Im having trouble finding a working driver for my sound card, according to everest this is what it is

Intel 82801AA I/O Controller Hub - AC'97 Audio Adapter [b-1]

Id prefer an official driver but at the moment i dont really care as long as it works

because my driver currently has a problem

it works for the 98 startup sound

it works when playing files in vlc

it does not work when playing files with wmp6.4/9 or mplayerc

Im having trouble finding a working driver for my sound card, according to everest this is what it is

Intel 82801AA I/O Controller Hub - AC'97 Audio Adapter [b-1]

This is incomplete information, there should be something like:

--------[ PCI / PnP Audio ]----------------------------------------------------------------

	Realtek ALC650 @ Intel 82801DB ICH4 - AC'97 Audio Controller [B-0]				PCI

in the Multimedia section.

Petr

Edited November 18, 200619 yr by Petr

--------[ PCI / PnP Audio ]------------------------------------------------------

Intel 82801AA I/O Controller Hub - AC'97 Audio Adapter PCI

is this what you mean?

i actually have two computers with this soundcard onboard.

Id prefer an official driver but at the moment i dont really care as long as it works

because my driver currently has a problem

it works for the 98 startup sound

it works when playing files in vlc

it does not work when playing files with wmp6.4/9 or mplayerc

Double-click on volume control icon and ensure all the sliders are not muted...

--------[ PCI / PnP Audio ]------------------------------------------------------

Intel 82801AA I/O Controller Hub - AC'97 Audio Adapter PCI

is this what you mean?

i actually have two computers with this soundcard onboard.

What version of Everest do you use? I remember that the old versions did not displayed this information, I use the latest one (3.50.xxx). For my controller the first build showing the correct information is 2.451

1.51.195 to 2.20.444:

--------[ PCI / PnP Audio ]-----------------------------------------------------

	Intel 82801DB ICH4 - AC'97 Audio Controller [B-0]								 PCI

- not useful information

2.20.451 to 3.50.792:

--------[ PCI / PnP Audio ]-----------------------------------------------------

	Realtek ALC650 @ Intel 82801DB ICH4 - AC'97 Audio Controller [B-0]				PCI

- useful information

Petr

2.20.405

Everest Ultimate Edition 3.50.761

--------[ PCI / PnP Audio ]-----------------------------------------------------

Analog Devices AD1881A @ Intel 82801AA I/O Controller Hub - AC'97 Audio Adapter [b-1] PCI

Everest Ultimate Edition 3.50.761

--------[ PCI / PnP Audio ]-----------------------------------------------------

Analog Devices AD1881A @ Intel 82801AA I/O Controller Hub - AC'97 Audio Adapter [b-1] PCI

OK, this is the important information. AD codecs use SoundMax drivers, they are OEM specific and not available from Analog Devices, just from the motherboard manufacturers - and you have not mentioned it yet.

For example, all of these drivers are SoundMAX drivers for AD codec with 82801AA AC'97 controller:

http://www-306.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss...ocid=MIGR-43318

http://www-306.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss...cid=MIGR-4R9SWY

http://downloadmirror.intel.com/df-support...DM3030D_SM3.exe

But I'm not sure if they work just with AD1881A chip and with your motherboard, every motherboard has its own ID and these drivers support the following ones (for 82801AA):

d69z28us.exe

%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_IBMTWST, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_016A1014
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_IBMTWST, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_01861014
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_IBMZEUS, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_01691014
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_IBMZEUS, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_01991014
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_IBMZEUS, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_01B11014
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_IBM_RIO, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_01C61014
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_IBM_RIO, pci\ven_8086&dev_2445&subsys_01C61014
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_IBM_RIO, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_01CD1014
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_IBM_RIO, pci\ven_8086&dev_2445&subsys_01CD1014
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_IBMZEUS, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_01DA1014
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_IBMZEUS, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_01DE1014
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_IBMZEUS, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_02031014
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_IBM_RIO, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_02141014
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_IBM_RIO, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_02151014

ven_8086&dev_2415 means Vendor ID 8086 = Intel, Device ID = 2415 = 82801AA

subsys_016A1014 is Subsystem ID, 1014 is Subsystem Vendor ID, 1014 is IBM, 016A is ID of some specific IBM product.

WDM3030D_SM3.exe

%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_CAYMAN, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_59418086
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_ICHAUD, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_42418086
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_OTRIGR, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_4F528086
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_CAYMAN, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_43418086
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_ICHAUD, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_41538086
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_BRCHWD, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_42578086
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_ICHAUD, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_47538086
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_ICHAUD, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_42508086
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_SMATRA, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_53558086
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_FRBNKS, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_46428086
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_EASTON, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_45418086
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_ICHAUD, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_9019107B
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_ICHAUD, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_1400107B
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_FRBNKS, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_1401107B
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_GARBLD, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_47428086
%*WDM_AC97AUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_EASTON, pci\ven_8086&dev_2415&subsys_424E8086

Subsystem Vendor ID 8086 = Intel, 107B = Gateway

Intel uses two letters identification converted to hexa code in the Subsystem ID, it means:

4241 = BA = BA810 (Baton Rouge)

4F52 = OR = OR840 (Outrigger)

4341 = CA = CA810 (Cayman)

4153 = AS

4257 = BW = BW810 (Birchwood)

4753 = GS = GS810 (Great Smokey)

4250 = BP = BP810 (Black Pine)

5355 = SU = SU810 (Sumatra)

4652 = FB = FB820 (Fairbanks)

4541 = EA = D815EEA (Easton)

4742 = GB = D850GB (Garibaldi)

424E = EN = D815EEA2/D815EPEA2 (Easton 2)

This is specific to specific manufacturer and therefore is so hard to find the right SounMAX driver if you don't know the motherboard manufacturer and type.

Petr

Edited November 19, 200619 yr by Petr

Motherboard Name: IBM 6266G6A

the other board is a compaq but i dont have access to it at the moment to check it.

Motherboard Name: IBM 6266G6A

the other board is a compaq but i dont have access to it at the moment to check it.

If this mean Netvista (as you wrote here) 6266 then your drivers are here: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss...cid=MIGR-4RZ2LT

DriverVer = 08/01/2000,5.12.01.3000

http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/...ta/d64z14us.exe

DriverVer = 08/01/2000,5.12.01.3003

http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/...on/d64z18us.exe

DriverVer = 08/01/2000,5.12.01.3011

http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/...on/d69z28us.exe

DriverVer = 08/01/2000,5.12.01.3029

http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/...on/d64z21us.exe

DriverVer = 10/16/2001,5.12.01.3037

http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/...on/d64z24us.exe

Full package:

DriverVer = 10/16/2001,5.12.01.3037

http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/...n/dsiz14usa.exe

(This version is probably the latest with support of 82801AA southbridge)

Both IBM and Compaq have very good archive of all drivers.

Petr

ok thanks, ill find out what the compaq motherboard is soon

tried the bottom two ibm drivers and the soundcard still doesnt work properly