Drivers for AC'97 Onboard Sound

NBALakersFan08 · Jun 26, 2003, 03:59 AM

Hey everyone,

Sorry for being a n00b, but I'm not very good with computer sound hardware and their respective driver software. I'm looking for the latest drivers for my AC'97 Onboard Sound system that came with my Epox 4G4A motherboard (the motherboard runs on the Intel 845G chipset). Does anybody know where I can find these? Thanks.

RIV@NVX · Jun 26, 2003, 02:23 PM

http://www.elito-epox.com/techsupp/d...ds_anzeige.asp

It's german, but I hope it's not too complicated

NBALakersFan08 · Jun 26, 2003, 05:23 PM

Thanks for the link, RIV@NVX, but I'm not really sure which driver I need. Any ideas?

Matth · Jun 26, 2003, 06:35 PM

none of them looked like an AC97 driver - I downloaded a hi-res picture of the board, and the only chip the right size/shape to be the AC97 codec had a Realtek logo (like a crab with its claws raised)

The ALC650 drivers from www.realtek.com.tw may prove useful
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&Software=True

http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=10142

Yep! looks like if you do have the small square crab-logo'd chip at the edge of the board, these drivers should do nicely.
At Gigabyte, I found a 16Mb sized 3.42 version, now either this driver is BIGGER than 3.45, Or Gigabyte made a futz of packing it, or there's a larger (and better) wavetable (not sure if AC97 drivers actually do this)

http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/...XP%20Ultra.htm
Last one on the page

And CONFIRMED
http://web.epox.com/html/motherboard...f32r3or23ro2J3

Realtek - and they have 3.37, as against Gigabyte's large 3.42, or Realtek's 3.45 or beta

NBALakersFan08 · Jun 26, 2003, 09:14 PM

Thanks guys, got 'em.

RIV@NVX · Jun 27, 2003, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by NBALakersFan08
Thanks guys, got 'em.

Glad to hear

Jun 26, 2003, 03:59 AM	#1
NBALakersFan08 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Drivers for AC'97 Onboard Sound Hey everyone, Sorry for being a n00b, but I'm not very good with computer sound hardware and their respective driver software. I'm looking for the latest drivers for my AC'97 Onboard Sound system that came with my Epox 4G4A motherboard (the motherboard runs on the Intel 845G chipset). Does anybody know where I can find these? Thanks. __________________ My "Home Made" System Specs: Intel Pentium 4 2.2GHz Processor Turbo Gamer ATX Mid-Tower with 420W Power Supply EPoX 4G4A Motherboard with Intel 845G Chipset Visiontek XTASY GeForce4 128MB Ti4600 (Det 44.03 Drivers) 1GB PC2100 DDR RAM 40GB Matrox 7200RPM Hard Drive Windows XP Home Edition SP1 No CPU or GPU Overclocking

Jun 26, 2003, 02:23 PM	#2
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	http://www.elito-epox.com/techsupp/d...ds_anzeige.asp It's german, but I hope it's not too complicated __________________ -- Vedran

Jun 26, 2003, 05:23 PM	Thread Starter #3
NBALakersFan08 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the link, RIV@NVX, but I'm not really sure which driver I need. Any ideas? __________________ My "Home Made" System Specs: Intel Pentium 4 2.2GHz Processor Turbo Gamer ATX Mid-Tower with 420W Power Supply EPoX 4G4A Motherboard with Intel 845G Chipset Visiontek XTASY GeForce4 128MB Ti4600 (Det 44.03 Drivers) 1GB PC2100 DDR RAM 40GB Matrox 7200RPM Hard Drive Windows XP Home Edition SP1 No CPU or GPU Overclocking

Jun 26, 2003, 06:35 PM	#4
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	none of them looked like an AC97 driver - I downloaded a hi-res picture of the board, and the only chip the right size/shape to be the AC97 codec had a Realtek logo (like a crab with its claws raised) The ALC650 drivers from www.realtek.com.tw may prove useful http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&Software=True http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=10142 Yep! looks like if you do have the small square crab-logo'd chip at the edge of the board, these drivers should do nicely. At Gigabyte, I found a 16Mb sized 3.42 version, now either this driver is BIGGER than 3.45, Or Gigabyte made a futz of packing it, or there's a larger (and better) wavetable (not sure if AC97 drivers actually do this) http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/...XP%20Ultra.htm Last one on the page And CONFIRMED http://web.epox.com/html/motherboard...f32r3or23ro2J3 Realtek - and they have 3.37, as against Gigabyte's large 3.42, or Realtek's 3.45 or beta Last edited by Matth; Jun 26, 2003 at 06:47 PM.

Jun 26, 2003, 09:14 PM	Thread Starter #5
NBALakersFan08 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Thanks guys, got 'em. __________________ My "Home Made" System Specs: Intel Pentium 4 2.2GHz Processor Turbo Gamer ATX Mid-Tower with 420W Power Supply EPoX 4G4A Motherboard with Intel 845G Chipset Visiontek XTASY GeForce4 128MB Ti4600 (Det 44.03 Drivers) 1GB PC2100 DDR RAM 40GB Matrox 7200RPM Hard Drive Windows XP Home Edition SP1 No CPU or GPU Overclocking