Can't Get Sound Driver Installed After Fresh Install.

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  1. Tweeder

    Tweeder Regular member

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    Hey guys, thanks in advance for any help.

    I have a Gateway MX6027 laptop. I recently formatted without using the original restore partition, I actually deleted it and re-partitioned the drive the way I wanted it. I installed Windows MCE on it which of course is a variation of WinXP. I went to the website and found the driver file, it comes in a .zip. I extracted it and ran the setup file as stated in the readme file. It ran the file and then said it failed. I also tried to go to my hardware manager and tried to select the driver from the folder downloaded but it didn't find anything. I also tried using the "internet search" wizard for the driver with no success.

    As a last resort I downloaded the gateway driver app that checks your PC for needed or updated drivers and it did realize I need a sound driver, the software just connects to gateways ftp, downloads it, extracts it, and runs the same file that failed earlier.

    I'm pretty stuck. Anyone have any suggestions? I even know the driver Conexant Audio version 6.14.41.0565.

    Like I said, thanks in advance.
     
  2. ianski7

    ianski7 Guest

    Hi, what driver are you loading........XP or Media Centre. That may be the problem. I believe MCE has its own driver. you can try windows update.........pick Custom installation and find the hardware updates and look for your driver.
     
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  3. Tweeder

    Tweeder Regular member

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    Hey, thanks for the reply. Gateway doesnt list any MCE drivers, I assumed the drivers we're the same considering MCE is just a small addition to WinXP, all the all drivers are XP drivers after the reinstall. Gateway.com lists no MCE drivers at all and says just use XP.

    I also tried windows update, for some reason no drivers show up as needed. Its weird considering I have three yellows in my hardware manager.
     
  4. kenny1215

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    Don't know if this helps, since it's been so long since anyone's replied, but I figured if I replied here w/ a solution, I can search it again in the future if I ever forget!

    I decided to download every single damn Conexant Audio and Modem driver for my MX6027 and try them one by one. These are the ones I found to be working for this laptop:

    Audio:
    M360 6000 Series Conexant Audio Driver Version 6.14.10.0510

    Modem:
    Conexant M360, 6000 Series Modem Driver Version 7.18.00.50

    Neither one of these drivers on Gateway's support page ever list the MX6027 as a compatible laptop. This leaves me to believe that Gateway either makes laptops by piecing whatever chips they have lying around, or the Support IT guy there is smoking something I don't want.

    Good luck to anyone else who has these problems.
     
  5. Tweeder

    Tweeder Regular member

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    Thanks alot for the response bro, I've since downloaded one of those driver wizard software packages that finds the driver software for ya and it actually did find a compat driver for my sound, very buggy though. Theres like a 5 sec response time on any sound volume/mute changes and weird things like that.

    Shame my laptop wont support Vista, I have it on my desktop and it's so damn sexy.
     
  6. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    Tweeder, edit your sig to conform to forum specs of 50k ASAP.
    2. An image-only signature should be less than 50kb in size, and be at most 500 pixels wide and 200 pixels tall.
     
  7. Tweeder

    Tweeder Regular member

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    Come on bro, it took me forever to make that thing and its only very little over the specs you've said. Can't you cut me a break? I come here to share my tutorials helping your forums and revenue grow...
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    your choice, edit or ban. i was able to reduce it kb wise to a 21kb jpeg file from your 64kb png file. so if i can do it than so can you!!
     

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