Anyone know where I can download an audio driver for my Foxconn 661M03-G motherb

[Sneakgab]

(edit). Pretty sure I found the right driver. Ran the executable and nothing. Can anyone tell me how to install a driver? (edit)

Please provide a link. Obviously I've googled and all that. Checked some foxconn sites too (Blegh, the Foxconn site appears to be broken and $h!tty, which makes sense because that's what their motherboards are usually like..)

I've been faffing about over the internet quite unsuccesfully for more than 2 hours now. If I knew the series the model was in perhaps I could find it on the net but I have been unable to find out the series so far (no documentation about my house as the motherboard was purchased years ago).

Also, not sure I would know how to install the driver anyway.

I actually have the drivers on a hard drive (currently set as my secondary hard drive till I find a damn jumper so I can make it a slave). However, I don't know how to install the drivers from there.

Tis all for my onboard sound.

Thanks in advance.

(edit) Now that I think about, I might need a whole bunch of new drivers. Just did a clean install of XP on a formatted hard drive.

(edit). Info on my motherboard, if it helps.

--------[ Motherboard ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Motherboard Properties:

      Motherboard ID                                    10/27/2005-SiS-661-6A7I4FK9C-00

      Motherboard Name                                  Foxconn 661M03-G

    Front Side Bus Properties:

      Bandwidth                                         6400 MB/s

      Bus Type                                          Intel NetBurst

      Bus Width                                         64-bit

      Effective Clock                                   800 MHz

      Real Clock                                        200 MHz (QDR)

    Memory Bus Properties:

      Bandwidth                                         3200 MB/s

      Bus Type                                          DDR SDRAM

      Bus Width                                         64-bit

      Effective Clock                                   400 MHz

      Real Clock                                        200 MHz (DDR)

    Chipset Bus Properties:

      Bus Type                                          SiS MuTIOL

      Bus Width                                         16-bit

    Motherboard Physical Info:

      CPU Sockets/Slots                                 1 Socket 478

      Expansion Slots                                   3 PCI, 1 AGP

      Form Factor                                       Micro ATX

      Integrated Devices                                Audio, Video, LAN, IEEE-1394

      Motherboard Chipset                               SiS661FX

      Motherboard Size                                  240 mm x 240 mm

      RAM Slots                                         2 DDR DIMM

    Motherboard Manufacturer:

      BIOS Download                                     http://www.foxconnchannel.com/productsDownloadOverview_motherboard.cfm

      Company Name                                      Foxconn Electronics, Inc.

      Product Information                               http://www.foxconnchannel.com/productsOverview_motherboard.cfm?pSocket=&pChipset=

[Dragoon Knight]

You're probably only getting the chipset drivers if you're going by the motherboard alone.  If you're using a program like Everest to check the specs of your hardware, then have a look under Audio devices, then PCI Audio.

Most chipsets with onboard audio like to "pretend" that it's a PCI device, and thus XP treats it as such.  It's likely you'll have the Intel AC97 set, which is easy to find a universal driver for, but post back with your findings, just in case.

[Sneakgab]

Thanks very much for the response.

Well, I actually downloaded, extracted and ran the RealTek AC97 Audio driver (package 4.06) first things first since I recognized it... but to no avail. Am I to take it that these should at least be appearing in my devices list under sound,video and game controllers?

under Multimedia-PCI/PNP audio I simply get a blank page.

Here is my PCI device report.

[ nVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Video Adapter ]

    Device Properties:

      Device Description                                nVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Video Adapter

      Bus Type                                          AGP 8x

      Bus / Device / Function                           1 / 0 / 0

      Device ID                                         10DE-0342

      Subsystem ID                                      0000-0000

      Device Class                                      0300 (VGA Display Controller)

      Revision                                          A1

      Fast Back-to-Back Transactions                    Supported, Disabled

    Device Features:

      66 MHz Operation                                  Supported

      Bus Mastering                                     Enabled

    AGP Properties:

      AGP Version                                       3.00

      AGP Status                                        Enabled

      Supported AGP Speeds                              1x, 2x, 8x

      Current AGP Speed                                 8x

      Fast-Write                                        Supported, Disabled

      Side Band Addressing                              Supported, Enabled

  [ SiS 660FX Chipset - Host-PCI Bridge ]

    Device Properties:

      Device Description                                SiS 660FX Chipset - Host-PCI Bridge

      Bus Type                                          PCI

      Bus / Device / Function                           0 / 0 / 0

      Device ID                                         1039-0661

      Subsystem ID                                      105B-0C56

      Device Class                                      0600 (Host/PCI Bridge)

      Revision                                          11

      Fast Back-to-Back Transactions                    Not Supported

    Device Features:

