PCI multimedia audio device problem
 

Sorry about the plethora of messages - I'll calm down soon!

During the recent upgrade of my old laptop to 98SE I think I remember
seeing a message relating to audio devices somewhere along the line, but
I can't remember the details.

After the installation, "PCI multimedia audio device" was listed as
non-functional in the Device Manager, and I couldn't play audio CDs.

I tried to rectify the situation via the Properties Update Driver
route, but I and/or the system couldn't find one.

I then had a look at the driver CD that came with the laptop, and it
does indeed contain an audio section (Crystal CS4280 to be precise),
complete with a Setup file, which I executed.

However, something has gone wrong in the sense that "PCI multimedia
audio device" is no longer listed as non-functional in the Device
Manager, *but* every time I reboot the Found New Hardware Wizard comes
up, looking for "PCI multimedia audio device" drivers!

See http://homepage.ntlworld.com/herb.ep...nimfurious.gif

There are thousands of Google hits for "PCI multimedia audio device" and
more then 100 for "crystal audio setup", but I can't quite make sense of it.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

PCI multimedia audio device problem
 

Boot to Safe Mode, go into Device Manager, and remove all sound-related
entries. Restart normally and install them again.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Herb" HE@UK wrote in message
...
Sorry about the plethora of messages - I'll calm down soon!

During the recent upgrade of my old laptop to 98SE I think I remember
seeing a message relating to audio devices somewhere along the line, but
I can't remember the details.

After the installation, "PCI multimedia audio device" was listed as
non-functional in the Device Manager, and I couldn't play audio CDs.

I tried to rectify the situation via the Properties Update Driver
route, but I and/or the system couldn't find one.

I then had a look at the driver CD that came with the laptop, and it
does indeed contain an audio section (Crystal CS4280 to be precise),
complete with a Setup file, which I executed.

However, something has gone wrong in the sense that "PCI multimedia
audio device" is no longer listed as non-functional in the Device
Manager, *but* every time I reboot the Found New Hardware Wizard comes
up, looking for "PCI multimedia audio device" drivers!

See http://homepage.ntlworld.com/herb.ep...nimfurious.gif

There are thousands of Google hits for "PCI multimedia audio device" and
more then 100 for "crystal audio setup", but I can't quite make sense of
it.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

PCI multimedia audio device problem
 

"Herb" HE@UK wrote in message
...
Sorry about the plethora of messages - I'll calm down soon!

During the recent upgrade of my old laptop to 98SE I think I remember
seeing a message relating to audio devices somewhere along the line, but I
can't remember the details.

After the installation, "PCI multimedia audio device" was listed as
non-functional in the Device Manager, and I couldn't play audio CDs.

I tried to rectify the situation via the Properties Update Driver route,
but I and/or the system couldn't find one.

I then had a look at the driver CD that came with the laptop, and it does
indeed contain an audio section (Crystal CS4280 to be precise), complete
with a Setup file, which I executed.

However, something has gone wrong in the sense that "PCI multimedia audio
device" is no longer listed as non-functional in the Device Manager, *but*
every time I reboot the Found New Hardware Wizard comes up, looking for
"PCI multimedia audio device" drivers!

See http://homepage.ntlworld.com/herb.ep...nimfurious.gif

There are thousands of Google hits for "PCI multimedia audio device" and
more then 100 for "crystal audio setup", but I can't quite make sense of
it.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

originally win95 on that right : so you installed win95 drivers from the
original CD...

www.driverguide.com use the search engine search for CS4280 company
Crystal Semiconductors...you will find many hits ..one should work for you

I know , it's a pain , but laptops are like that :

PCI multimedia audio device problem
 

On 07.03.2006 18:24 UK Time, Gary S. Terhune wrote:
Boot to Safe Mode, go into Device Manager, and remove all sound-related
entries. Restart normally and install them again.


Thanks - I tried that, but I couldn't see any sound-related entries in
Safe Mode (perhaps I didn't look properly?)

All I saw was an "unknown device" or words to that effect, which I
removed, but the Found New Hardware Wizard ttill comes up when I reboot
normally :-(

Regards

Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

PCI multimedia audio device problem
 

On 07.03.2006 18:32 UK Time, Haggis wrote:
"Herb" HE@UK wrote in message
...
Sorry about the plethora of messages - I'll calm down soon!

During the recent upgrade of my old laptop to 98SE I think I remember
seeing a message relating to audio devices somewhere along the line, but I
can't remember the details.

After the installation, "PCI multimedia audio device" was listed as
non-functional in the Device Manager, and I couldn't play audio CDs.

I tried to rectify the situation via the Properties Update Driver route,
but I and/or the system couldn't find one.

I then had a look at the driver CD that came with the laptop, and it does
indeed contain an audio section (Crystal CS4280 to be precise), complete
with a Setup file, which I executed.

However, something has gone wrong in the sense that "PCI multimedia audio
device" is no longer listed as non-functional in the Device Manager, *but*
every time I reboot the Found New Hardware Wizard comes up, looking for
"PCI multimedia audio device" drivers!

See http://homepage.ntlworld.com/herb.ep...nimfurious.gif

There are thousands of Google hits for "PCI multimedia audio device" and
more then 100 for "crystal audio setup", but I can't quite make sense of
it.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

originally win95 on that right : so you installed win95 drivers from the
original CD...

Originally Win98, actually, upgraded/installed Win98SE recently.


www.driverguide.com use the search engine search for CS4280 company
Crystal Semiconductors...you will find many hits ..one should work for you

I know , it's a pain , but laptops are like that :

Thanks - I found an entry that looked very promising
(http://members.driverguide.com/drive...riverid=129002), but
the problem persists after installation of the driver, i.e. the dreaded
Found New Hardware Wizard still comes up when I reboot :-(

Any more ideas?

