AC'97 Sound problem

larrs27 · 19-December-05, 08:02 PM

Ok so today I booted up my computer and no sound. I looked in the device manager and ac97 wasn't on the list. So I went to add remove and it was in that list. I uninstalled and tried re-installing from the disk but when the install gets to 80% it stops responding. So I deceided to go to the abit website and download the drivers from there. Well it says that it is going to take almost 3 hours to DL!!! Then it froze!!! I tried DL again and it froze again. I managed to get the drivers downloaded from realtek and got them to install, but still no sound. the drivers show as being installed in the add/remove list but they still aren't showing up in device manager. I'm stumped at what to do. Anyone got any ideas?

larrs27 · 19-December-05, 08:52 PM

Issue fixed.

According to the Abit FAQ you can lose your audio if the PCI frequency it set to high (over 37MHz) in your bios. Make sure the CPU:AGP

CI ratio is set to fixed.

That was the problem. i adjusted the pci frequency and when I booted the puter up it detected the ac'97 and loaded the drivers for it.

A big thanks goes out to Slaymate for his help.

TiZakit · 19-December-05, 08:53 PM

Try checking in the bios to make sure that the onboard sound is enabled.

Happened to me the other day, kicked myself when I remembered about that.

EDIT: Guess You fixed it first. Good goin.

19-December-05, 08:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
larrs27 Apex Techie II Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 99	AC'97 Sound problem Ok so today I booted up my computer and no sound. I looked in the device manager and ac97 wasn't on the list. So I went to add remove and it was in that list. I uninstalled and tried re-installing from the disk but when the install gets to 80% it stops responding. So I deceided to go to the abit website and download the drivers from there. Well it says that it is going to take almost 3 hours to DL!!! Then it froze!!! I tried DL again and it froze again. I managed to get the drivers downloaded from realtek and got them to install, but still no sound. the drivers show as being installed in the add/remove list but they still aren't showing up in device manager. I'm stumped at what to do. Anyone got any ideas? __________________

19-December-05, 08:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
larrs27 Apex Techie II Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 99	Issue fixed. According to the Abit FAQ you can lose your audio if the PCI frequency it set to high (over 37MHz) in your bios. Make sure the CPU:AGPCI ratio is set to fixed. That was the problem. i adjusted the pci frequency and when I booted the puter up it detected the ac'97 and loaded the drivers for it. A big thanks goes out to Slaymate for his help. __________________ Last edited by larrs27; 19-December-05 at 09:09 PM.

19-December-05, 08:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
TiZakit Apex Tech Demi-God Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Brooklyn, Ohio Posts: 1,748	Try checking in the bios to make sure that the onboard sound is enabled. Happened to me the other day, kicked myself when I remembered about that. EDIT: Guess You fixed it first. Good goin. __________________

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