I appreciate it, Rick. I do understand this time. However, the sound
turned out to be a simple problem. I had checked the cable from the
speakers to the computer and it was securely plugged in, in the correct
place. But I pulled the cable partially out and wiggled it and got sound!
So now it is plugged in only part of the way, and working.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Glazier" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 12:27 AM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Can't install, "lost" hardware, lost all sound
> "Disabling in the BIOS" was in reference to an onboard,
> (integrated), audio chipset soldered to the MB...
> Only you will know if you have that, OR a regular plug-in
> sound card (in an ISA or PCI slot).
> Since you can't "pull the chipset" with a built-in sound chip,
> you can only use the BIOS to turn it off... That will allow the
> drivers for it to be removed (more completely) in the Device
> Manager. I assumed you knew where that was since you said
> you did things similar in there to try to solve this problem.
>
> To put that in perspective, you need to either turn off sound
> support in the BIOS, OR pull any sound card out of the computer.
> (While the computer is off and protected against static, etc.)
>
> Then Boot to SafeMode and remove ALL sound devices in
> DeviceManager. ONLY do that if you have the proper drivers
> handy to replace them with AND if you have the manufactures
> instructions on how to install them.
> While there, delete all "unknown devices", and re-boot a couple
> times (without a sound device) and see if any "unknown devices"
> return. If they do, (and the "sound" has been disabled as described
> above), then it would seem something else is causing that part of
> the problem...
>
> This may sound somewhat like what I said last time, but I am
> re-sending it as a newly created (from scratch) message to try to
> state it a little differently with a different spin on it. (Hope that
> helps.)
>
> Rick Glazier
>
> From: "Rowena Montgomery">
>> I don't know of any drivers that have been installed after I bought the
>> computer except for two printers. Their drivers were installed from the
>> CDs which came with the printers. I have one printer attached to the
>> computer now. A while back, the computer suddenly didn't know it had a
>> printer, but that was fixed with System Restore. I don't think I have
>> ever gotten that "error caused by unknown device driver" message until
>> after I did scandisk. I clicked "Automatically fix file system errors"
>> and"Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors"
>>
>> How do I find "all" "unknown device driver"s? And how do I disable them
>> from the BIOS?
>
>
>
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