Had to install fresh copy of windows on friends PC and, of course, he had no driver disks

Found most drivers except the correct audio driver. It's onboard sound on an Intel 82801FB(M) ICH6 controller. I was fairly sure this used the Realtek AC 97 driver but it seems to crash and reboot when I try to install that.

Here is the Everest report:

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

Version EVEREST v2.20.405
Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/
Report Type Quick Report
Computer PS3-684C9A655D
Generator Moh
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Date 2009-02-06
Time 00:28


--------[ Chipset ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ North Bridge: Intel Grantsdale-G i915GV ]

North Bridge Properties:
North Bridge Intel Grantsdale-G i915GV
Revision / Stepping 04 / B1
Package Type 1210 Pin FC-BGA
Package Size 3.75 cm x 3.75 cm
Core Voltage 1.5 V
In-Order Queue Depth 12

Memory Controller:
Type Dual Channel (128-bit)
Active Mode Single Channel (64-bit)

Memory Timings:
CAS Latency (CL) 3T
RAS To CAS Delay (tRCD) 3T
RAS Precharge (tRP) 3T
RAS Active Time (tRAS) 9T

Error Correction:
ECC Not Supported
ChipKill ECC Not Supported
RAID Not Supported
ECC Scrubbing Not Supported

Memory Slots:
DRAM Slot #1 256 MB (DDR2 SDRAM)
DRAM Slot #2 512 MB (DDR2 SDRAM)

Integrated Graphics Controller:
Graphics Controller Type Intel GMA 900
Graphics Controller Status Enabled
Graphics Frame Buffer Size 8 MB

Chipset Manufacturer:
Company Name Intel Corporation
Product Information http://www.intel.com/products/browse/chipsets.htm
Driver Download http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/index.htm

[ South Bridge: Intel 82801FB ICH6 ]

South Bridge Properties:
South Bridge Intel 82801FB ICH6
Revision / Stepping D4 / B2
Package Type 609 Pin mBGA
Package Size 3.1 cm x 3.1 cm
Core Voltage 1.5 V

AC'97 Audio Controller:
Audio Controller Type Intel 82801FB(M) ICH6
Codec Name Analog Devices AD1888
Codec ID 41445368h
S/PDIF Output Not Supported

PCI Express Controller:
PCI-E x1 port #1 In Use @ x1 (Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5750F Fast Ethernet Controller)


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I had a siialar problem in this thread which Jerry K resolved for me:
http://forums.driverguide.com/showthread.php?t=45034

Even though both PC's seem to be using 82801 hardware, that solution isn't working. Installing the UAA driver did get the system to recognise sound hardware (see screen grab below), but trying to install the contexant driver gives me a "Cannont find hardware specified" error message.

Screen grab of device manager:

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5008/devicemanagerscreenui2.png



If any other information required, please let me know. Thanks in advance.

Intel 82801 is not a sound chip.... SoundMax AD1888 is. Lots of motherboard makers and vendors used this chip for sound.

The three things missing from your report is:

1: is this motherboard a retail motherboard or OEM?
2: If the first, what motherboard brand and model?
3: If OEM, what pc brand and model did it come installed in?

Not knowing what motherboard you have prevents me from helping you. If it's an Asus M3N-VM DH, then you can download this sound driver here:

ftp://dlsvr02.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/audio/ad1988/AD1988_51014530_32bit.zip

or

ftp://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/audio/ad1988/AD1988_51014530_32bit.zip


If it's an Intel® D201GLY motherboard, you can get the sound driver here:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?ProductID=2773&DwnldID=13365&lang=eng

If the motherboard is an Asus P4P800S-X, you can get the sound driver here:

http://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=244761

There are probably dozens of other motherboards that use the same audio chip. See the problem by not providing the important data about your system/motherboard?

And please use our driver request forum next time you need a driver. Thread moved.

You gave my brain a much needed kick.

It's an IBM Thinkcentre but didn't have a model number on it.
They use Soundmax and I'd already tried a Soundmax driver from the Lenovo site that hadn't worked cause it was for a different model.

Searched google images for bout an hour to eventually find out it was an A51.
Here's a crap image but I made the shape out at least:
http://www.hipernex.com/im/pr/m/26886%202.jpg

Anyway, here's the link for the "IBM Thinkcentre A51 (type 8122, 8123, 8124, 8129, 8131, 8132, 8133, 8134, 8135, 8136, 8137, 8138, 9212) / M51e (type 9213)" audio driver to save another poor sod the trouble:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-62654



I was relying too much on the Everest info.
Sorry for bein a pain anyway Jerry, and thanks for at least gettin' my brain in gear.