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re: Want to re-install SigmaTel AC97 audio driver Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 8:09 am Posted by DEX (11847 messages posted) Dave Try it one more time.. Use the file you downloaded.. some drivers don't have a exe file with them just a INF file..(short for install information file) Use the Add & Remove Hardware icon in the control panel. When it ask ,tell it you have the disk,,,point it to the spot on the HD when you unziped the file.. It should pickup the inf file you downloaded and reinstall them.. Good Luck On Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 7:25 am, Dave A. wrote: >By mistake, I uninstalled my SigmaTel AC97 audio driver v3011WDM. > >I'm using Windows 98SE. > >From a Google search, I've downloaded various SigmaTel AC97 drivers, zipped and unzipped, >but even after the SigmaTel blue screen shows up and says I've installed it, and >when I opened up their .exe file and even that says it's been installed, I still >get no audio from Windows Media Player or RealPlayer. > >I tried driverguide.com download, but they're worse than useless. Its SigmaTel AC97 >download only has 11 files in it and not one of them is an .exe file. > >So I'm stumped. The only thing I can think of to restore my audio is to re-install >Windows 98, then Windows 98SE on top of it. That contains the original SigmaTel >audio driver that I need, I suppose. > >Can anyone advise me on how to uninstall Win98SE and then install Win98 and Win98SE >again? > >Many thanks for your help. > >Dave A. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Want to re-install SigmaTel AC97 audio driver Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 8:17 am Posted by PP (1341 messages posted) Try right clicking on mycomputer/properties/device manager/ find you sound in the list and + it and go to update drivers ,dont' do the recomended auto search ,direct it to one of the folders where all the files are that you downloaded and hit install .some drivers don't have exes to install you have to do it this way . On Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 7:25 am, Dave A. wrote: >By mistake, I uninstalled my SigmaTel AC97 audio driver v3011WDM. > >I'm using Windows 98SE. > >From a Google search, I've downloaded various SigmaTel AC97 drivers, zipped and unzipped, >but even after the SigmaTel blue screen shows up and says I've installed it, and >when I opened up their .exe file and even that says it's been installed, I still >get no audio from Windows Media Player or RealPlayer. > >I tried driverguide.com download, but they're worse than useless. Its SigmaTel AC97 >download only has 11 files in it and not one of them is an .exe file. > >So I'm stumped. The only thing I can think of to restore my audio is to re-install >Windows 98, then Windows 98SE on top of it. That contains the original SigmaTel >audio driver that I need, I suppose. > >Can anyone advise me on how to uninstall Win98SE and then install Win98 and Win98SE >again? > >Many thanks for your help. > >Dave A. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Want to re-install SigmaTel AC97 audio driver Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 4:36 pm Posted by Dave A. (46 messages posted) To DEX and pp: Still doesn't work. I tried both suggestions. I clicked on the .inf files but they all show Notepad text. Many other files bring up the dialog box about opening up with various programs. Actually, the screen where SigmaTel says it installed itself is green; not blue. Still, no luck. Maybe I will have to reinstall Win98SE. Any reason why that might not work? If it's okay to do so, how does one reinstall Win98SE? Thanks for the replies. Dave A. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Want to re-install SigmaTel AC97 audio driver Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 5:49 pm Posted by DEX (11847 messages posted) Dave Right click on the inf file and select INSTALL On Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 4:36 pm, Dave A. wrote: >To DEX and pp: > >Still doesn't work. I tried both suggestions. I clicked on the .inf files but they >all show Notepad text. Many other files bring up the dialog box about opening up >with various programs. Actually, the screen where SigmaTel says it installed itself >is green; not blue. Still, no luck. Maybe I will have to reinstall Win98SE. Any >reason why that might not work? If it's okay to do so, how does one reinstall Win98SE? > Thanks for the replies. > >Dave A. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Want to re-install SigmaTel AC97 audio driver Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 10:05 am Posted by Dave A. (46 messages posted) Dex: I right-clicked and then clicked "install" on every .inf file I could find, both in driverguide.com's download and the original SigmaTel downloads (from two sources, making a total of three downloads). It still doesn't install. It also doesn't show up in Add/Remove Programs. I clicked on every .exe file I could find in the SigmaTel downloads, but no success. This is the first time in 10 years that I've been downloading programs that doesn't install when I click the .exe file, and that doesn't show up either in Add/Remove Programs or in Start-up Programs. Thanks again for your reply. I really would like now to try uninstalling WIN98SE and reinstalling it, but I may be inviting trouble if I attempt it. Any ideas? On Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 5:49 pm, DEX wrote: >Dave >Right click on the inf file and select INSTALL > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Want to re-install SigmaTel AC97 audio driver Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 1:04 pm Posted by PP (1341 messages posted) If updating video drivers in Device manager doesent work when you direct it to the folder with all the .INF files you downloaded,it because ethey are the wrong ones ,or are not newer than the ones already installed On Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 10:05 am, Dave A. wrote: >Dex: I right-clicked and then clicked "install" on every .inf file I could find, >both in driverguide.com's download and the original SigmaTel downloads (from two >sources, making a total of three downloads). It still doesn't install. It also >doesn't show up in Add/Remove Programs. I clicked on every .exe file I could find >in the SigmaTel downloads, but no success. This is the first time in 10 years that >I've been downloading programs that doesn't install when I click the .exe file, and >that doesn't show up either in Add/Remove Programs or in Start-up Programs. Thanks >again for your reply. I really would like now to try uninstalling WIN98SE and reinstalling >it, but I may be inviting trouble if I attempt it. Any ideas? > > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Want to re-install SigmaTel AC97 audio driver Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 1:13 pm Posted by DEX (11847 messages posted) Dave The AC97 onboad Audio is setup by the BIOS make sure you have enable it in the BIOS setup.. If you have and you still can't get it to work with all the drivers you have downloaded .. Go out and get a (PnP) pci audio card and pop it in and disable the onboard one and be done with it... You can get a pci sound card for about 20 bucks and the AC97 sound device are not that good anyway.. Good Luck On Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 10:05 am, Dave A. wrote: >Dex: I right-clicked and then clicked "install" on every .inf file I could find, >both in driverguide.com's download and the original SigmaTel downloads (from two >sources, making a total of three downloads). It still doesn't install. It also >doesn't show up in Add/Remove Programs. I clicked on every .exe file I could find >in the SigmaTel downloads, but no success. This is the first time in 10 years that >I've been downloading programs that doesn't install when I click the .exe file, and >that doesn't show up either in Add/Remove Programs or in Start-up Programs. Thanks >again for your reply. I really would like now to try uninstalling WIN98SE and reinstalling >it, but I may be inviting trouble if I attempt it. Any ideas? > > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Want to re-install SigmaTel AC97 audio driver Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 1:18 pm Posted by Dave A. (46 messages posted) PP: Thanks for the information. Another strange thing happened. I have two full SigmaTel downloads and one driverguide.com download for the audio drivers. About an hour ago I used the SigmaTel uninstall feature and told it to uninstall. At the end of the green screen, it said SigmaTel was totally removed from my computer. Not! After the required Windows restart, the two SigmaTel downloads and the driverguide.com download are still there. Thanks for your reply. On Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 1:04 pm, PP wrote: > > >If updating video drivers in Device manager doesent work when you direct it to the >folder with all the .INF files you downloaded,it because ethey are the wrong ones >,or are not newer than the ones already installed > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Want to re-install SigmaTel AC97 audio driver Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 2:43 pm Posted by Dave A. (46 messages posted) Dex: Great idea. But since I've had the computer tower exchanged by the local computer guy, and although I'm very satisfied with the new set up, he did manage to defeat the ability I had of getting into the BIOS before. Now I don't know how to get into it. He told me to hold down the shift key as WIN98SE booted up and that would do it; but it didn't. That's how one gets into Safe Mode. Thanks for the tip. I'm going to try like hell right now getting into BIOS. I do know that all sorts of things are in there and should be activated. You're right. Sound somehow may be defeated and the downloads I installed may already have been effective, but the BIOS is off. I'll let you and the forum know if that's the case. But if you have any idea of how I can get into the BIOS while I'm fiddling around here, I'd appreciate it too. On Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 1:13 pm, DEX wrote: >Dave >The AC97 onboad Audio is setup by the BIOS make sure you have enable it in the BIOS >setup.. > >If you have and you still can't get it to work with all the drivers you have downloaded >.. >Go out and get a (PnP) pci audio card and pop it in and disable the onboard one and >be done with it... >You can get a pci sound card for about 20 bucks and the AC97 sound device are not >that good anyway.. >Good Luck > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Want to re-install SigmaTel AC97 audio driver Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 3:05 pm Posted by DEX (11847 messages posted) Dave Reboot and hit the DEL key or the F2 key just after you see the POST and just b/4 windows starts up. also see below.... How to enter the BIOS or CMOS setup http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000192.htm reset BIOS below How to clear an unknown BIOS password http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000235.htm On Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 2:43 pm, Dave A. wrote: >Dex: Great idea. But since I've had the computer tower exchanged by the local computer >guy, and although I'm very satisfied with the new set up, he did manage to defeat >the ability I had of getting into the BIOS before. Now I don't know how to get into >it. He told me to hold down the shift key as WIN98SE booted up and that would do >it; but it didn't. That's how one gets into Safe Mode. > >Thanks for the tip. I'm going to try like hell right now getting into BIOS. I do >know that all sorts of things are in there and should be activated. You're right. > Sound somehow may be defeated and the downloads I installed may already have been >effective, but the BIOS is off. I'll let you and the forum