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re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 11:10 am Posted by Adam Bradley (8787 messages posted) For the hardware you need to track the drivers down, if they are built into the motherboard then your motherboard maker would have them available on their website. For anything that is not on the motherboard, check with the company that made it for the driver. The third issue (the TV out one) is either a driver problem or a flaky card, check driver first. To get the model numbers on the video cards and the other hardware look on the card, it will have a model number printed on the board somewhere, and either Google that to find the card maker or go to their site and look up that model. As for the RAM, some types must be loaded in pairs which is likely why you are unable to boot with 3 sticks. Try swapping them around and see if it is always the same stick that prevents the system from starting, if so then you just need to replace that stick. Is this a new system or an older one that has been upgraded over time? On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 10:19 am, ljiml wrote: >not sure where to start, kinda n00b so bear with me. >first issue is no sound. have onboard sound, the one with the purple, green, and >blue inputs and a soundblaster audigy 2 zs, neither are working despite the volume >controls showing the volume is on, and no mute. problem two, the following items >in the device manager have ! next to them, and the update driver option says the >wizard can't find a match better than the one installed:radeon 9800xt(this device >cannot start), trident video accellerator 96xx/938x(This device cannot find enough >free resources that it can use. (Code 12) the following have ? next to them, and >getting same message with the update driver button:ethernet controller(The drivers >for this device are not installed. (Code 28)), RAID controller(This device is disabled. >(Code 22)), sm bus controller(The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code >28)), video controller(The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)) > third issue, i have four ram slots, when i have all four ram sticks inserted >and i start my computer, the monitor does not come on, when i take one out, the computer >beeps like hell and still don't come on, it loads ok with two. and finally, i have >two video cards, no onboard, don't know types, one i use for my monitor, the other >for an svideo out to my tv, sometimes the tv comes on, other times it does not. >i know this is a lot to drop at once, but they do seem like minor issues, my comp >basically works ok, so please help. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 11:18 am Posted by ljiml (11 messages posted) i don't know where to find the drivers i need, and don't know which ones are from my motherboard or from other hardware, or how to manually install them, my mobo is asus sk8n.....have swapped the ram around, and it does the same thing.....this computer was found in the trash, it had a disk read error, so i put in another hard drive, and re-installed windows xp, the sound used to work before, don't now....please bear with me, thanks On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 11:10 am, Adam Bradley wrote: >For the hardware you need to track the drivers down, if they are built into the motherboard >then your motherboard maker would have them available on their website. For anything >that is not on the motherboard, check with the company that made it for the driver. > >The third issue (the TV out one) is either a driver problem or a flaky card, check >driver first. To get the model numbers on the video cards and the other hardware >look on the card, it will have a model number printed on the board somewhere, and >either Google that to find the card maker or go to their site and look up that model. > >As for the RAM, some types must be loaded in pairs which is likely why you are unable >to boot with 3 sticks. Try swapping them around and see if it is always the same >stick that prevents the system from starting, if so then you just need to replace >that stick. > >Is this a new system or an older one that has been upgraded over time? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:08 pm Posted by Quasimodo (688 messages posted) It looks like you have somehow screwed up your chipset drivers (aka: motherboard drivers). Go to the ASUS website and find the right drivers for your mobo. Once THAT is installed, Windows will most likely be able to install or update the other drivers. In the worst case, you may have to delete some of the troubled devices and let Windows detect them at the next reboot. Regards Quasimodo [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:20 pm Posted by ljiml (11 messages posted) i would, but don't know what to do or how to find them or which drivers i need, also, i just want to use the onboard sound, thx On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:08 pm, Quasimodo wrote: >It looks like you have somehow screwed up your chipset drivers (aka: motherboard >drivers). >Go to the ASUS website and find the right drivers for your mobo. >Once THAT is installed, Windows will most likely be able to install or update the >other drivers. >In the worst case, you may have to delete some of the troubled devices and let Windows >detect them at the next reboot. > >Regards >Quasimodo > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:34 pm Posted by ljiml (11 messages posted) i uninstalled all of the items in device manager that weren't working properly, and rebooted......it fixed the redeon one and the video controller one, thanks. still need help with other issues, thx On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:08 pm, Quasimodo wrote: >It looks like you have somehow screwed up your chipset drivers (aka: motherboard >drivers). >Go to the ASUS website and find the right drivers for your mobo. >Once THAT is installed, Windows will most likely be able to install or update the >other drivers. >In the worst case, you may have to delete some of the troubled devices and let Windows >detect them at the next reboot. > >Regards >Quasimodo > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:36 pm Posted by ljiml (11 messages posted) i uninstalled all of the items in device manager that weren't working properly, and rebooted......it fixed the redeon one and the video controller one, thanks. still need help with other issues, thx [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 1:24 pm Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) Go to the Asus web page, there will be a link for driver downloads, look for your motherboard, d/l and install the audio driver. On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:20 pm, ljiml wrote: >i would, but don't know what to do or how to find them or which drivers i need, also, >i just want to use the onboard sound, thx > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 1:42 pm Posted by ljiml (11 messages posted) done, still don't work, thx On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 1:24 pm, Ricer46 wrote: >Go to the Asus web page, there will be a link for driver downloads, look for your >motherboard, d/l and install the audio driver. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 2:25 pm Posted by Adam Bradley (8787 messages posted) Well I hate to be this blunt but I am honestly starting to think it was in the trash for more than one reason. On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 1:42 pm, ljiml wrote: >done, still don't work, thx > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 2:27 pm Posted by ljiml (11 messages posted) had a buddy look at it before, he has software/hardware degree, and he said only problems were some driver issues and the fact that i have no bios installed, which shouldn't be a real problem, according to him....any other way to fix sound issue?, i have fixed the monitor problem(loose videocard), ram don't really bother me much, but sound is needed, any other way to trouble shoot would be appreciated, thx On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 2:25 pm, Adam Bradley wrote: >Well I hate to be this blunt but I am honestly starting to think it was in the trash >for more than one reason. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 4:39 pm Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) Either you misunderstood or your friend is computer illiterate. If the computer had no BIOS installed, it would be stone cold dead. You should be able to buy a sound card for about $10. On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 2:27 pm, ljiml wrote: >had a buddy look at it before, he has software/hardware degree, and he said only >problems were some driver issues and the fact that i have no bios installed, which >shouldn't be a real problem, according to him....any other way to fix sound issue?, >i have fixed the monitor problem(loose videocard), ram don't really bother me much, >but sound is needed, any other way to trouble shoot would be appreciated, thx > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 4:54 pm Posted by ljiml (11 messages posted) when i boot up my computer it says the following, after the sk8n asus screen SATA378 tx2plus(tm) bios version 1.00.0.33 (c) 2002-2005 promise technology, inc all rights reserved detecting...... bios is not installed On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 4:39 pm, Ricer46 wrote: >Either you misunderstood or your friend is computer illiterate. If the computer had >no BIOS installed, it would be stone cold dead. You should be able to buy a sound >card for about $10. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 5:30 pm Posted by Adam Bradley (8787 messages posted) The BIOS is the thing that lets any part of your computer talk to any other part of it. If it was not installed there would be nothing to tell you it was not installed. On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 4:54 pm, ljiml wrote: >when i boot up my computer it says the following, after the sk8n asus screen > >SATA378 tx2plus(tm) bios version 1.00.0.33 (c) 2002-2005 promise technology, inc >all rights reserved >detecting...... >bios is not installed > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 5:35 pm Posted by ljiml (11 messages posted) thats what my computer says, i'm not making it up..... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 6:00 pm Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) You have a dead mobo. The BIOS chip is hard soldered to the motherboard. Perhaps there is a slim possibility that it has a dual BIOS chip, which would allow you to choose one or other as a part of the BIOS setup. If this were the case (highly unlikely) the problem could be easily corrected. You need to examine the mobo documentation, available on the ASUS web page. I'm not going to look it up for you. On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 5:35 pm, ljiml wrote: >thats what my computer says, i'm not making it up..... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 6:06 pm Posted by ljiml (11 messages posted) if it's dead then why does my computer work? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Monday, October 26, 2009 at 7:38 pm Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) Lost track of your original post. See the other thread you started for another idea. But as you have been told, you should keep it all together. On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 6:06 pm, ljiml wrote: >if it's dead then why does my computer work? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: several issues, sound not working, driver problems, ram issues, and videocard/monitor problems Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 7:21 am Posted by Quasimodo (688 messages posted) The SATA BIOS is a separate device driver that has not been installed. Obviously you have an IDE drive - so you don't need THAT one. Find out what key lets you get into the BIOS setup (thant can be the DEL key, or F12 or whatever it says at startup). Then interrogate what has been enabled and what has not. Regards Quasimodo On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 6:06 pm, ljiml wrote: >if it's dead then why does my computer work? 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