Need Multimedia Audio Controller for W7 installation

I installed W7 on the antique emachines T3104, and all is fine except
I have no audio. Device Manager says it needs drivers for Multimedia
Audio Controller. Anyone tell me where I can find/download same? I
sure can't find it.
Thanks
J

On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:59:10 -0400, wrote:

I installed W7 on the antique emachines T3104, and all is fine except
I have no audio. Device Manager says it needs drivers for Multimedia
Audio Controller. Anyone tell me where I can find/download same? I
sure can't find it.
Thanks
J
Hi

Well I found the site with the downloads I wanted:
http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/drivers.html

This emachine T3104 ran fine then - had both internet and audio once I
installed the drivers, However it was horrendously slow, so I decided
to try XP on it. Now I have reached the point where I can't connect
to the web. All else seems fine. I have tried and tried to
install/reinstall the connection, but I can't find the place wherein I
supply my modem info. I intend to go to a XP group to ask help.

Thanks for helps you guys.
J

wrote:
On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:59:10 -0400, wrote:

I installed W7 on the antique emachines T3104, and all is fine except
I have no audio. Device Manager says it needs drivers for Multimedia
Audio Controller. Anyone tell me where I can find/download same? I
sure can't find it.
Thanks
J
Hi

Well I found the site with the downloads I wanted:
http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/drivers.html

This emachine T3104 ran fine then - had both internet and audio once I
installed the drivers, However it was horrendously slow, so I decided
to try XP on it. Now I have reached the point where I can't connect
to the web. All else seems fine. I have tried and tried to
install/reinstall the connection, but I can't find the place wherein I
supply my modem info. I intend to go to a XP group to ask help.

Thanks for helps you guys.
J

Here's a WinXP for you, but are you actually
using hardware that is set up that way ?

https://support.zen.co.uk/kb/Knowled...-on-Windows-XP

Doing that in 2018 would be "unusual".

And more importantly, "dangerous" :-/

You need to use that method if:

1) You're using an old ADSL 8Mbit or less modem they
were using 15 years ago. It's a modem without a router.
You decide to connect it to one computer, directly.
Then, the above procedure applies. To make WinXP
terminate raw PPPOE protocol directly from a modem,
you use the above procedure.

2) You have a more modern ADSL2+ combo modem/router.
Normally it runs in routed mode, and you use a web
browser to enter username/password inside the router.

If you take such hardware and using the web interface
you configure it for "bridged" operation, *then* you
would use the above procedure, if the modem/router
was connected to just one PC. Bridging it runs it in
modem only mode, just like (1).

Other situations involve putting the username/password
into a networking box, not into WinXP. In this example,
my center router "terminates" the PPPOE protocol, and thus
it needs to know the username/password when it runs a
PPPOE session with the ISP.

For example, my setup looks like this:
192.168.2.2
RJ11 --- modem/router ----- router ------------------ comp#1
(in bridged (uses username ---- comp#1
mode, using the and password to ---- comp#3
modem part only) authenticate the ---- comp34
PPP session) (thinks they're on
a LAN and they
don't authenticate)
HTH,
Paul

On 15/08/2018 22:41, wrote:
On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:59:10 -0400, wrote:

I installed W7 on the antique emachines T3104, and all is fine except
I have no audio. Device Manager says it needs drivers for Multimedia
Audio Controller. Anyone tell me where I can find/download same? I
sure can't find it.
Thanks
J
Hi

Well I found the site with the downloads I wanted:
http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/drivers.html

This emachine T3104 ran fine then - had both internet and audio once I
installed the drivers, However it was horrendously slow, so I decided
to try XP on it. Now I have reached the point where I can't connect
to the web. All else seems fine. I have tried and tried to
install/reinstall the connection, but I can't find the place wherein I
supply my modem info. I intend to go to a XP group to ask help.