know if that's the case. > But if you have any idea of how I can get into the BIOS while I'm fiddling around >here, I'd appreciate it too. > > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Want to re-install SigmaTel AC97 audio driver Monday, December 20, 2004 at 9:14 am Posted by Dave A. (46 messages posted) Dex: I was able to get into the BIOS by holding down the F2 key as the computer booted up. But I was surprised to see there is nothing in there that affects the sound or audio drivers. I just clicked on F9--Restore Defaults. Still no sound. Every troubleshooting item I try out for Windows says that there is no sound card installed, meaning, I guess, that the SigmaTel AC97 Audio Drivers certainly were uninstalled. I liked the links you gave me; since I've started a Web page for myself, I was able to use of the info on them. Thanks for all your help and time on the problem I have. I appreciate your input, but I'm calling it quits now. Dave A. On Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 3:05 pm, DEX wrote: >Dave >Reboot and hit the DEL key or the F2 key just after you see the POST and just b/4 >windows starts up. >also see below.... >How to enter the BIOS or CMOS setup >http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000192.htm >reset BIOS below >How to clear an unknown BIOS password >http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000235.htm > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Want to re-install SigmaTel AC97 audio driver Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at 5:54 am Posted by Dave A. (46 messages posted) Dex and others: I solved the problem of no audio on my computer by perservering and troubleshooting. My conclusion is that all of the SigmaTel AC97 downloads that I undertook in the past week were either defective or not the right ones for my motherboard, because none of them installed even after the operation said it had been installed. I decided to go into the registry and delete every reference to SigmaTel, which I did successfully. I also had deleted every SigmaTel download I had accumulated. Then I made a different search on Google, using "SigmaTel AC97 download" as the key words. It produced a great Web site named "Intel Desktop Board D845GLVA--Driver Updates." Clicking on it brought up a treasure of various drivers including the one that I needed under the heading of "Windows 98SE Drivers." It's called "Integrated Audio: Sigmatel 9750 5.10.3686 1.85MB 25 NOV 2002." I clicked on the diskette to the left of the file name and the SigmaTel download wizard took over. When it finished, I looked for an .exe file and found the only one, which was named setup.exe. When I clicked on it, the normal SigmaTel screen popped up ready for installation, titled "SigmaTel AC97 Audio Drivers, v3011 5.10.00.3686." After installation was complete, sound was restored to my system. Finally. Thanks to Dex and PP for replying. Hope this summary helps someone else with the problem of losing audio from their sound card. The Intel Web site is here: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/va/va_drive.htm On Monday, December 20, 2004 at 9:14 am, Dave A. wrote: >Dex: I was able to get into the BIOS by holding down the F2 key as the computer >booted up. But I was surprised to see there is nothing in there that affects the >sound or audio drivers. I just clicked on F9--Restore Defaults. Still no sound. > Every troubleshooting item I try out for Windows says that there is no sound card >installed, meaning, I guess, that the SigmaTel AC97 Audio Drivers certainly were >uninstalled. I liked the links you gave me; since I've started a Web page for myself, >I was able to use of the info on them. Thanks for all your help and time on the >problem I have. I appreciate your input, but I'm calling it quits now. Dave A. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Want to re-install SigmaTel AC97 audio driver Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at 6:20 pm Posted by DEX (11847 messages posted) Dave I'm glad to see got it fixed..that's what it's all about, I tell you then you tell me and then we both know a bit more than we did.,thanks for the tip... Have a good week and a Merry Christmas :>) Don't forget to write a letter to the guys over seas They need them for the long days and nights. ô¿ô DEX On Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at 5:54 am, Dave A. wrote: >Dex and others: > >I solved the problem of no audio on my computer by perservering and troubleshooting. > My conclusion is that all of the SigmaTel AC97 downloads that I undertook in the >past week were either defective or not the right ones for my motherboard, because >none of them installed even after the operation said it had been installed. > >I decided to go into the registry and delete every reference to SigmaTel, which I >did successfully. I also had deleted every SigmaTel download I had accumulated. > >Then I made a different search on Google, using "SigmaTel AC97 download" as the key >words. It produced a great Web site named "Intel Desktop Board D845GLVA--Driver >Updates." Clicking on it brought up a treasure of various drivers including the >one that I needed under the heading of "Windows 98SE Drivers." It's called "Integrated >Audio: Sigmatel 9750 5.10.3686 1.85MB 25 NOV 2002." I clicked on the diskette to >the left of the file name and the SigmaTel download wizard took over. When it finished, >I looked for an .exe file and found the only one, which was named setup.exe. When >I clicked on it, the normal SigmaTel screen popped up ready for installation, titled >"SigmaTel AC97 Audio Drivers, v3011 5.10.00.3686." After installation was complete, >sound was restored to my system. Finally. Thanks to Dex and PP for replying. Hope >this summary helps someone else with the problem of losing audio from their sound >card. > >The Intel Web site is here: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/va/va_drive.htm > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum