Had preistalled OC on PC. Now i reinstalled and it won't recognise the Sound card.
According to Everest my info is:
Motherboard:
CPU Type:Intel Pentium 4, 2666 MHz (20 x 133)
Motherboard Name:Hewlett-Packard
Motherboard Chipset:Intel Springdale-G i865G

--------[ PCI / PnP Audio----------------

Analog Devices AD1981B(L) @ Intel 82801EB ICH5 - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-2/A-3] PCI

if any other info needed tell me what.



Support Information:
Device Type: Sound Card
Manufacturer: Analog Devices
Model: Analog Devices AD1981B(L) @ Intel 82801EB ICH5 - AC'97 Audio Controller
Interface: PCI / ISA
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Age of Device: Not specified
FCCID:

Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=82&qa5=19&qa7=1500&dp=3&qm0=Analog+Devices+AD1981B%28L%29+%40+Intel+82801E B+ICH5+-+AC%2797+Audio+Controller&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Analog+Devices+Sound+Card++Analog+Devices+AD1981 B%28L%29+%40+Intel+82801EB+ICH5+-+AC%2797+Audio+Controller+Windows+XP+Professional+ ) | Research manufacturer Analog Devices (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=getinfo&companyid=82)

every time i try to install the realtek drivers for example this, PC reboots automatically during installation every time. tryed 3 different driver versions. same results

http://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=1211558

PC brand and model?

Desktop or laptop?

You will not be able to get a Realtek driver to work on a ADI SoundMax audio chipset.

PC is desktop.
HP Intel Pentium 4, Intel Springdale-G i865G chipset

The HP model number?

don't know :( where should i look for it? on the PC or is it found in the info from Everest?

All HP pc's have a sticker on the outside of the pc which contains the model number. Check the bottom, top, back, and sides.

found something on the bottom:
Agency series PD 1068P
Complies with canadian ICES-003 CLASS B
331953-031 S131

these are kinda all the number/codes that were there

The only HP pc's I could find with the Intel Springdale-G i865G chipset are the D530 and D330. They both use the ADI SoundMax chip for sound. You can download the driver from this link:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=316715&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=316713&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=1093#113165

it worked! thanks a lot Jerry. you made my day, i looked for it for 6 hours ..
:hail:

oo hello, i need some help pls!!!
i need some driver...
this is the name
INTEL 82801EB ICH5 - AC'97 AUDIO CONTROLLER [A-2/A-3]
Analog Devices AD1981B(L)
this sound card is integrated
pls some help for this!!

oo hello, i need some help pls!!!
i need some driver...
this is the name
INTEL 82801EB ICH5 - AC'97 AUDIO CONTROLLER [A-2/A-3]
Analog Devices AD1981B(L)
this sound card is integrated
pls some help for this!!

What is the brand and model of the pc (or retail motherboard) it came installed in?

Hi guys:

Im looking my sound driver

my pc model its a GATEWAY MFATXPNT MDW 500S,

I try with many Soundmax drivers, but nothing results, when i`m install it says "driver not found"

also I`m install the last version (5.12.1.5240) and windows says it`s working perfectly, but in control panel -> sound devices there`s nothing

Please Help!!!! :)

Gateway never sold this pc with Windows XP installed hence they offer no support for it in that os. Windows ME is the OS installed on this machine from Gateway when it left their factory.

http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/getFile.asp?id=15846&dscr=SoundMAX%20Integrated%20Digital%20Audio%20dri ver,%20version%205.12.01.3000&uid=235447255

That's not to say there is no driver for Windows XP for this machine, only that Gateway doesn't have it posted under this machine model. Look around on their site and find a newer pc that has a compatible or similar sound chip as yours and try it. Or search using your favorite search engine and keyword "AD1981B+XP drivers". You might get lucky.

Try this driver: http://download.opendrivers.com/showfile.php?file=TDNOdmRXNWtZMkZ5WkM5aGJtRnNiMmN0 WkdWMmFXTmxjeTloWkY4eE9EZzFYelV4TWpBeE5USTBNQzU2YV hBPT0=

or this one: http://down2.driversdown.com/Sound/ad_1885_512015240.zip