Thanks for helps you guys.
J

Drivers for XP 32 bit only (try all three of the LAN drivers there);
http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/drivers.html

On 16/08/2018 01:55, Patrick wrote:
On 15/08/2018 22:41, wrote:
On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:59:10 -0400, wrote:

I installed W7 on the antique emachines T3104,Â* and all is fine except
I have no audio.Â* Device Manager says it needs drivers for Multimedia
Audio Controller.Â* Anyone tell me where I can find/download same?Â* I
sure can't find it.
Thanks
J
Hi

Well I found the site with the downloads I wanted:
http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/drivers.html

This emachine T3104 ran fine then - had both internet and audio once I
installed the drivers,Â* However it was horrendously slow, so I decided
to try XP on it.Â* Now I have reached the point where I can't connect
to the web.Â* All else seems fine.Â*Â* I have tried and tried to
install/reinstall the connection, but I can't find the place wherein I
supply my modem info.Â*Â* I intend to go toÂ* a XP group to ask help.

Thanks for helps you guys.
J

Drivers for XP 32 bit only (try all three of the LAN drivers there);
http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/drivers.html
Sorry, that's the same address you gave, anyway find your model and see
there are 3 LAN drivers there.

On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 01:58:31 +0100, Patrick
wrote:

On 16/08/2018 01:55, Patrick wrote:
On 15/08/2018 22:41, wrote:
On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:59:10 -0400, wrote:

I installed W7 on the antique emachines T3104,* and all is fine except
I have no audio.* Device Manager says it needs drivers for Multimedia
Audio Controller.* Anyone tell me where I can find/download same?* I
sure can't find it.
Thanks
J
Hi

Well I found the site with the downloads I wanted:
http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/drivers.html

This emachine T3104 ran fine then - had both internet and audio once I
installed the drivers,* However it was horrendously slow, so I decided
to try XP on it.* Now I have reached the point where I can't connect
to the web.* All else seems fine.** I have tried and tried to
install/reinstall the connection, but I can't find the place wherein I
supply my modem info.** I intend to go to* a XP group to ask help.

Thanks for helps you guys.
J

Drivers for XP 32 bit only (try all three of the LAN drivers there);
http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/drivers.html
Sorry, that's the same address you gave, anyway find your model and see
there are 3 LAN drivers there.

Thanks. I had downloaded all the drivers from that support site, and
I think they are all installed okay on the XP SP3 installation. See
my current, but unanswered post on the xp group alt.windows-xp.
Anyway, the XP device manager looks to be fine. I even have audio. I
think what I need is 1-2-3 guidance on how to set up the XP network
setup wizard and/or network connection in control panel so it knows
the name/password of my router. At least that would seem so. That's
what I have done in the past. I can't seem to find/do that. My
old-age dumbness is probably my problem.
Sorry to be a nuisance.
J

wrote:
On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 01:58:31 +0100, Patrick
wrote:

On 16/08/2018 01:55, Patrick wrote:
On 15/08/2018 22:41, wrote:
On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:59:10 -0400, wrote:

I installed W7 on the antique emachines T3104, and all is fine except
I have no audio. Device Manager says it needs drivers for Multimedia
Audio Controller. Anyone tell me where I can find/download same? I
sure can't find it.
Thanks
J
Hi

Well I found the site with the downloads I wanted:
http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/drivers.html

This emachine T3104 ran fine then - had both internet and audio once I
installed the drivers, However it was horrendously slow, so I decided
to try XP on it. Now I have reached the point where I can't connect
to the web. All else seems fine. I have tried and tried to
install/reinstall the connection, but I can't find the place wherein I
supply my modem info. I intend to go to a XP group to ask help.

Thanks for helps you guys.
J

Drivers for XP 32 bit only (try all three of the LAN drivers there);
http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/drivers.html
Sorry, that's the same address you gave, anyway find your model and see
there are 3 LAN drivers there.

