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No Sound
Name: Rob50 Date: November 14, 2005 at 14:23:10 Pacific OS: Win98 CPU/Ram: intel pentium 2
Comment:
i have an ergo elite 2 laptop,i have just reinstalled win 98,but now i cannot get any sound at all,i have downloaded drivers from the ergo website and also from ess,my chip is ESS1968S,i install the drivers when the found new hardware box comes up and then machine locks up,i cannot get the drivers to install at all,can anyone help??
Name: robertj Date: November 14, 2005 at 15:03:58 Pacific
Reply:
I sent you a zip copy of the only driver I found available.Hope it helps.
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Response Number 2
Name: Rob50 Date: November 15, 2005 at 00:21:57 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks,will try and let you know..
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Response Number 3
Name: Rob50 Date: November 15, 2005 at 04:06:11 Pacific
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i have just installed the drives you sent,but still no sound,but i now have.. ESS Maestro2 PCI Audio drive (wdm) Wave device for voice modem in sounds video and game controllers on device manager,should there be more devices on there??
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Response Number 4
Name: street1 Date: November 17, 2005 at 15:10:45 Pacific
Address subject in post and refrain from misleading or childish antics!!!
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Response Number 5
Name: street1 Date: November 18, 2005 at 02:12:26 Pacific
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http://www.ergo.co.uk/contact_support.html This website under old technical support saya,you have a ess1898 sound card.
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Response Number 6
Name: street1 Date: November 18, 2005 at 02:24:13 Pacific
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Read" Old technical specs" at website in response 5.
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Response Number 7
Name: Rob50 Date: November 19, 2005 at 04:15:22 Pacific
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have installed everest and it says the chip is es1968,have also had my laptop open,the chips in there are es1968,es1918,have also tried es1898 and still locks up,have been in touch with ergo and they said it is es1968,they reckon the chip or motherboard is no good,could that be right??
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Response Number 8
Name: street1 Date: November 19, 2005 at 14:34:11 Pacific
Reply:
On your original post you said"but,now I can,t get any sound at all.This would lead everyone to believe you had sound before reinstall of win 98.So I believe the software and Using correct sound driver installation of software is your solution.
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Response Number 9
Name: Rob50 Date: November 19, 2005 at 17:08:01 Pacific
Reply:
sound was perfect before install,just can't get a driver to install
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