I use an ECS motherboard and mine has Realtek AC97 sound built-in. Your 
board may have similar hardware. Hopefully this extra tidbit will aid your 
search. :)

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From: "Hal Seabolt" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 1:26 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] New Guy Needs Help Please - Missing Drivers

> Em,
> From your description it would seem you have integrated sound on the 
> mother
> board. If that is the case the drivers are on the CD that came with the
> MoBo. If you do not have the CD you should be able to download the drivers
> from the boards manufacturer..
> HTH,
> Hal Seabolt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of em zirek
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 3:26 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [PCBUILD] New Guy Needs Help Please - Missing Drivers
>
> This was addressed to the wrong group, but still applies to all who lend a
> helping hand. You guys are great when it comes to getting quick answers 
> that
> seem to be out of the reach of the rest of us. Thanks for all your
> unacknowledged answers even though we really mean to thank you.
>
> With that being said, I am having a time at solving this one. I did a 
> CLEAN
> install (all the way to re-partitioning the HD) and I have no sound. I 
> have
> searched for the problem all over in many places in device manager, and 
> have
> seemed to come across the PC is not seeing my sound device. I didn't 
> change
> a thing but the OS.
> I saved all the files I wanted (pics and bmps), and had sound before the
> re-install of XP.
>
> Mine is a generic build of an AMD 1.3Ghz Duron, ECS K7VMM+ sd/drr - w/net
> and Sound vid, AMD Duron 1.3G/Socket A CPU Cooler K7 Socket A Minit Tower
> ATX Generic Petel 56K V .90pci INT Modem
> 496 MB PC2100 (ram)
> manhattan PS2 Scroll mouse
> True touch 104 Key PS2
> TDK CD-R (replacing a Sony 52X CDROM int IDE) Maxtor 30G HD Mitsumi 3.5
> Floppy Disc Drive AOC 17" SVGA Monitor .27"
> G SubWoofer Speaker System
> ( This is from the original build dated in 2003
> I know it is ancient.)
> Everything was working fine before, albeit alittle slow, and I just wanted
> to clean out stuff that I wasn't using so I did a clean install.
>
> I think I had this problem last time I HAD to do a re-install, as the 
> SYSTEM
> SPEAKERS have no driver and this sounds familiar. I just can't remember 
> how
> I fixed the problem several years ago.
>
> I need to know:
> how to find the problem, or the missing driver.
> I also would need to know:
> if I can just replace the sound card.
> I have gone to the various websites to seek out answers and there seems to
> be either too many choices or solutions or not enough. One site has too 
> many
> choices to "hunt and pick" from. I have gone to the download side of MS 
> and
> the mother manufacturer and got lost several times. I have tried google 
> ing
> some and will continue today and tomorrow until I find the answer. Please
> help me out.
>
> Any ideas will be greatly appreciated and tried. I just need to be to hear
> my sound productions on my PC like, or better than, before my most recent
> install of Windows XP home.
>
> emzirek Productions
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