      66 MHz Operation                                  Not Supported

      Bus Mastering                                     Enabled

    AGP Properties:

      AGP Version                                       3.05

      AGP Status                                        Enabled

      Supported AGP Speeds                              1x, 2x, 8x

      Current AGP Speed                                 8x

      Fast-Write                                        Not Supported

      Side Band Addressing                              Supported, Enabled

  [ SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller ]

    Device Properties:

      Device Description                                SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller

      Bus Type                                          PCI

      Bus / Device / Function                           0 / 3 / 0

      Device ID                                         1039-7001

      Subsystem ID                                      105B-0C56

      Device Class                                      0C03 (USB Controller)

      Revision                                          0F

      Fast Back-to-Back Transactions                    Supported, Disabled

    Device Features:

      66 MHz Operation                                  Not Supported

      Bus Mastering                                     Enabled

  [ SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller ]

    Device Properties:

      Device Description                                SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller

      Bus Type                                          PCI

      Bus / Device / Function                           0 / 3 / 1

      Device ID                                         1039-7001

      Subsystem ID                                      105B-0C56

      Device Class                                      0C03 (USB Controller)

      Revision                                          0F

      Fast Back-to-Back Transactions                    Supported, Disabled

    Device Features:

      66 MHz Operation                                  Not Supported

      Bus Mastering                                     Enabled

  [ SiS 85C503/5513/5595/961/962/963 PCI-ISA Bridge ]

    Device Properties:

      Device Description                                SiS 85C503/5513/5595/961/962/963 PCI-ISA Bridge

      Bus Type                                          PCI

      Bus / Device / Function                           0 / 2 / 0

      Device ID                                         1039-0008

      Subsystem ID                                      0000-0000

      Device Class                                      0601 (PCI/ISA Bridge)

      Revision                                          25

      Fast Back-to-Back Transactions                    Not Supported

    Device Features:

      66 MHz Operation                                  Not Supported

      Bus Mastering                                     Enabled

  [ SiS 85C513 IDE Controller ]

    Device Properties:

      Device Description                                SiS 85C513 IDE Controller

      Bus Type                                          PCI

      Bus / Device / Function                           0 / 2 / 5

      Device ID                                         1039-5513

      Subsystem ID                                      105B-0C56

      Device Class                                      0101 (IDE Controller)

      Revision                                          00

      Fast Back-to-Back Transactions                    Not Supported

    Device Features:

      66 MHz Operation                                  Not Supported

      Bus Mastering                                     Enabled

  [ SiS 900 Fast Ethernet Adapter ]

    Device Properties:

      Device Description                                SiS 900 Fast Ethernet Adapter

      Bus Type                                          PCI

      Bus / Device / Function                           0 / 4 / 0

      Device ID                                         1039-0900

      Subsystem ID                                      105B-0C56

      Device Class                                      0200 (Ethernet Controller)

      Revision                                          91

      Fast Back-to-Back Transactions                    Supported, Disabled

    Device Features:

      66 MHz Operation                                  Not Supported

      Bus Mastering                                     Enabled

  [ SiS AGP Controller ]

    Device Properties:

      Device Description                                SiS AGP Controller

      Bus Type                                          PCI

      Bus / Device / Function                           0 / 1 / 0

      Device ID                                         1039-0003

      Subsystem ID                                      0000-0000

      Device Class                                      0604 (PCI/PCI Bridge)

      Revision                                          00

      Fast Back-to-Back Transactions                    Not Supported

    Device Features:

      66 MHz Operation                                  Supported

      Bus Mastering                                     Enabled

  [ SiS SMBus Controller ]

    Device Properties:

      Device Description                                SiS SMBus Controller

      Bus Type                                          PCI

      Bus / Device / Function                           0 / 2 / 1

      Device ID                                         1039-0016

      Subsystem ID                                      0000-0000

      Device Class                                      0C05 (Serial Bus Controller)

      Revision                                          00

      Fast Back-to-Back Transactions                    Supported, Disabled

    Device Features:

      66 MHz Operation                                  Not Supported

      Bus Mastering                                     Disabled

[Dragoon Knight]

Hmm, weird that it doesn't show anything under PCI devices.

Go to the Start, Control Panel, then System.  Under the Hardware tab, go to Device Manager.  Is there an entry with a yellow question mark against it describing an audio device (e.g. multimedia controller)?

I'm going to have a look around using the board's serial number, see what I can find.

[Dragoon Knight]

I've found a link here - have you tried this file?

http://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=626819

[Sneakgab]

First off, sorry if I kept you waiting or anything, what with you being the one helping all. Might have appeared rather discourteous but it did so happen there was nothing I could do about it (older brother = big).

