via ac97 sound card

[Cathy]

Hi I have been trying to get my microphone to work for a
couple of weeks and no luck. In doing so I have seen
other posts here where others are having problems with
the same sound card. Via ac97 is the sound card that I am
refering to. All of my mic controls are greyed out and it
doesnt work at all. This is the second mic I have tried.
Can anyone please help with this.
Thanks, Cathy

oh and yes it is plugged into the right spot!!

[Harry Ohrn]

If the controls are greyed out it is not the microphone itself. You might
have to reinstall the audio drivers for your motherboard's chipset as the
AC'97 is an integrated sound card. Check the manufacturer's site for audio
drivers related to AC'97

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Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Cathy" > wrote in message
...
> Hi I have been trying to get my microphone to work for a
> couple of weeks and no luck. In doing so I have seen
> other posts here where others are having problems with
> the same sound card. Via ac97 is the sound card that I am
> refering to. All of my mic controls are greyed out and it
> doesnt work at all. This is the second mic I have tried.
> Can anyone please help with this.
> Thanks, Cathy
>
> oh and yes it is plugged into the right spot!!
>
>

[Cathy]

I have tried downloading new drivers and still no luck.
the controls are still greyed out.

>-----Original Message-----
>If the controls are greyed out it is not the microphone
itself. You might
>have to reinstall the audio drivers for your
motherboard's chipset as the
>AC'97 is an integrated sound card. Check the
manufacturer's site for audio
>drivers related to AC'97
>
>--
>
>Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
>www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>
>"Cathy" > wrote in message
...
>> Hi I have been trying to get my microphone to work for
a
>> couple of weeks and no luck. In doing so I have seen
>> other posts here where others are having problems with
>> the same sound card. Via ac97 is the sound card that I
am
>> refering to. All of my mic controls are greyed out and
it
>> doesnt work at all. This is the second mic I have
tried.
>> Can anyone please help with this.
>> Thanks, Cathy
>>
>> oh and yes it is plugged into the right spot!!
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

[Frank]

Those integrated sound chips must also be enabled
in the BIOS (integrated periphials)

Harry Ohrn wrote:

| If the controls are greyed out it is not the microphone itself. You
| might have to reinstall the audio drivers for your motherboard's
| chipset as the AC'97 is an integrated sound card. Check the
| manufacturer's site for audio drivers related to AC'97
|
|
| "Cathy" > wrote in message
| ...

|| Hi I have been trying to get my microphone to work for a
|| couple of weeks and no luck. In doing so I have seen
|| other posts here where others are having problems with
|| the same sound card. Via ac97 is the sound card that I am
|| refering to. All of my mic controls are greyed out and it
|| doesnt work at all. This is the second mic I have tried.
|| Can anyone please help with this.
|| Thanks, Cathy
||
|| oh and yes it is plugged into the right spot!!

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