Hello, i am looking for a driver or chipset maybe (im confused as to what i need) for the sound card. i have an ibm thinkpad R51, im not sure where to start but ive seen you (jerryK) ask for this report, i run windows 98SE and thats why im having such a problem. thanks alot

also, futher down it says something about the audio adapter, im not sure if what is there is accurate, a friend tried to download various drivers and such and thats hwat ended up being there. i doubt thats what its supposed to be

here is the everest report.

Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------

Version EVEREST v2.20.405
Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/
Report Type Report Wizard
Computer FX-88888 (IBM A-30 Entourage technician laptop)
Generator B56842
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 SE 4.10.2222A (Win98 SE)
Date 2008-05-25
Time 22:56


--------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 SE
OS Service Pack -
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name FX-88888 (IBM A-30 Entourage technician laptop)
User Name B56842

Motherboard:
CPU Type Mobile Intel Pentium M, 1400 MHz (14 x 100)
Motherboard Name IBM ThinkPad R51
Motherboard Chipset Intel Odem i855PM
System Memory 512 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (06/18/07)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM3)
Communication Port Virtual Infrared COM Port
Communication Port Communications Port (COM5)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)
Communication Port Virtual Infrared LPT Port

Display:
Video Adapter RADEON 7500 SERIES
3D Accelerator ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 (M7)
Monitor Default Monitor
Monitor Default Monitor

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-1]

Storage:
IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801DBM Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 24CA
IDE Controller Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
IDE Controller Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
Disk Drive GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE01
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8083N (8x/24x DVD-ROM)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (FAT32) 38145 MB (34874 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port

Network:
Network Adapter Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Mobile Connection (192.168.2.12)
Network Adapter NOC Extranet Access Adapter
Network Adapter NTS PPPoE Adapter
Network Adapter PPP Adapter.
Network Adapter PPP Adapter.
Modem ThinkPad Integrated 56K Modem

Peripherals:
Printer Microsoft Fax
Printer Rendering Subsystem
USB1 Controller Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M - USB Controller [A-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M - USB Controller [A-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M - USB Controller [A-1]
USB2 Controller Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M - Enhanced USB2 Controller [A-1]
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
Battery APM Battery Slot
Battery APM Battery Slot


Support Information:
Device Type: Sound Card
Manufacturer: ibm
Model: ibm thinkpad R51
Interface: Other
Operating System: Windows 98SE
Age of Device: < 2 years old
FCCID:

Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=&qa5=19&qa7=1301&dp=2&qm0=ibm+thinkpad+R51&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=ibm+Sound+Card+ibm+ibm+thinkpad+R51+Windows+98SE +)

Why are you running Windows 98SE on a laptop pc that was shipped from the factory with Windows 2000 and Windows XP installed on it? IBM does not support Windows 98SE with this model.

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-55029.html#audio

The problem with laptops is they cannot use generic drivers.... they must use drivers made for that particular laptop and issued by IBM. Finding a driver that will work in Windows 98SE will be next to impossible unless IBM made one but as you can see from the link above, they don't.... at least not for this model.

Another problem is there is no such audio chipset as Intel 82801. Just check all the hundreds of identical sound requests in our forums and you will see. The bios in the pc fools Everest into stating it's an Intel 82801. There's only a few sound chipset makers in the world amongst them are Realtek, Cmedia, ADI SoundMax, and Sigmatel. Desktops can use generic drivers but laptops cannot as they will fail install.

i am running 98SE because the programs that are specific to bell canada, my employer, only work with that OS. the laptop came with various drivers removed for various reasons, including them not wanting us to use them for anything other than work, which in todays world is pretty unrealistic. especially when part of my job is to do things on the internet that require sound...

that being said, if the answer is that there is no chipset or driver that will make the soundcard work, that is fine, an answer, no matter what it is was all i was looking for.

lastly, i am not and was not fooled into thinking that i was looking for an intel chipset. i was simply stating that the only reason that was there was because we were trying various drivers and chipsets to see if any would work.

i did my research before posting on this website as well as many others looking for any help before i just fired off an identical post which im sure you get umpteen thousand times per day.

the reason i found nothing on the net was because like i suppose you are saying there is no driver. which is fine. i simply post all this because im sure somewhere down the line this will be helpful to someone, instead of me just saying ok thanks.