How to intergrate Soundmax audio driver

[bflare]

I have downloaded soundmax motherboard drivers. How do i intergrate this into Nlite?

[bledd]

use winrar or 7zip to extract the zip or exe file that you have (if it supports it)

extract to say C:\drivers

copy your xpdisc to say C:\xpcd

load nlite, point it at c:\xpcd, integrate SP2 if you don't have it on there already (google "xp sp2 redist" for the full installer)

select driver integration, point it at the c:\drivers folder

then use the iso page to burn a new disc

[Nighted]

I've tried integrating SoundMAX driver too, but with no luck. Just doesn't work.

Edited March 25, 2007 by Nighted

[hulkviper]

After you extracted the driver, find folder SMAXWDM\W2K_XP, thats only the drivers.

[Nighted]

I've tried doing it that way. It just doesn't integrate. I've tried installing and then backing up the drivers and still nothing. Only the installer after loading windows seems to work.

[hulkviper]

If you have HD Audio you need hotfix KB888111

I got mine of metaftp

[Nighted]

Thanks, I'll give that a try and see what happens.

I found it at the hydrogenaudio forums btw.

[Nighted]

Hey hulkviper, created another unattended install using that hotfix and audio drivers are now integrated and working. Thanks a lot!!!

[betamax]

soundmax recommends that you use the setup program so that their control panel is installed... this allows you to set otherwise inaccessible options.

their setup.exe has a silent install switch (setup.exe -s)...

my question, however, is can this be integrated somehow as a software install? where do you normally put installer programs that have a silent option? can they go in with the hotfixes/updates, or does it have to go in guirunonce (i'd rather it not go there)?