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    delores3133 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jun 21, 2008, 08:52 AM
    Soundcard Drivers
    I seem to have lost the drivers for my sound card. The speakers started to make a strange sound followed by them not now working at all. In Device Manager a yellow question mark appears before Multimedia Audio Controller and a yellow exclamation mark appears before each of the audio devices under Sound, video and game controllers (please see below). Please help, how can I restore the drivers for these devices including one called ac97 which seems to be missing from the device manager list as I know it has been there in the past?

    Other devices
    Multimedia Audio Controller

    Sound, video and game controllers
    Audio Codecs
    Legacy Audio Drivers
    Legacy Video Capture Devices
    Media Control Devices
    Microsoft Kernel Acoustic Echo Canceller
    Microsoft Kernel Audio Splitter
    Microsoft Kernel DLS Synthesizer
    Microsoft Kernel DRM Audio Descrambler
    Microsoft Kernel GS Wavetable Synthesizer
    Microsoft Kernel System Audio Device
    Microsoft Kernel Wave Audio Mixer
    Video Codecs
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    Scleros Posts: 2,165, Reputation: 262
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    Jul 8, 2008, 11:52 AM
    Usually, drivers for your specific operating system version will be available on the web site of either A) your motherboard manufacturer (for integrated audio), or B) the manufacturer of your audio adapter (for discrete audio). Post motherboard model or audio adapter model for additional info.
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    seahwk83 Posts: 3,276, Reputation: 212
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    Jul 8, 2008, 08:19 PM
    Right click on the Multimedia Audio Controller and right click and choose "delete' on say OK

    Close all windows and then restart computer - check your devices again, windows should install them on reboot

    Post back with info posted above if this does not help

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