Topic: Most annoyinh problem ever!!!!

[ketamininja]

I severely doubt that they will be able to help with this problem, but its your cash  

Try updating your mainboard drivers too... if its VIA, grab the hyperion drivers.

The mainboard drivers assist in the data flow from one component to another (ie CPU to soundcard).

[Jaminxz]

OK how could i do that?

[Sandra]

Get the Hyperon ones from the top of this page :

http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2

Only do this if your motherboard has VIA chipsets on it though  

[Jaminxz]

Ok i don't get what's goin on here,(I Know i sound dumb!!!)

What drivers are they ? sound?

How do i find about the chipset thing??

[Sandra]

Theyre updated drivers for your motherboard to improve all round performance and correct any problems and/or errors like you are having.
If you look at your motherboard you should be able to see at least one large chip usally near the battery with VIA written on it, the other one with it on at the top end of the mobo is often covered by cooling fins so you may not see it written there.
If you can tell us which motherboard you have then we can tell you for certain whether it has VIA chips or not  

[ketamininja]

A chipset is like traffic lights for data flow (between CPU and GFX for example).

The chipset drivers make sure that the traffic flow is perfect, and there are no traffic jams.




I love the traffic light analogy...  

[Jaminxz]

How can i find out what motherboard i have without opening my pc??

[Simon]

Try Belarc Advisor, or AIDA32.  They might tell you.  

[Jaminxz]

is it this i should be looking at

Board: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-6777
Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 10/14/2003

[Simon]

Yeah, that's the make and model of your motherboard, and here's some more info on it:

http://www.e4allinc.info/dir1/motherboards/socketa/msi6777.htm

[Sandra]

Unfortunately it hasnt got VIA chipsets so the Via Hyperion drivers arent suitable  

You could try the RealtekŪ Avance ALC AC'97 Audio Drivers Win9x/2k alc53.zip 5.10.0.5250 16.8MB  

From :http://www.e4allinc.info/dir1/motherboards/socketa/msi6777_downloads.htm

And possibly Nvidia nForce2 System Driver  
WinXP/2K nForce_3.13_WinXP2K_WHQL_english.exe 3.13 (Release date 11.03.03) 12.9MB

From the same page  

[Jaminxz]

which one would you be more optomistic about working???

[Sandra]

Seeing as its an audio problem I would try the AC 97 one first  

[Jaminxz]

right i've just started to download the ac 97 drivers and i read the notice and i'm really paranoid about my system being renderd inoprative!! should i really install them?? it won't break my pc will it??

[Sandra]

No the warning notice was for the BIOS update, drivers should not carry any risk, especially as we have identified that they are the correct ones for your mobo