Just as I thought, after a clean install of Vista the VIA AC97 Enhanced
Audio Controller has been installed but the High Definition Audio Controller
shows a yellow triangle with a ! in the middle of it


"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
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> I'm sure that the first time I did a clean install of Vista the High def
> driver showed up, I do it again later and see what happens
>
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> "dean-dean" <dean-dean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> Hmmm. You could try the sledgehammer approach, noted in this forum:
>>
>> How to recover a corrupted Vista driver database:
>> [url]http://forums.logitech.com/logitech/board/message?board.id=bluetooth&message.id=3755[/url]
>>
>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>> news:uGDKjf0yHHA.1132@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> I've downloaded the AC'97 drivers for Vista from the Realtek site and
>>> installed, still showing the High Def diver as usual, I keep removing it
>>> and on restart it comes back, god only knows why it is doing that when
>>> the
>>> mobo doesn't have high def audio
>>>
>>>
>>> "dean-dean" <dean-dean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>>>> Well, contrary to your subject line, having just looked at the specs
>>>> for
>>>> P5VDC-MX on the ASUS website, your computer may not use the Realtek
>>>> High
>>>> Definition Audio Driver, but has rather the Realtek ALC653 AC'97
>>>> 6-channel Audio CODEC.
>>>>
>>>> [url]http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=242&l4=0&model=814&modelmenu=2[/url]
>>>>
>>>> I am unable to get to the ASUS downloads page for that board, for some
>>>> reason, although this from Realtek might work, if indeed AC'97 is what
>>>> you have (a Vista driver is listed):
>>>>
>>>> [url]http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=23&PFid=23&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false#AC[/url]
>>>>
>>>> The ASUS downloads for you board *should* be here:
>>>>
>>>> [url]http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=P5VDC-MX[/url]
>>>>
>>>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>>>> news:OGRvCKxyHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> dean-dean, I have no PCI cards installed
>>>>>
>>>>> toolman3044, where can I get the ASUS Hi Def drivers from?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "toolman30044" <toolman30044.2tzbqi@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:toolman30044.2tzbqi@no-mx.forums.net...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You might want to check also to make sure you installed the Chipset
>>>>>> Drivers. And while Asus has Hi Def drivers for my board(p5b) they
>>>>>> are
>>>>>> not signed yet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> toolman30044
>>>>>
>>>>
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