Thank you.

Herbert Eppel
--
www.HETranslation.co.uk

PCI multimedia audio device problem
 

"Herb" HE@UK wrote in message ...
On 07.03.2006 18:32 UK Time, Haggis wrote:
"Herb" HE@UK wrote in message
...
Sorry about the plethora of messages - I'll calm down soon!

During the recent upgrade of my old laptop to 98SE I think I remember
seeing a message relating to audio devices somewhere along the line, but
I can't remember the details.

After the installation, "PCI multimedia audio device" was listed as
non-functional in the Device Manager, and I couldn't play audio CDs.

I tried to rectify the situation via the Properties Update Driver
route, but I and/or the system couldn't find one.

I then had a look at the driver CD that came with the laptop, and it
does indeed contain an audio section (Crystal CS4280 to be precise),
complete with a Setup file, which I executed.

However, something has gone wrong in the sense that "PCI multimedia
audio device" is no longer listed as non-functional in the Device
Manager, *but* every time I reboot the Found New Hardware Wizard comes
up, looking for "PCI multimedia audio device" drivers!

See
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/herb.ep...nimfurious.gif

There are thousands of Google hits for "PCI multimedia audio device" and
more then 100 for "crystal audio setup", but I can't quite make sense of
it.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

originally win95 on that right : so you installed win95 drivers from
the original CD...

Originally Win98, actually, upgraded/installed Win98SE recently.


www.driverguide.com use the search engine search for CS4280 company
Crystal Semiconductors...you will find many hits ..one should work for
you

I know , it's a pain , but laptops are like that :

Thanks - I found an entry that looked very promising
(http://members.driverguide.com/drive...riverid=129002), but
the problem persists after installation of the driver, i.e. the dreaded
Found New Hardware Wizard still comes up when I reboot :-(

Any more ideas?

Thank you.

Herbert Eppel
--
www.HETranslation.co.uk

looks like a likely one (I've had to try 4-6 different ones when looking for
the "correct" Crystal driver)

what does the new hardware wizard say that it has found ..still the audio
card ?

PCI multimedia audio device problem
 

On 07.03.2006 19:21 UK Time, Haggis wrote:

looks like a likely one (I've had to try 4-6 different ones when looking for
the "correct" Crystal driver)

what does the new hardware wizard say that it has found ..still the audio
card ?

It still says "PCI multimedia audio device"

Regards

Herbert Eppel
--
www.HETranslation.co.uk

PCI multimedia audio device problem
 

Depending on how the drivers installation procedure functions, "Add New
Hardware" dialogue at restart may be exactly correct. You may have to use
"Have Disk..." and point to where the installer placed the files.

Do you have a link for the drivers you most recently tried?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Herb" HE@UK wrote in message ...
On 07.03.2006 18:32 UK Time, Haggis wrote:
"Herb" HE@UK wrote in message
...
Sorry about the plethora of messages - I'll calm down soon!

During the recent upgrade of my old laptop to 98SE I think I remember
seeing a message relating to audio devices somewhere along the line,
but I
can't remember the details.

After the installation, "PCI multimedia audio device" was listed as
non-functional in the Device Manager, and I couldn't play audio CDs.

I tried to rectify the situation via the Properties Update Driver
route,
but I and/or the system couldn't find one.

I then had a look at the driver CD that came with the laptop, and it
does
indeed contain an audio section (Crystal CS4280 to be precise),
complete
with a Setup file, which I executed.

However, something has gone wrong in the sense that "PCI multimedia
audio
device" is no longer listed as non-functional in the Device Manager,
*but*
every time I reboot the Found New Hardware Wizard comes up, looking for
"PCI multimedia audio device" drivers!

See
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/herb.ep...nimfurious.gif

There are thousands of Google hits for "PCI multimedia audio device"
and
more then 100 for "crystal audio setup", but I can't quite make sense
of
it.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

originally win95 on that right : so you installed win95 drivers from t
he
original CD...

Originally Win98, actually, upgraded/installed Win98SE recently.


www.driverguide.com use the search engine search for CS4280 company
Crystal Semiconductors...you will find many hits ..one should work for
you

I know , it's a pain , but laptops are like that :

Thanks - I found an entry that looked very promising
(http://members.driverguide.com/drive...riverid=129002), but
the problem persists after installation of the driver, i.e. the dreaded
Found New Hardware Wizard still comes up when I reboot :-(

Any more ideas?

Thank you.

Herbert Eppel
--
www.HETranslation.co.uk

PCI multimedia audio device problem
 

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
Depending on how the drivers installation procedure functions, "Add New
Hardware" dialogue at restart may be exactly correct. You may have to use
"Have Disk..." and point to where the installer placed the files.

Do you have a link for the drivers you most recently tried?


http://members.driverguide.com/drive...riverid=129002

--
Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

PCI multimedia audio device problem
 

"Herb" HE@UK wrote in message
...
Gary S. Terhune wrote:
Depending on how the drivers installation procedure functions, "Add New
Hardware" dialogue at restart may be exactly correct. You may have to use
"Have Disk..." and point to where the installer placed the files.

Do you have a link for the drivers you most recently tried?


http://members.driverguide.com/drive...riverid=129002

--
Herbert Eppel
www.HETranslation.co.uk

so as Gary suggested ...unzip/unpack them to a known folder ..then when the
wizard shows up ..point it to that folder.

if it finds the proper drivers ...you're good ..if not , you may have to try
another set of drivers (I've had to do this ...just remember which ones you
try!)