HD Audio Problem

[Dazzy12]

On reinstalling my Windows XP x86 and using Windows Update to get everything back uptodate to the present day. I am having serious problems getting my sound drivers to install. I have tried everything under the sun, also tried a few things which i found while roaming the internet (Mainly google searches for the problem).

Here is a snap of what happens when i try to install (Note: This happens with ANY versoon of the driver):



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Any help would be MUCH appreciated .

Regards.

Daz.

 

[tigsounds]

You must install the Chipset drivers before the sound driver.

If you have an ATI chipset, there is one additional driver that you need to install because ATI/AMD in their infinite wisdom fails to install automatically, that driver being the SMBus driver. If you have an ATI/AMD chipset, the sound driver will not install until YOU install the SMBus driver.

 

[Dazzy12]

Intel Chipset here. A link to SMBus driver would be perfect ^^. Intel P965 Express Chipset.

Regards.

 

[tigsounds]

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx

Once there, click in the bottom-middle box "Automatically identify and find drivers"

 

[Dazzy12]

Here's what i got back:

Current Driver Installed
This device is unknown or unsupported. Please contact the manufacturer for possible updates. More information>>
Audio Driver for Intel® Desktop Board
Product Detected
Current Driver Installed
This device is unknown or unsupported. Please contact the manufacturer for possible updates. More information>>
Wireless Networking
Product Detected
Current Driver Installed
This device is unknown or unsupported. Please contact the manufacturer for possible updates. More information>>
Wired Networking
Product Detected
Current Driver Installed 5.687.225.2008
This device is unknown or unsupported. Please contact the manufacturer for possible updates. More information>>

 

[tigsounds]

That's kind'a bad when they are the manufacturer, and it's their program that is sending you off looking for a solution.

Here is yet one more Intel page to try..

http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/chpsts/inf

They claim your chipset is one it will work with (yea, right).

 

[tigsounds]

When that doen't work (There's my vote of confidence),
you can try this one:

http://hit-software.info/software/intel_sm_bus_driver-28928.html

Let's not overlook the obvious... Do you have a CD that came with the motherboard?


http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Intel-Chipset-Software-Installation-Utility/1023658094/1?all_reviews