Alright, got into safe mode. However...

There is no "device manager" that you speak of, unless you are talking about
"add new hardware", which doesn't work in safe mode, or "add/remove
programs", which has nothing in it worth deleting. Sorry to hang up on
something so obvious, but I have no idea what you are talking about. I do
know what a device manager is but there just doesn't seem to be one on here.

"mdp" wrote:

During boot, just before the Windows splash screen displays, press the F8
key and you will get a menu of options (during boot you can tap the F8 key
to help 'get it' at the right time). Select Safe Mode which will then
resume booting. Then go into Device Manager and delete (maybe it's called
remove) everything under Sound. Reboot.


"Damon" wrote in message
...
F8? Safe Mode? What? I am given the option to "hit DELETE to enter setup"
during booting, but there is nothing in there that I recognize. I know
what
you are talking about, but only for our other computer at home. Please
elaborate?

"mdp" wrote:

Somethings wrong with my ISP. I read your response but can only reply to
this one.

Boot into Safe Mode (press F8 while booting, select Safe Mode). Go into
Device Manager and delete everything under Sound. Reboot. If the
computer
begins to ask for audio drivers - this would be a success. If you have
some, point it to the right folder otherwise cancel your way through and
you'll see the yellow exclamation marks under Device Manager. Your
computer
now sees audio HW and the next step is to find the right drivers.

If the computer still doesn't see HW, not sure what to do next.

"Damon" wrote in message
...
Motherboard: Biostar MGTLA, 11/11/97-i440LX-2A69JB09C-00
Chipsets: North Bridge / Intel 82443LX PAC, South Bridge / Intel
82371AB
PIIX4

Is that enough?

-Damon

"mdp" wrote:

Post back with the motherboard and chipset info (both under
Motherboard
using Everest).

"Damon" wrote in message
...
Hmmm, not sure if I checked up on the INF files. And I neglected to
post
my
system specs, which is usually the first thing I do. It is a
Quantex, a
company long out of business. GenuineIntel, Pentium(r) II Processor,
96
MB
RAM. 9FX Reality 334 graphics card (also very old and out of
business.)
I
gave up and cracked open my case; the sound card IS an ensoniq
es1370
card,
and since Everest was right about that I am assuming it was right
about
it
being a Creative Sound Blaster PCI 128.

That's all I can tell you, I'm not sure what these INF files are
that
you
speak of. I'm clearly only semi-computer literate. Please help, and
thanks.

-Damon

"mdp" wrote:

Did you install the latest INF file(s) for your chipset per the
previous
poster's suggestion (or rule it out)? This is often needed for
Win9x
on
older MBs to enable exactly what you're having problems with,
detecting
HW.
If you're not sure what this is, post back with the computer
make/model
or
motherboard make/model.

"Damon" wrote in message
...
I don't believe that Everest is wrong. I am quite sure I have the
sound
card
that it indicates. This computer is from early 1999-2000, it is
not
new.
We
upgraded the OS from Windows 95 to 98 a long time ago. I'm quite
sure
there
was no software included for the soundcard. Even if there was it
would
be
irrelevant because that is what the internet is for. I have
downloaded
many
drivers for my card off the internet. SBPCI_WebDrvsV5_12_01.exe.
SBPCI128Setup_w9x.exe. SPCTAUDIOSetupus.exe. All of them either
crashed
or
asked for missing files. I downloaded all the missing files off
the
internet
from www.soundcard-drivers.com. Still no change. And what the
hell
is a
56k
Speakerphone?

"Franc Zabkar" wrote:

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 22:21:01 -0700, "Damon"
put finger to keyboard and
composed:

When I try to add the sound card driver through Add New
Hardware,
I
get
this:

"The file 'a3d.dll' on Creative Sound Blaster PCI 128 Driver
Disk
cannot
be
found."

I don't *have* a driver disk. Why would I? This stuff came with
the
computer, and never asked for one before. Nice products,
Microsoft.

You *should* have received a set of discs with your new
computer.
These discs would have device drivers and user manuals. At the
very
least you should have been given a CD for your motherboard.

Why don't you visually identify your soundcard? Everest may not
be
identifying it correctly, especially if it one of those odd
sound/modem combo cards.

"Damon" wrote:

I've already done this. The driver I downloaded wouldn't
install
because it
couldn't find the soundcard on my computer. The computer
can't
even
find the
damn card! It's (apparently) a Soundblaster PCI128. I've
tried
at
least 30
different drivers in the Device Manager trying to find one
that
works,
and
none have. The driver I downloaded doesn't even show up under
the
Creative
menu, either. My speakers are making wierd crackling noises.

Fed up. I'm this close to buying a new computer, but I am a
college
student
and have limited funds so I hope it doesn't come to that.
Thanks
to
all of
you for your help, though. Really appreciated.

"charlie R" wrote:

Check out this link,

http://www.ehow.com/how_5571_upgrade-drivers-sound.html


"Damon" wrote in message
...
I downloaded Everest, which informed me that I have a
Creative
Sound
Blaster
PCI128 (Ensoniq ES1370) sound card. (This is the card
that
came
with
the
computer. It always used to work before.) The Everest
program
led
me
to the
Creative website, where I downloaded the driver and was
told
that
it
couldn't
install because it could not detect a Sound Blaster card
on
my
computer.

"Franc Zabkar" wrote:

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:55:03 -0700, "Damon"
put finger to
keyboard
and
composed:

I don't want to have to crack the case open
and look directly; isn't there a way to get Windows to
find
the
sound card so
I know what driver to download?

Many people recommend Everest Home Edition:

http://www.lavalys.hu/products/overv...?pid=1&lang=en

Otherwise Windows 98 has msinfo32.exe which will tell
you
something
about your "problem" devices.

-- Franc Zabkar

Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by
email.




-- Franc Zabkar

Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.