P4S800D-E Deluxe socket 478 board.
In device manager, the integrated sound card is there and "Working properly"
Selecting properties, then the properties tab, shows Audio devices, Midi
devices, and Mixer devices.
Each of these states "the driver is enabled but has not been started." I am
currently using SoundMAX Audio Driver version 5.12.01.3665, which is the
latest driver shown on the ASUS website. I have tried starting each device
under Component Services with no luck.. I have also tried doing a system
restore to the last known working setting and also no luck. Lastly I have
tried searching for and trying other drivers without any luck.
RE: No audio device after latest Widows Update
Have you tried to rollback the driver to a later version?
Open Device Manager
Click + next to device
Right click on Device
Click on Properties
Click on Driver Tab
Click on Rollback Driver
Click Ok
Re: No audio device after latest Widows Update
I did no t download any drivers from Microsoft nor did I download any newer
(there aren't any) from ASUS. Yes, I tried booting to the last known good
configuration. I also tried going back to the last System Retore point befre
the updates.
Re: No audio device after latest Widows Update
If you did not use windows update than you are posting in the wrong group.
Check your bios settings if your sound device is enabled.
Re: No audio device after latest Widows Update
the driver you need will correspond to the audio codec on your motherboard.
While the vast majority of onboard audio solutions are either AC’97 or HD
audio, a few motherboards also have a separate audio controller that is
connected through the chipset PCI bus.
Therefore in order to figure out what driver you require, you will need to
determine what type of audio solution you have on your motherboard. To do
this please check the following:
1. Look at your motherboard manual OR
2. If you have a "brand" PC, check with the manufacturer OR
3. Look at the specifications for your motherboard on the manufacturer's web
site
If you do not know what your motherboard make and model is, run SiSoft
Sandra and then click on the mainboard information icon and it will list the
details. A step by step guide to using SiSoft Sandra to identify your
motherboard make and model can be found here. Once you know your motherboard
make and model you can find out what audio solution you have by looking at
the details on the manufacturer's web site. You should also be able to
download the complete motherboard manual.
http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx...&ArticleID=466
Re: No audio device after latest Widows Update
Per my earlier message, this all occurred immediately after an automatic
update from Microsoft. What I said was that I did not download any drivers.
My motherboard's bios settings indicate the sound device is enabled. Device
manager shows no errors and indicates all is well. However, something in the
update is preventing the drivers from starting.
Re: No audio device after latest Widows Update
The audio CODEC is an ADI AD1888 SoundMAX 6-channel audio CODEC. Per my
original post, my motherboard is an ASUS P4S800D-E Deluxe socket 478 board.
I have the most recent and only driver for this motherboard (SoundMAX Audio
Driver version 5.12.01.3665 released Jan. 2004).
Everything worked fine until last weekend and suddenly I got zilch for
sound. I have used system restore, tried uninstalling updates one-by-one,
and uninstalling and re-installing the audio driver.
Re: No audio device after latest Widows Update
Sorry to hear so
It is quite difficult to tell what is causing this problem.
Try uninstalling the updates you took in on that particulair date.
Than Install them one by one to see which one is causing the device
faillure.
Re: No audio device after latest Widows Update
You might also boot into safe mode and check in Device Manager - Sometimes an
exclamation point next to device will not show until Safe Mode.
Do you have any error messages such as Code 10, etc..?
Same problem after update
I have tried everything besides throw the computer out. I get an error everytime I reboot from the scvhost program. I believe this is the core of not having the sound anymore I used not to get that error and it all started since I updated windows. 10Jun07 It won't even play dvd's but regular windows sounds are played just fine. but if its not built in sound its not working.