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Hello,
My MOBO
ASRock - G41M-LE/H
Audio - 7.1 CH Windows® Vista™ Premium Level HD Audio (VIA® VT1708S Audio Codec)

I'm running XP Pro (32bit) I have no sound, or devices capable of playing sound.

I can't install the codec that's already on the CD.  There is nothing in my Device Manager, and I can't search/add anything related to sound....So Does my MB have integrated sound(It's supposed to)? What do I need to do?

This is my system to a T...https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-2-overclock,2310.html

I have only the OS and any CD/Drivers that came with the newly purchased hardware...all freshly built/installed.

Please help!

tpsey · Accepted Answer

i to had this promblem NO SOUND CARD and NO AUDIO DEVICE
just found it worked great
thanks to thomaslee

KB888111 can be installed on top of SP3. Follow the instructions below.

 

1) Use 7-zip or WinRAR to extract

2) Extract KB888111XPSP2.exe to a folder such as C:\KB888111XPSP2

3) Open Device Manager, search for the Unknown PCI device

4) Right click on the Unknown PCI device to update the driver

5) Point the driver path to this C:\KB888111XPSP2\commonfiles\

 

It should be able to update. Install the audio driver on your machine. Good luck!

 

Also read these threads for more information.

 

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2721330&SiteID=17

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http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2615992&SiteID=17

 

Regards,

Thomas

 


 troubled241 wrote: 
Then I found that if I installed all my HP or Toshiba drivers before I install XP SP3 I have success. To install Realtek or KB88811,  XP SP3 must be removed.
 
 
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/dd309773-6bb6-4311-8d9f-28d848bca4f8/realtek-hd-audio-device?forum=itproxpsp

sadgurl · Answer

hi there,

use the cd provided

and install all

Thanks

Vale · Answer

Serious replies only please....use the CD and install all?

Did you even read my post?

To clarify things, When I 'install all from my CD' I get the "We can't find HD audio device"

The CD and ASRock website codec aren't working, mainly b/c there isn't any audio device to recognize...

strongside350 · Answer

I'm having the exact same problem, drivers won't work and it refuses to find the onboard sound.  I went into BIOS and changed it from "auto" to "enabled" but it didn't do anything, anybody have a fix?

jmp59 · Answer

Hello,

Do u have XP SP2 or SP3 ?

ryuu · Answer

MS UAA ou KB888111

install it

fromRomania · Answer

inserd motherboard CD, next right clik on my computer and manage and search the prob.. il will be with a yellow "?" is wil be 1 if u don't heav other probs ;)

arch · Answer

I too faced the same problem when I did a fresh install of Windows XP. I later installed XP service pack 2 (SP2) and then ran the VIA audio driver installation again. This time it worked fine. Try it out.

Groob · Answer

KB888111 can be installed on top of SP3. Follow the instructions below.



1) Use 7-zip or WinRAR to extract

2) Extract KB888111XPSP2.exe to a folder such as C:\KB888111XPSP2

3) Open Device Manager, search for the Unknown PCI device

4) Right click on the Unknown PCI device to update the driver

5) Point the driver path to this C:\KB888111XPSP2\commonfiles\



It should be able to update. Install the audio driver on your machine. Good luck! 





Great advice! Thank you very much! I 'd this error(appr.):"System doesn't need this update" I was going to uninstall SP3 on XP))

Poppin · Answer

Thank you SO MUCH, Groob!

vimi · Answer

i was having same problem from week after re instilling windows .

nothing worked then I tried this 

Just plug everything in port and try re installing

'We can't find HD audio device'

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