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re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Thursday, January 31, 2002 at 6:51 pm Posted by Steven (9 messages posted) >I have one of the yellow question marks in my "Other Devices" tab in "Device Manager", >I think its to do with my sound card Does your sound work? Could it be onboard (motherboard) sound? If so, is there an BIOS option to disable onboard sound. Did your system/motherboard come with a driver disk? Sound, video, agp, ... drivers can usually be found there. If your sound is working, don't worry about the yellow exclamation! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Friday, November 15, 2002 at 5:41 pm Posted by Bill W (1 messages posted) Thanks for the tip on utilizing the BIOS CD to locate driver. I'd tried a multimeda CD but it didn't have the right driver (probably was out of date). I used your advice on BIOS and it located a driver and device is working properly. Thanks On Thursday, January 31, 2002 at 6:51 pm, Steven wrote: >I have one of the yellow question marks in my "Other Devices" tab in "Device Manager", >I think its to do with my sound card > >Does your sound work? Could it be onboard (motherboard) sound? If so, is there >an BIOS option to disable onboard sound. Did your system/motherboard come with a >driver disk? Sound, video, agp, ... drivers can usually be found there. If your >sound is working, don't worry about the yellow exclamation! > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Monday, January 27, 2003 at 4:21 pm Posted by mike o connell (1 messages posted) I have a similar problem i accidently uninstalled something called Advance AC'97 Audio, the computer keeps telling me that new hardware is found (duh) but i dont have the disk you talked about. In my Add/remove hardware it has a yellow "?" over multimedia audio controller. could somebody help me ? mail theblade2k@hotmail.com On Friday, November 15, 2002 at 5:41 pm, Bill W wrote: > > >Thanks for the tip on utilizing the BIOS CD to locate driver. I'd tried a multimeda >CD but it didn't have the right driver (probably was out of date). I used your advice >on BIOS and it located a driver and device is working properly. Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Monday, January 27, 2003 at 4:57 pm Posted by JimAlexP (17 messages posted) The Advance AC-97 driver should be available on the CD that came with your motherboard. I found the following page but you are required to register before downloading. http://www.soundcard-drivers.com/drivers/28/28636.htm [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Saturday, February 1, 2003 at 1:03 am Posted by marc (1 messages posted) I have a similiar problem. I have windows xp loaded but it does not recognize my multimedia audio controller. I have no sound. I have no idea who the maker of my sound card is also...are there any generic drivers I can download? On Thursday, January 31, 2002 at 6:51 pm, Steven wrote: >I have one of the yellow question marks in my "Other Devices" tab in "Device Manager", >I think its to do with my sound card > >Does your sound work? Could it be onboard (motherboard) sound? If so, is there >an BIOS option to disable onboard sound. Did your system/motherboard come with a >driver disk? Sound, video, agp, ... drivers can usually be found there. If your >sound is working, don't worry about the yellow exclamation! > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 12:00 pm Posted by Bryan Riffel (1 messages posted) Hey Neil, If you have 2 sound devices on your machine, like you had one on board but bought a Sound Card anyway, then win2k/XP will say the disabled built in sound is having problems and won't start up. Don't worry about it, your PCI sound card should still work fine. However if you have no sound, and you don't know what kind of sound you have, here's the way I would go about your problem. Look at the plugs along the back of your computer, if the sound plugs, (speaker, lineout, and mic) are along the edge of the case near your keyboard and mouse plugs, then you have onboard sound. In this case you can find out what audio controller your computer uses (usually AC97) by either looking in the manual that came with your motherboard / system, looking online to see what the specs are for your system, or simply opening up the case, grabbing a flashlight and seeing what the chip(s) near your sound plugs have written on them (the most accurate way to know); also onboard sound may have come with your chipset, (like nForce or 845G). Case 2, your sound plugs appear in an expansion slot perpendicular to the motherbard. You have a Sound Card, now you can find out what kind it is and get some drivers. On Monday, January 28, 2002 at 11:12 pm, Neil Hughes wrote: >I have one of the yellow question marks in my "Other Devices" tab in "Device Manager", >I think its to do with my sound card, I've tried uninstalling this device then letting >Windows 2K look for new hardware it finds it fine but it doesn't find the Driver >files for it !! - I know what your gonna say download the latest driver files for >my sound card - thing is - I dont know what the sound card is. !! - hmmmmm - come >on u brainy buggers help me out plz. Theres a beer in it for ya !! