I have wiped a mates pc and installed a pirate xp on it.

The original one was infected to its ears and it ended up not even able to boot.
anyway

I have googled and installed drivers which i thought would solve the issue

but to no avail

here are some specs for the pc

processor
1.90 gigahertz AMD Athlon xp

circuitboard
gigabytetech. 7VM400M-RZ
bios
Awardsoftware f3 08/04/2004

I have downloaded some exes from different places.....but still no sound

any help would be appreciated

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http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/...iver&FileID=867

it will proberly take ages to download, whenevr i get drivers from gigabyte it comes in a 2-3kb/s :/

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downloading now at 20 kbs.....aussie broadband sux

I will let you know how i go
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thanks if it works....

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thats 18 kbs faster than i had :P

and it will work, if it dosent your friends computer needs to be thrown away.

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I have just installed it on my pc.........damn..........

now im on the pc, so ill re download and let you knpw

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error message on instal

via ac97 audio chipset is not enabled on this system, please enable it first on the bios, then run again?

how do i do that?

I looked in the start up but didnt see where?

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For entering BIOS you need to press [DEL] right after startup. Go over to the 'integrated peripherals'.
The manual states the mobo uses a VIA VT1617. Searching with google gives:
VIA AC97 audio driver package 6.80b

Applies to:
Via motherboards with integrated sound: VT1612A, VT1616, VT1617, VT82C686A, VT82C686B, VT8231, VT8233, VT8233A, VT8233C, VT8235, VT8237.

Requirements
Windows 95/98/Me/NT4/2000/XP
http://www.softwarepatch.com/utilities/viaac97.html
Hope this helps. GL.

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downloading now, do i still have to change the setting in the bios, or the patch you threw at me will do te trick?
ty in advance

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I would imagine you'll still have to switch the option on in the BIOS. They let you turn it off so that you can install another sound card without getting conflicts.

If the option is switched off it won't activate the on-board sound even if it has drivers correctly installed.

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Originally posted by Linnets
I would imagine you'll still have to switch the option on in the BIOS. They let you turn it off so that you can install another sound card without getting conflicts.

If the option is switched off it won't activate the on-board sound even if it has drivers correctly installed.

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