[Asus P4S800 + Win2003] No sound

Hello

(Sorry for the x-posting, but since it could be either the
motherboard, the sound driver, or some setting in W2003...)

I've done the following on an W2003 Server Standard SP1, but I still
get no sound whatsoever:
- in the BIOS > Onboard PCI Device Controller > Onboard AC97 Audio
Controller = Auto
- Installed latest "SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio" driver
- started Windows Audio service
- no yellow ! in Device Manager

Any idea why I still get no sound when plugging a headphone in any of
the sound plugs, either in front or in the back?

Thank you.

"Gilles Ganault" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello
>
> (Sorry for the x-posting, but since it could be either the
> motherboard, the sound driver, or some setting in W2003...)
>
> I've done the following on an W2003 Server Standard SP1, but I still
> get no sound whatsoever:
> - in the BIOS > Onboard PCI Device Controller > Onboard AC97 Audio
> Controller = Auto
> - Installed latest "SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio" driver
> - started Windows Audio service
> - no yellow ! in Device Manager
>
> Any idea why I still get no sound when plugging a headphone in any of
> the sound plugs, either in front or in the back?

Well, on my P4S800 MB the audio circuit simply
died after barely 18 months use, so I had to disable
it in BIOS and add an audio card. (Yes, it is irritating
that there is no way to test integrity of sound-on-board.)

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

On Fri, 25 May 2007 08:04:15 -0400, "Don Phillipson"
<> wrote:
>Well, on my P4S800 MB the audio circuit simply
>died after barely 18 months use, so I had to disable
>it in BIOS and add an audio card. (Yes, it is irritating
>that there is no way to test integrity of sound-on-board.)

Yup, that MB looks cheap. I'll get a stand-alone card. Thanks.