Dimension 9100 - No Sound

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<tom_nospam_ba@pobox.com> wrote in message
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> Dell France shipped this PC with XP Pro in French, not the asked-for
> English. They sent an English CD which I installed clean (format c:
> NTFS) and everything was going swimmingly 'till I connected the
> speakers and boom box; nothing.
>
> Control Panel/Sound-and-Audio-Devices tells me there is "No Audio
> Device".
>
> I ran the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS CD that came with the PC. It tells
> me "Setup could not detect any Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS on your
> system".
>
> Any thoughts? Thanks.

First, the obvious question. You're sure it has an Audigy card? If so, it
is possible it isn't seated right. Try reseating it.

Tom

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On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:37:19 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net>
wrote:

>
><tom_nospam_ba@pobox.com> wrote in message
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>> Dell France shipped this PC with XP Pro in French, not the asked-for
>> English. They sent an English CD which I installed clean (format c:
>> NTFS) and everything was going swimmingly 'till I connected the
>> speakers and boom box; nothing.
>>
>> Control Panel/Sound-and-Audio-Devices tells me there is "No Audio
>> Device".
>>
>> I ran the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS CD that came with the PC. It tells
>> me "Setup could not detect any Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS on your
>> system".
>>
>> Any thoughts? Thanks.
>
>First, the obvious question. You're sure it has an Audigy card? If so, it
>is possible it isn't seated right. Try reseating it.
>
>Tom
>
Thanks for the fast response Tom.

It's not a (PCI) card - it's one of these on-board jobbies.

In fact, I have two 9100s here. The first was shipped with the wrong
processor and is awaiting pick-up. I just checked its entry in
Sound-and-Audio-Devices and it tells me it's "SB Audigy 2 ZS (CC80)".

I just tried downloading a beta driver from Creative (Beta driver with
OpenAL support) and I get the same "Setup could not detect any Sound
Blaster Audigy 2 ZS on your system" message when I run it.

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<tom_nospam_ba@pobox.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:37:19 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>><tom_nospam_ba@pobox.com> wrote in message
>>news:ush3h1lqe77tf650v8vckg71o3brtadddn@4ax.com...
>>> Dell France shipped this PC with XP Pro in French, not the asked-for
>>> English. They sent an English CD which I installed clean (format c:
>>> NTFS) and everything was going swimmingly 'till I connected the
>>> speakers and boom box; nothing.
>>>
>>> Control Panel/Sound-and-Audio-Devices tells me there is "No Audio
>>> Device".
>>>
>>> I ran the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS CD that came with the PC. It tells
>>> me "Setup could not detect any Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS on your
>>> system".
>>>
>>> Any thoughts? Thanks.
>>
>>First, the obvious question. You're sure it has an Audigy card? If so,
>>it
>>is possible it isn't seated right. Try reseating it.
>>
>>Tom
>>
> Thanks for the fast response Tom.
>
> It's not a (PCI) card - it's one of these on-board jobbies.
>
> In fact, I have two 9100s here. The first was shipped with the wrong
> processor and is awaiting pick-up. I just checked its entry in
> Sound-and-Audio-Devices and it tells me it's "SB Audigy 2 ZS (CC80)".
>
> I just tried downloading a beta driver from Creative (Beta driver with
> OpenAL support) and I get the same "Setup could not detect any Sound
> Blaster Audigy 2 ZS on your system" message when I run it.
>

If it is onboard, it is not an Audigy 2 ZS

Looks like the driver is here:

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx...

You'll likely have to cut and paste it, as it will 'break'.

Tom

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On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:00:51 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net>
wrote:


>:|
>:|http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx...
>:|
>:|You'll likely have to cut and paste it, as it will 'break'.

Hi, Tom

The other day I learned about TinyURL on this newsgroup. Try it, you
will like it.... it makes lo-o-o-o-o-ng URL addresses, well, tiny. Fer
instance, your link becomes: http://tinyurl.com/asmeg

Try it... you'll like it:

http://tinyurl.com/create.php

Best,

Andrew

--


Birmingham, Alabama, USA
rozsa@usa.invalid

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"Andrew J. Rozsa" <rozsa@usa.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:00:51 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>>:|
>>:|http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx...
>>:|
>>:|You'll likely have to cut and paste it, as it will 'break'.
>
> Hi, Tom
>
> The other day I learned about TinyURL on this newsgroup. Try it, you
> will like it.... it makes lo-o-o-o-o-ng URL addresses, well, tiny. Fer
> instance, your link becomes: http://tinyurl.com/asmeg
>
> Try it... you'll like it:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/create.php
>
> Best,
>
> Andrew

I'm familiar with it, but won't click any links using it. I have no way of
knowing where it will redirect me. If I can't see the domain name, I don't
click on a link. WAY too risky.

Tom

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On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:00:51 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net>
wrote:

>
><tom_nospam_ba@pobox.com> wrote in message
>news:mkj3h1l7sqpkseg2mhlt6ic1ndve0l7hh8@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:37:19 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>><tom_nospam_ba@pobox.com> wrote in message
>>>news:ush3h1lqe77tf650v8vckg71o3brtadddn@4ax.com...
>>>> Dell France shipped this PC with XP Pro in French, not the asked-for
>>>> English. They sent an English CD which I installed clean (format c:
>>>> NTFS) and everything was going swimmingly 'till I connected the
>>>> speakers and boom box; nothing.
>>>>
>>>> Control Panel/Sound-and-Audio-Devices tells me there is "No Audio
>>>> Device".
>>>>
>>>> I ran the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS CD that came with the PC. It tells
>>>> me "Setup could not detect any Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS on your
>>>> system".
>>>>
>>>> Any thoughts? Thanks.
>>>
>>>First, the obvious question. You're sure it has an Audigy card? If so,
>>>it
>>>is possible it isn't seated right. Try reseating it.
>>>
>>>Tom
>>>
>> Thanks for the fast response Tom.
>>
>> It's not a (PCI) card - it's one of these on-board jobbies.
>>
>> In fact, I have two 9100s here. The first was shipped with the wrong
>> processor and is awaiting pick-up. I just checked its entry in
>> Sound-and-Audio-Devices and it tells me it's "SB Audigy 2 ZS (CC80)".
>>
>> I just tried downloading a beta driver from Creative (Beta driver with
>> OpenAL support) and I get the same "Setup could not detect any Sound
>> Blaster Audigy 2 ZS on your system" message when I run it.
>>
>
>If it is onboard, it is not an Audigy 2 ZS
Like I said above, on the first system Dell shipped, XP Pro sees SB
Audigy 2 ZS (CC80), and it too has onboard audio...
>
>Looks like the driver is here:
>
>http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx...
>
Now that hit the spot! It's not a Sound Blaster dirver, but I'm
audio-ing!! Many thanks, Tom.

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<tom_nospam_ba@pobox.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:00:51 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net>
> wrote:

>>Looks like the driver is here:
>>
>>http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx...
>>
> Now that hit the spot! It's not a Sound Blaster dirver, but I'm
> audio-ing!! Many thanks, Tom.

Happy to help.