Thanks. I had downloaded all the drivers from that support site, and
I think they are all installed okay on the XP SP3 installation. See
my current, but unanswered post on the xp group alt.windows-xp.
Anyway, the XP device manager looks to be fine. I even have audio. I
think what I need is 1-2-3 guidance on how to set up the XP network
setup wizard and/or network connection in control panel so it knows
the name/password of my router. At least that would seem so. That's
what I have done in the past. I can't seem to find/do that. My
old-age dumbness is probably my problem.
Sorry to be a nuisance.
J

You should be able to use a web browser,
to access the router.

Keep the router password written on a PostIT note and
tape the note to the router so it doesn't get lost. That's
the password that gets you into the router.

That's different than the username/password actually
*in* the router setup.

The "address" of the router can be found one of two ways.
It could be the numeric gateway address.

http://192.168.1.1

Or on some routers, there is a symbolic address
mentioned in the user manual for the router. The router
has an address translation for whatever magic word they use
for the symbolic value. So in this example, the router
looks up "router" and gets 192.168.1.1 as the answer.
Each cheesy router brand, uses a different word.

http://router

If you need a further hint, you could always try
"ipconfig" in a Command Prompt window, and the
Default Gateway numeric address could be the address
of the router.

But sometimes it's just better to crack open the router
manual and refresh your memory about "how to get there".

Paul

KenW wrote:
On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:59:10 -0400, wrote:

I installed W7 on the antique emachines T3104, and all is fine except
I have no audio. Device Manager says it needs drivers for Multimedia
Audio Controller. Anyone tell me where I can find/download same? I
sure can't find it.
Thanks
J

You have to know what hardware you have. Maybe looking up that model
manual will tell you that.


KenW

The trail is pretty damn cold.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/EMACHINES-T...UAAOSwv-NWax6F

Picture showing location of sound chip.

https://s33.postimg.cc/65h33ie27/Loo...audio_chip.gif

I tried and tried to get a chip ID through Google,
but nope. How can they sell so many of those,
and all the Google references are gone ?
Acer might be the last owner of Emachines.

RealTek offers drivers, but you have to classify the
chip a bit first, before you'll get the right
jumbo driver. The chip is either AC'97 or
HDAudio, and you have to know that much about
it, before following the path to the driver here.
A lot of people are downloading those audio drivers.

"PC Audio Codecs"

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...vel=3 &Conn=2

That's assuming it's RealTek. I can't trust a single
Ebay picture for this sort of thing. Look in the lower
left corner of the motherboard for the square audio
chip. There's usually a ring of ceramic coupling
caps around the chip, as all the channels are
AC coupled. A typical pin count might be 48 pins.
Four sides of 12 pins each.

Paul

On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 21:40:30 -0400, Paul
wrote:

KenW wrote:
On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:59:10 -0400, wrote:

I installed W7 on the antique emachines T3104, and all is fine except
I have no audio. Device Manager says it needs drivers for Multimedia
Audio Controller. Anyone tell me where I can find/download same? I
sure can't find it.
Thanks
J

You have to know what hardware you have. Maybe looking up that model
manual will tell you that.


KenW

The trail is pretty damn cold.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/EMACHINES-T...UAAOSwv-NWax6F

Picture showing location of sound chip.

https://s33.postimg.cc/65h33ie27/Loo...audio_chip.gif

I tried and tried to get a chip ID through Google,
but nope. How can they sell so many of those,
and all the Google references are gone ?
Acer might be the last owner of Emachines.

RealTek offers drivers, but you have to classify the
chip a bit first, before you'll get the right
jumbo driver. The chip is either AC'97 or
HDAudio, and you have to know that much about
it, before following the path to the driver here.
A lot of people are downloading those audio drivers.

"PC Audio Codecs"

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...vel=3 &Conn=2

That's assuming it's RealTek. I can't trust a single
Ebay picture for this sort of thing. Look in the lower
left corner of the motherboard for the square audio
chip. There's usually a ring of ceramic coupling
caps around the chip, as all the channels are
AC coupled. A typical pin count might be 48 pins.
Four sides of 12 pins each.