''Go to the Start, Control Panel, then System.  Under the Hardware tab, go to Device Manager.  Is there an entry with a yellow question mark against it describing an audio device (e.g. multimedia controller)?''

Yes, as a matter of fact thats pretty much EXACTLY what I was about to tell you in my next post before my older brother hijacked my damn line for gaming.  >:( (since it's kind of funny I will add ;D)

I actually managed to find my motherboard disc. I then ran the driver install off it... nothing. Then I manually added the device... nothing.

After adding the device and attempting to use it (making it my active device or something I forget) I am greeted with the error: [code 10]

So then I went through the windows troubleshooters trying out most of the stuff until I finally arrived at the hardware conflict page, mentioning the yellow exclamation mark. I tried removing the driver and re-installing to no avail. Perhaps it is noteworthy to say that I DID install AC 4.07 before 3.whatever (found on the disk) as well as an audio device supposedly for my specific motherboard model. Still nothing.

That's when I was going to post here again.

That you apparently expected this, is a good sign that you are familiar with this error and that I may soon once again dine upon the pleasures of digital sound (my ears are hungry).

[Sneakgab]

First off, sorry if I kept you waiting or anything, what with you being the one helping all. Might have appeared rather discourteous but it did so happen there was nothing I could do about it (older brother = big).

''Go to the Start, Control Panel, then System.  Under the Hardware tab, go to Device Manager.  Is there an entry with a yellow question mark against it describing an audio device (e.g. multimedia controller)?''

Yes, as a matter of fact thats pretty much EXACTLY what I was about to tell you in my next post before my older brother hijacked my damn line for gaming.  >:( (since it's kind of funny I will add ;D)

I actually managed to find my motherboard disc. I then ran the driver install off it... nothing. Then I manually added the device... nothing.

After adding the device and attempting to use it (making it my active device or something I forget) I am greeted with the error: [code 10]

So then I went through the windows troubleshooters trying out most of the stuff until I finally arrived at the hardware conflict page, mentioning the yellow exclamation mark. I tried removing the driver and re-installing to no avail. Perhaps it is noteworthy to say that I DID install AC 4.07 before 3.whatever (found on the disk) as well as an audio device supposedly for my specific motherboard model. Still nothing.

That's when I was going to post here again.

That you apparently expected this, is a good sign that you are familiar with this error and that I may soon once again dine upon the pleasures of digital sound (my ears are hungry).

[Dragoon Knight]

If the link I provided in my previous post isn't working, then try the following:

1. Uninstall the device driver entirely.

2. Restart your PC.

3. When the "Found New Hardware" wizard appears, let it try to find the drivers by letting it connect to the internet.

If this works, then great.  If not, then keep going:

4. Click Finish or Cancel when the wizard fails to find the drivers, and do so for any subsequent windows that pop up.

5. Go to Start, Control Panel, Automatic Updates.

6. Near the bottom of the window, there should be a hyperlink for the Windows Update Website - click it.

7. Choose Custom Installation when you get the option.

8. You may have to download a new ActiveX control if you've just re-installed Windows, and/or update the updater itself, but just go through all this until you get a list of updates.

9. Along the left of the Internet Explorer window, you should see "Hardware, Optional".  Click this.

10. You should hopefully find that Windows has provided you with the correct driver to download for your card, along with any other missing hardware drivers.

11. Tick the box next to the driver to add it to the list (along with any other Software Optional or High Priority ones you want to download).

12. Click the Review and Install button, then Install Updates.

13. Say yes to any license agreements, and then sit back, because it may take a while if you're downloading more than one update.

Hopefully this will work when other options fail. :)

[Sneakgab]

Does it matter if my copy of Windows is not genuine?

[Dragoon Knight]

Well yes, it would matter. :P

If you don't have a genuine copy of Windows, you won't be able to access Windows Update.  Unfortunately, this means that you're not going to be able to get a hold of the drivers this way.

If the internet isn't helping, and you're sure you have compatible drivers on another hard drive, you might want to try copying and pasting the following folder:

C:WINDOWSsystem32drivers

from your other hard drive to your current one.  Note that it probably won't be C Drive, but E or F, and you'll have to slave it (check the jumper settings, you might find that slave is set by no jumpers at all).  Most importantly, when you get this done, do not overwrite your current drivers folder; just plonk the old one on your desktop or something.  Then, go to Device Manager (as I explained when I asked you to look for the yellow question mark), right click the device and choose "Update Driver".  Choose the option that lets you make the decisions about where to look, and tell the wizard to look in your Drivers folder that you've copied over.  It should find the driver and put it in the correct location.

Let me know how this goes, as it's pretty much the last resort. :P