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Friday, February 14, 2003 at 3:15 pm Posted by Rick A (1 messages posted) Had a similar problem. I have an AOpen board with onboard sound. Load the driver from the CD that comes with your board. If you get interruptions in your sound in Windows Media Payer go to Plugins - Options- Devices-properties. Check "Use Error Detection". The audio will play slightly sloer but the interruptions will disappear. Voila! No more skips in audio! Hope this helps. Rick A. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Sunday, May 18, 2003 at 8:25 am Posted by Dan MacIn (1 messages posted) I have the same problem except I only have one sound device, the onboard sound. I have tried everything, reinstalling all drivers, reinstalling windows, trying a different version of windows, updating drivers, formatting another driver and installing windows on it, fiddling with BIOS, nothing seems to work. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at 4:23 am Posted by Dweevil (1 messages posted) ITS EASSSSYYYYYY!!!! all you have to do is..... if you have a soundcard seperate from your onboard audio, turn off your on bourd audio in your bios setup! all xp is trying to do, is find the driver for your on board sound, that you haven't yet switched off. On Monday, January 28, 2002 at 11:12 pm, Neil Hughes wrote: >I have one of the yellow question marks in my "Other Devices" tab in "Device Manager", >I think its to do with my sound card, I've tried uninstalling this device then letting >Windows 2K look for new hardware it finds it fine but it doesn't find the Driver >files for it !! - I know what your gonna say download the latest driver files for >my sound card - thing is - I dont know what the sound card is. !! - hmmmmm - come >on u brainy buggers help me out plz. Theres a beer in it for ya !! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at 8:44 am Posted by Ty (1 messages posted) I have the same problem too BUT my onboard sound is turned off through the BIOS. My Soundblaster Live! card is not responding and I keep geting the 'Multimedia Audio Controller' error. Any help! My onboard sound is OFF and my soundblaster live is not responding. On Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at 4:23 am, Dweevil wrote: >ITS EASSSSYYYYYY!!!! >all you have to do is..... >if you have a soundcard seperate from your onboard audio, turn off your on bourd >audio in your bios setup! >all xp is trying to do, is find the driver for your on board sound, that you haven't >yet switched off. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Sunday, August 31, 2003 at 6:55 pm Posted by Steve S. (1 messages posted) Hi Guys, I'm having similar symptoms with my pc. There is no sound and the system keeps looking for the on-board sound driver which cannot be found. I have an external card as the sound slots are not near the mouse/keyboard cable inputs. Question is how do I turn the BIOS off? Is it in the device manager or during start-up? I have disabled the system speaker setting under system settings in the device manager but there is still no sound. Sincerely appreciate any help. Cheers! Steve On Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at 8:44 am, Ty wrote: >I have the same problem too BUT my onboard sound is turned off through the BIOS. >My Soundblaster Live! card is not responding and I keep geting the 'Multimedia Audio >Controller' error. Any help! My onboard sound is OFF and my soundblaster live is >not responding. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Saturday, February 7, 2004 at 10:56 am Posted by gfbvvc (3 messages posted) i know the name of my driver/sound card thing but i lsot the disk what od i do [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Saturday, February 7, 2004 at 11:01 am Posted by gfbvvc (3 messages posted) > i have windows 2k and havea avance logic als 4000 On Saturday, February 7, 2004 at 10:56 am, gfbvvc wrote: >i know the name of my driver/sound card thing but i lost the disk what do i do > i have windows 2k and havea avance logic als 4000 [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Saturday, April 10, 2004 at 1:57 am Posted by Harsh G. (5 messages posted) Hey guys...need serious help... i am in no way a computer person...dont know abt mother boards, BIOS, or anythings like that...my problrm is similar to the rest...my sound just stopped working... the error message says multimedia audio controller driver is not there and stuff...yellow ? and stuff...really confused...if i need a driver, which one and where can i get one... oh and i lost all the disks with the possibilty of drivers on them... Any help is greatly apppreciated... