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AC'97 Sound Card w/ Windows Me
Name: John Leonard Date: October 20, 2001 at 05:41:40 Pacific
Comment:
Have a new Dell Optiplex 900 mHz running Me. Sound Crad is the stock AC'97 card that came with the PC.
I replaced the 48x CD ROM drive with a Plextor 10/12/32 CD/RW drive. Playback in CD Player mode makes Frank Sinatra sound like the new lead for Alvin and the Chipmunks. Player plays back 11 secs. too fast for every elapsed minute (71 secs. elapse on the PC's CD Player).
Thought it was the CD R/W. It's not. I copied some .wav files onto a floppy from another PC that I know are fine and played them back from the floppy on the Dell.
Same result.
Device Mgr. says that the device is working properly and the best driver is installed.
Is there anything in the bios that needs changing or are there any swithces that need to be switched that I'm not seeing??
Name: Richard S. Date: October 20, 2001 at 08:42:03 Pacific
Reply:
AC'97. Are you sure it isn't the on-board sound instead of a sound card?. Get the latest chip-set drivers from either Dell or Via. Check with Dell to see if the BIOS needs upgrading.
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Response Number 2
Name: guru Date: October 20, 2001 at 15:40:54 Pacific
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i'll go along with the drivers, but if it's a new machine the bios should not need upgrading.
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Response Number 3
Name: APOSTOLOS Date: October 20, 2001 at 16:42:36 Pacific
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Have an AC'97 intel(r)82801AA matherboard soundcard, and running win ME. suddenly i dont have any sound in my computer! Check everything about... and the answer is that everything works except an USB broblem. Is that have any connection with sound? what can i do?
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Response Number 4
Name: Buli Date: December 10, 2001 at 15:27:26 Pacific
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I Have problem in an AC'97 intel(r)82801AA (WINNEX1)matherboard.When I changet the bios from 1.3 to v2.3 under winME I hear bad noise whatever i click or move(mouse)in computer and that even I reinstaled awardflash v1.3 back I still hear that nois what to do? I think my Sound is KAPUT.
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Response Number 5
Name: Mike Moreno Date: December 18, 2001 at 13:10:42 Pacific
Reply:
I re-installed the drivers, which worked for me. http://support.dell.com/us/en/kb/document.asp?DN=1047474
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Response Number 6
Name: Felipe Date: April 19, 2002 at 13:58:00 Pacific
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ME shutdown
