[kevo969]

I just reinstalled win xp and reformatted and now i'm trying to install the driver for my sound device which is onboard but it just keeps on saying system not compatible with driver. I've installed this same driver several times before and it never gave any problems. I've tried everything i know but with no luck so if anyone has any idea as to what might be my problem a response would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[Alvin.C]

What are your system specifications?

[kevo969]

winxp media center edition sp2
Intel(R) pentium(R) 4cpu 3.00GHz 1GB of ram
ATI radeon X300 SE 128MB hypermemory
sigmatel integrated audio

[Alvin.C]

Originally posted by kevo969
winxp media center edition sp2
Intel(R) pentium(R) 4cpu 3.00GHz 1GB of ram
ATI radeon X300 SE 128MB hypermemory
sigmatel integrated audio

What motherboard do you have?

[kevo969]

seriously i don't even know what motherboard i have. where should i go to find out that info?

[Alvin.C]

Hello,

CPU-Z http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php is capable of informing you what motherboard you have.

Alternatively, Everest Home Edition http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html is good for listing system specifications.

[kevo969]

this is what i saw when i opened cpuz:
Motherboard:

manufacturer: Dell inc.
Model: OWG261
Chipset: Intel-i945G/GZ Rev: A2
southbridge: Intel - 82801GB (lCH7)
sensor: SMSC - 7901



Bios:

Brand: Dell
Version: A05
Date:03/31/2006

Graphics interface:

Version: PCI express
Link width: x16 - Max supported: x16

I hope this is the info u wanted

[kevo969]

thanks alot for your help but i found a solution to the problem.
it seems in device manager under system devices the pci bus was not installed . all i did was install it then tried installing the sound driver again and it worked perfect.