Paul
I see a 1" squa
ITE
IT8705F
0529-FXS
N12AW1

and a:
PMC Flash
0528
Pm38F040-703C
I think

The latter seems to have ur foursidesof12pinseach.

Thanks
J

Thanks Paul
J

wrote:
On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 21:40:30 -0400, Paul
wrote:

KenW wrote:
On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:59:10 -0400, wrote:

I installed W7 on the antique emachines T3104, and all is fine except
I have no audio. Device Manager says it needs drivers for Multimedia
Audio Controller. Anyone tell me where I can find/download same? I
sure can't find it.
Thanks
J
You have to know what hardware you have. Maybe looking up that model
manual will tell you that.


KenW
The trail is pretty damn cold.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/EMACHINES-T...UAAOSwv-NWax6F

Picture showing location of sound chip.

https://s33.postimg.cc/65h33ie27/Loo...audio_chip.gif

I tried and tried to get a chip ID through Google,
but nope. How can they sell so many of those,
and all the Google references are gone ?
Acer might be the last owner of Emachines.

RealTek offers drivers, but you have to classify the
chip a bit first, before you'll get the right
jumbo driver. The chip is either AC'97 or
HDAudio, and you have to know that much about
it, before following the path to the driver here.
A lot of people are downloading those audio drivers.

"PC Audio Codecs"

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...vel=3 &Conn=2

That's assuming it's RealTek. I can't trust a single
Ebay picture for this sort of thing. Look in the lower
left corner of the motherboard for the square audio
chip. There's usually a ring of ceramic coupling
caps around the chip, as all the channels are
AC coupled. A typical pin count might be 48 pins.
Four sides of 12 pins each.

I see a 1" squa
ITE
IT8705F
0529-FXS
N12AW1

and a:
PMC Flash
0528
Pm38F040-703C
I think

The latter seems to have ur foursidesof12pinseach.

The PMC flash is 9+7+9+7 pins and isn't quite square.
That makes it a rectangle.

The ITE8705F is your SuperIO. It has things like
floppy controller, two serial ports, maybe a low
end IRDA, hardware monitor (voltages, fan speed).
Not all the interfaces on the SuperIO have to be
hooked up, and sometimes it's a bit of a waste.
On modern computers, maybe the floppy interface
isn't wired to anything.

The RealTek audio chip in the sample photo is smaller
and has 48 pins on it. 12+12+12+12 pins and soldered
right to the motherboard.

Another possibility is the audio chip is Sigmatel,
which was bought out by IDT (Integrated Device Technology).

The Acer web page for your Emachine, has no audio
drivers. It has some drivers, but not enough to
do an OS installation. I can't get a hint that way.
I couldn't find a "dmesg" output for the machine.

You could try utilities like Lavalys Everest (since
the machine was around when that utility was around).
I think this is the closest equivalent today (trial version0.
I don't collect these, so cannot comment on
whether they even identify a chip like that
properly.

https://www.aida64.com/downloads

Or maybe one like this.

https://www.hwinfo.com/download.php

The plug and play information for that bus, lives
in a pretty small space. I thought AC'97 only uses
a 12 bit value for the part number, and I'm not aware
of a central registry (i.e. who owns the registry). It's
possible on HDAudio they used a larger identifier. For
me, if the machine is in front of me, a flashlight and
magnifying glass gets an answer as quickly. A LED
flashlight is good, but must be held "just so",
to get the lasermark on the chip illuminated
properly for reading. Then I have a small magnifying
glass to read off the number. A digital camera may
be thwarted by a lot of reflections - it's difficult
to get the illumination just right for motherboard
photos.

Some electronic parts, the number on the part is so
short, there is actually a two-step reading process.
And that process, only the manufacturer could do it,
because only they know what brand and series the
component is, to select the correct datasheet to
look it up. Part identification doesn't have to
be easy, exactly.

Paul