Sound Troubleshooting in XP

[NooNoo]

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[Tejari]

Hi,

I recently reformatted my PC and have failed to solve the ''No Sound'' problem. My other devices in Device Manages has 2 yellow marks on the following:
Multimedia Audio Controller
Video Controller (VGA Compatible)

I don't know what driver or update to use.

I used EVEREST to get the following details:

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 3
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)


Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4 515, 2933 MHz (22 x 133)
Motherboard Name Unknown
Motherboard Chipset Intel Grantsdale-G i915GV
System Memory 503 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award Modular (08/26/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter Intel GMA 900
3D Accelerator Intel GMA 900

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Intel 82801FB ICH6 - AC'97 Audio Controller [B-2]

Storage:
IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801FB/FBM Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 266F
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive ST380011A (80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive TSSTcorp CDW/DVD TS-H492A (DVD:16x, CD:52x/32x/52x DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 26003 MB (18087 MB free)
D: (NTFS) 25501 MB (22080 MB free)
E: (NTFS) 24811 MB (15605 MB free)
Total Size 74.5 GB (54.5 GB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network:
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (192.168.254.4)

DMI

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[ BIOS ]

BIOS Properties:
Vendor Award Software International, Inc.
Version 6.00 PG
Release Date 08/26/2004
Size 512 KB
Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ATAPI ZIP, LS-120
Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, EDD, BBS
Supported Standards DMI, APM, ACPI, PnP
Expansion Capabilities PCI, USB

[ System ]

System Properties:
Wake-Up Type Power Switch

[ Motherboard ]

Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Product 8GDM

[ Chassis ]

Chassis Properties:
Chassis Type Desktop Case

Thanks Guys!