Need a wizard for this AC-97 sound problem.

External Since: Nov 20, 2003 Posts: 2

I have an epox 8KMM31 which was just set up with Windows XP. I have no
sound with the realtec AC-97. If you click on the Sound Manager volume
control it says that no mixer has been installed. But if you go into
device manager and click until you get down to the mixer properties
for the Realtec AC-97 audio device it says- "The device is enabled but
has not been started" How do you go about starting it? I tried turning
it off rebooting then turning it back on and rebooting, but No it will
not start. Please can someone tell me how to get this working?

External Since: Nov 18, 2003 Posts: 2

"kirby" <*kirbyk01@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I have an epox 8KMM31 which was just set up with Windows XP. I have no
> sound with the realtec AC-97. If you click on the Sound Manager volume
> control it says that no mixer has been installed. But if you go into
> device manager and click until you get down to the mixer properties
> for the Realtec AC-97 audio device it says- "The device is enabled but
> has not been started" How do you go about starting it? I tried turning
> it off rebooting then turning it back on and rebooting, but No it will
> not start. Please can someone tell me how to get this working?

I can give you a place to look. Usually when there's a reference to starting
something, you need to go to: Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Services.
Look for a line that relates to your device. If you find one, right click on
it and select properties to modify it.