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Saturday, April 10, 2004 at 4:59 am Posted by Harsh G. (5 messages posted) I have the exact same problem as 'marc' who is a little higher up the forum. Please help you guys. Solve both our dillemas. Much obliged... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Saturday, April 10, 2004 at 5:33 am Posted by Harsh G. (5 messages posted) when i looked at the device manager, i looked at the properties of the "Multimedia Audio Controller". It said, "This device is not configured correctly. (Code 1) To reinstall the drivers for this device, click Reinstall Driver." So what should i do now? I figure i have to download the driver, but i cant find out where to get it from. Please help. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Saturday, May 8, 2004 at 9:51 pm Posted by Robert Quirk (1 messages posted) Hello all you computer nerds!! You poor souls, we know what you're going through. While we can't claim total origination of this solution, we can pass it on to you, our suffering brethen. If you get the yellow monster on Multimedia Audio Controller, and can't hear a thing from your speakers, try downloading realtek ac'97 audio driver. The real credit goes to another source on an earlier anoyance forum that we couldn't find a second time. The download is free, and it worked like a charm. After many hours of frustration, the pain and suffering is over. The music never sounded so sweet! On Saturday, April 10, 2004 at 5:33 am, Harsh G. wrote: >when i looked at the device manager, i looked at the properties of the "Multimedia >Audio Controller". > > >It said, "This device is not configured correctly. (Code 1) To reinstall the drivers >for this device, click Reinstall Driver." > > >So what should i do now? I figure i have to download the driver, but i cant find >out where to get it from. > > >Please help. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Monday, May 17, 2004 at 9:02 pm Posted by kenneth hoot (1 messages posted) thanks so much robert. this worked perfectly. . If you get the yellow monster on Multimedia Audio Controller, >and can't hear a thing from your speakers, try downloading realtek ac'97 audio driver. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Friday, June 18, 2004 at 9:43 pm Posted by AveryHappyManNow (1 messages posted) THANKS, worked great, ty for saving me money and time On Saturday, May 8, 2004 at 9:51 pm, Robert Quirk wrote: >Hello all you computer nerds!! You poor souls, we know what you're going through. > While we can't claim total origination of this solution, we can pass it on to you, >our suffering brethen. If you get the yellow monster on Multimedia Audio Controller, >and can't hear a thing from your speakers, try downloading realtek ac'97 audio driver. > The real credit goes to another source on an earlier anoyance forum that we couldn't >find a second time. The download is free, and it worked like a charm. After many >hours of frustration, the pain and suffering is over. The music never sounded so >sweet! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Friday, July 2, 2004 at 3:59 pm Posted by Oivind Aasbak (1 messages posted) Hello! This isn\t a driver problem but probably caused by HKey Local machine. I dare not find out exactly where. I tried Knoppix and had some wonderful music. A complex system like Windows creates disaster for a medium user as Linux handles everything. On Friday, June 18, 2004 at 9:43 pm, AveryHappyManNow wrote: >THANKS, worked great, ty for saving me money and time > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Saturday, October 2, 2004 at 9:19 am Posted by Ryan (1 messages posted) Ok my sound driver for some reason is not working...Actually i formatted my C:/ to reinstall WinXp. Ok now Multimedia Audio Controller's drivers are not installed and it can't find them on my Xp CD..Anyone help me out plz? On Friday, July 2, 2004 at 3:59 pm, Oivind Aasbak wrote: >Hello! >This isn\t a driver problem but probably caused by HKey Local machine. I dare not >find out exactly where. I tried Knoppix and had some wonderful music. A complex >system like Windows creates disaster for a medium user as Linux handles everything. