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Help: Theres no sound on my compute
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Name: b-rad
Date: September 18, 2006 at 17:26:40 Pacific
Subject: Help: Theres no sound on my computeOS: Windows 98 SECPU/Ram: Intel Pentium IIIE 733MHzModel/Manufacturer: ACER/ASPIRE AS6400 |
Comment: Hi i just restored my computer and theres no sound on it. can somebody help me please? my chipset is VIA VT82C694X APOLLO PRO133A if that helps.
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Response Number 1
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Name: Sabertooth
Date: September 18, 2006 at 17:51:36 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)To install the driver, save any unsaved work and close all applications then click on the driver download link. Choose the "Save File" option and save it to your folder under Windows where you file your drivers. Unzip the file. (To unzip the file right click and highlight "Extract All") Then double click on the Setup.exe file to run the installation program. Follow the prompts and restart at the end of the installation. Goodluck!
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Response Number 2
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Reply: (edit)Sabertooth - You're pointing to the drivers for a Via audio chip - does he have one? ..... No that doesn't help. But you do need to load the drivers for your main chipset whenever you have run Setup from scratch in order for Windows to recognize it properly - go to www.viaarena.com - see the notes about older versions being better for Win98SE etc. and download the newest of those and run it. If the sound is on the mboard itself, go to the Acer web site and look up the drivers for your model. If it is on a sound card, if it came with the Acer system, the drivers will be on the Acer website for your specific model. If it didn't come with the system, unplug off the power to the case, open the case, remove the sound card and tell us whether you can find a make and model number. E.g. if it is a Creative sound card it has a CTxxxx model number on the card itself. Download the latest version of DirectX from the Microsoft site and install it to support your video and audio drivers properly.
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Response Number 7
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Name: DAVEINCAPS
Date: September 18, 2006 at 19:18:04 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)This indicates you've got the VT82C686A southbridge chipset so the driver from the first line in the VIA link in #6 would be the right one. Those may be a newer version than the download from Acer's site.
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Response Number 10
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Name: jboy
Date: September 18, 2006 at 21:49:40 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)... I was going to ask you if there was anything good on. Never noticed that (until now) - I get fixated on his freakish little monkeyface Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie!'... till you can find a rock
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Response Number 11
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Name: DAVEINCAPS
Date: September 18, 2006 at 22:20:59 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I usually don't watch but it was the season premiere. I can't tell if he's an egotistical actor or an actor acting egotistical. Someone had mentioned in one of those magazines they put in Sunday papers that he always stands sideways to the camera. But there seems to be a lot more than just that. In one scene tonight he made a half turn and it looked like a dance step.
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Response Number 14
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Name: Derek
Date: September 19, 2006 at 08:05:33 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)b-rad Re your post #3. You just click the red link given in post #1 and the zip file will download. More fun after that no doubt, but that's all you have to do to get the driver. DerekW
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Response Number 15
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Name: b-rad
Date: September 19, 2006 at 14:30:37 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)i downloaded the link on post#1. When i tried to unzip it with winzip, it said this doesnt appear to be a valid archive if you downloaded this file, try downloading it again. I downloaded it again and it did the same thing. whats wrong??
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Response Number 16
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Name: jboy
Date: September 19, 2006 at 14:50:35 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)... so many things - oh, but regarding that file, yeah, it's a bad download - I get the same error Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie!'... till you can find a rock
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Response Number 19
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Name: Derek
Date: September 19, 2006 at 15:30:20 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)It should be 6.47 MB Every link I've found goes to the same file source. It was only reported today so maybe if you wait long enough it will get fixed. DerekW
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Response Number 20
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Name: jboy
Date: September 19, 2006 at 15:33:09 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)That's more like it - #17 "I can't believe... " Well, nothing's 'fool proof' ; ) Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie!'... till you can find a rock
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Response Number 22
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Name: b-rad
Date: September 19, 2006 at 16:59:15 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)hey thanks for your help guys i searched for vinyl audio something on google and i found the drivers. thanks. if i have any other problems ill post here you guys are a great help.
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Response Number 23
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Name: jboy
Date: September 19, 2006 at 17:23:24 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)That's gotta be one *heck* of a restore disk, considering that it doesn't seem to have any drivers on it Glad you're all fixed up - next time though, try to leave the "Help" out of your subject line (we get it) Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie!'... till you can find a rock
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Response Number 24
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Name: Sabertooth
Date: September 19, 2006 at 17:29:27 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)And now that you've become "uber efficient" with google, in the future, you should exploit it to the fullest before signaling for assistance.
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Response Number 25
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Name: b-rad
Date: September 19, 2006 at 22:27:18 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)i lost my restore disk and i borrowed my uncles so thats why i need all this help. lol jboy ill leave it out next time. thx everybody
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Response Number 26
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Name: jam
Date: September 20, 2006 at 05:38:07 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)"i lost my restore disk and i borrowed my uncles so thats why i need all this help" There's a little tid-bit of info that would have been useful about 25 responses ago...LMAO!
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Response Number 27
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Name: Derek
Date: September 20, 2006 at 10:13:47 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Cripes, unless that restore disk was for an identical machine it's not at all surprising you had difficulties. DerekW
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Response Number 28
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Name: jboy
Date: September 20, 2006 at 18:04:58 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)... amen to all that. Heh - it's near miraculous it worked this well Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie!'... till you can find a rock
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