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[H] PC problem (drivers?)

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SkelA Macedonia13069 Posts August 13 2010 15:48 GMT #1 So my old monitor died and i bought a new one today. After i hook it up my windows is not working properly just restarting everytime after few secs. NP i got my winxp cd so i reinstall my winxp and everything is fine but when i started adding my sound drivers the pc just restars. In the middle of installing the sound drivers my pc restarts( like 4 times already at the same spot ). I got no sound now and in device manager "Multimedia Audio Controller" is not working properly. I tried downloading some other drivers but its the same it asks some file "ALCXWDM" from my original cd drivers but when i put the path to it and when it starts updating my pc restarts again .... So whats my problem here ... maybe sound card is dead ?? or something else?? . For the record ive reinstalled windows ALOT of times and updating with the same drivers but pc never done anything freaky like this time. I think my sound card is Realtek AC'97 audio. Experienced pc users pls help ! P.S Sorry for my bad english .

SkelA Macedonia13069 Posts August 14 2010 09:03 GMT #2 anyone got a clue ?

vek Australia936 Posts August 14 2010 11:04 GMT #3 It is strange that it has worked in the past and doesn't now... your sound card might be dead but it is unlikely. Perhaps there is an issue with the CD somehow causing windows to crash? Have you tried the drivers from the Realtek website? http://www.realtek.com/Downloads/downloadsCheck.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=23&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false If those don't work then you will have to find out the manufacturer of your motherboard. Some motherboard manufacturers modifiy the AC97 chipset slightly so they need special drivers directly from them. To find out the serial number of your motherboard the easiest way is to just download CPU-Z: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html Then run it and look at the "Mainboard" tab.

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