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Sunday, October 17, 2004 at 12:05 am Posted by Mike Doan (2 messages posted) Ok, i have a generic notebook that i do not know what company made it. I reformated my hard drive and found my video driver online. however, i could not find my audio driver online. Thus, i have the Goddam "mutilmedia Audio Controller" problem. I do not know if my notebook soundcard is onboard or offboard, or whatever. All i know is i do not know where to get my driver for my audio or multimedia audio controlller because i do not know who or what kind of soundcard. please help On Saturday, October 2, 2004 at 9:19 am, Ryan wrote: >Ok my sound driver for some reason is not working...Actually i formatted my C:/ to >reinstall WinXp. > >Ok now Multimedia Audio Controller's drivers are not installed and it can't find >them on my Xp CD..Anyone help me out plz? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Friday, November 5, 2004 at 12:08 pm Posted by Teresa (1 messages posted) I get the same message. My neighbour accidentally deleted an item called SoundMax and since then I have no sound and absolutely no idea how to fix it. I looked through the disks I have but nothing seemed to be what I was looking for. I am new to the internet also which means my time searching is usually unproductive. I would appreciate any tips you might have to help me fix this. On Saturday, April 10, 2004 at 5:33 am, Harsh G. wrote: >when i looked at the device manager, i looked at the properties of the "Multimedia >Audio Controller". > > >It said, "This device is not configured correctly. (Code 1) To reinstall the drivers >for this device, click Reinstall Driver." > > >So what should i do now? I figure i have to download the driver, but i cant find >out where to get it from. > > >Please help. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Friday, November 5, 2004 at 11:26 pm Posted by Seven (1 messages posted) I had the same problem after reloading windows after a crash. I went to www.microsoft.com and searched for and found a windows update for the driver sound card driver. Now you want to go to the system folder, device manager, and right click and delete the multimedia or sound video and game controller. When you restart windows it will prompt you, "new hardware found" search for drivers for this device. Click the box which appears as "windows updates" and it will automatically load. It did for me, (after two hours trying to figure out what was wrong, before I went to Microsofts update). I hope this will solve your problem. regards, Seven On Friday, November 5, 2004 at 12:08 pm, Teresa wrote: > >I get the same message. My neighbour accidentally deleted an item called SoundMax >and since then I have no sound and absolutely no idea how to fix it. I looked through >the disks I have but nothing seemed to be what I was looking for. I am new to the >internet also which means my time searching is usually unproductive. > >I would appreciate any tips you might have to help me fix this. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Sunday, February 13, 2005 at 4:57 pm Posted by Jenni (3 messages posted) when I downloaded the realtek 97 driver it asked me to download directx8.0 or higher. But direct x will not load. ????? Ok I got direct x to download but now I have an exclamation mark beside my realteck driver in device manager instead of a question mark. Help please. On Friday, November 5, 2004 at 11:26 pm, Seven wrote: >I had the same problem after reloading windows after a crash. I went to www.microsoft.com >and searched for and found a windows update for the driver sound card driver. Now >you want to go to the system folder, device manager, and right click and delete the >multimedia or sound video and game controller. When you restart windows it will >prompt you, "new hardware found" search for drivers for this device. Click the box >which appears as "windows updates" and it will automatically load. It did for me, >(after two hours trying to figure out what was wrong, before I went to Microsofts >update). I hope this will solve your problem. >regards, Seven > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Sunday, February 13, 2005 at 6:13 pm Posted by Jenni (3 messages posted) Ok I turned the onboard sound of and reinstalled the creative labs soundblaster 5.1 card/ Problem is none of the drivers I find for it will load. It says please wait while files are ectracted to temporary folder but never extracts. help please On Sunday, February 13, 2005 at 4:57 pm, Jenni wrote: >when I downloaded the realtek 97 driver it asked me to download directx8.0 or higher. >But direct x will not load. ????? Ok I got direct x to download but now I have an >exclamation mark beside my realteck driver in device manager instead of a question >mark. Help please. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Multimedia Audio Controller help !! Thursday, March 3, 2005 at 12:10 pm Posted by Virginia (1 messages posted) i had the same problem but i solved it by going to: http://www.drivershq.com. then i followed the instructions (i had to pay money) and...... voila. i hope that solves it to you. 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