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  #1  
Old August 10th 18, 09:59 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Default 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
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Old August 11th 18, 02:40 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Paul[_32_]
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Default Need Multimedia Audio Controller for W7 installation

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
  #3  
Old August 11th 18, 09:56 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
No_Name
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Default Need Multimedia Audio Controller for W7 installation

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
  #4  
Old August 11th 18, 01:45 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Paul[_32_]
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Default Need Multimedia Audio Controller for W7 installation

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
  #5  
Old August 15th 18, 10:41 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
No_Name
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Default Need Multimedia Audio Controller for W7 installation

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
  #6  
Old August 15th 18, 11:24 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Paul[_32_]
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Default Need Multimedia Audio Controller for W7 installation

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
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Old August 16th 18, 01:55 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Patrick[_9_]
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Default Need Multimedia Audio Controller for W7 installation

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
  #8  
Old August 16th 18, 01:58 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Patrick[_9_]
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Posts: 116
Default Need Multimedia Audio Controller for W7 installation

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.
  #9  
Old August 16th 18, 10:47 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
No_Name
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Posts: 78
Default Need Multimedia Audio Controller for W7 installation

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
  #10  
Old August 16th 18, 02:03 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Paul[_32_]
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Posts: 11,873
Default Need Multimedia Audio Controller for W7 installation

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
  #11  
Old August 16th 18, 02:42 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
No_Name
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Default Need Multimedia Audio Controller for W7 installation

On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 09:03:30 -0400, Paul
wrote:

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


Hi Paul:

My Verizon router ls cat5-connected (altho it is wireless which I
tried and thought it was too slow), and it came with a sticker
identifier stating the router's wifi name and password. In the past
when I installed W7, W8, or W10, I have had to supply both of those to
the installed OS.

On this XP installation, Device Manager shows the internet drivers are
installed, but when I try Internet Explorer, it hangs because it
cannot find the internet. Ergo I figger I have to use the Control
Panel's Network Setup and/or Network Connection to supply the
aforementioned names, like I did before, but have forgotten how.

This XP's connections are 3-fold and are said to be:
(1) a Broadband WAN miniport said to be My ISP and disconnected
(2) a Internet Gateway said to be a connected internet connection
and (3) a LAN or High-Speed Internet said to be a connected local
area Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast connection

Having said all that then - what do I need to do? I'll write it down
this time!
Thanks again
J
  #12  
Old August 16th 18, 06:02 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Paul[_32_]
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Default Need Multimedia Audio Controller for W7 installation

wrote:
On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 09:03:30 -0400, Paul
wrote:

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


Hi Paul:

My Verizon router ls cat5-connected (altho it is wireless which I
tried and thought it was too slow), and it came with a sticker
identifier stating the router's wifi name and password. In the past
when I installed W7, W8, or W10, I have had to supply both of those to
the installed OS.

On this XP installation, Device Manager shows the internet drivers are
installed, but when I try Internet Explorer, it hangs because it
cannot find the internet. Ergo I figger I have to use the Control
Panel's Network Setup and/or Network Connection to supply the
aforementioned names, like I did before, but have forgotten how.

This XP's connections are 3-fold and are said to be:
(1) a Broadband WAN miniport said to be My ISP and disconnected
(2) a Internet Gateway said to be a connected internet connection
and (3) a LAN or High-Speed Internet said to be a connected local
area Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast connection

Having said all that then - what do I need to do? I'll write it down
this time!
Thanks again
J


OK, I see a problem with my answer.

My answer assumed a wired connection to the router, and
we were just solving the broadband authentication.

Your questions amounts to "how do I connect the wifi
on my desktop to the router". And the connection could
be using WPA2 and using some sort of key. That's
another step involving authentication.

At some point, this process was called

"Wireless Zero Config"

and WZC took the place of the custom dialogs provided
with the actual Wifi driver for the OS.

1) You need a Wifi driver to start.
Check in Device Manager and see if the WIfi device
is present and it has no yellow marks or anything.

2) Verify that WZC service is running.

https://kb.netgear.com/20021/Enablin...-on-Windows-XP

3) Follow the rest of the instructions to actually use
the Networking panel (now that WZC is running and
the Networking panel can see wifi stuff).

Here's another example, where they work on using a
secure method for the setup. Notice how unlike the
Netgear article, they click Properties and do a bit
more work. A passphrase is used to protect the
connection. This is a passphrase you set on the
router when setting up the Wifi. Or, the ISP put
a long string of random crap on some sort of label
for you to use - that's if you don't remember
writing the passPhrase on a PostIT note earlier
on when setting up the router.

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials...ep-by-Step.htm

Just a guess, as I have *no Wifi here at all* to test with.
All I can do is read web pages :-) Oh, and
remember the odd keyword. Keywords are my breadcrumbs.

Paul
  #13  
Old August 16th 18, 06:58 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
No_Name
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 78
Default Need Multimedia Audio Controller for W7 installation

On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:02:37 -0400, Paul
wrote:

wrote:
On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 09:03:30 -0400, Paul
wrote:

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.



I reviewed the downloads and there was only one LAN driver there which
I downloaded and have been trying to use.
J


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


Hi Paul:

My Verizon router ls cat5-connected (altho it is wireless which I
tried and thought it was too slow), and it came with a sticker
identifier stating the router's wifi name and password. In the past
when I installed W7, W8, or W10, I have had to supply both of those to
the installed OS.

On this XP installation, Device Manager shows the internet drivers are
installed, but when I try Internet Explorer, it hangs because it
cannot find the internet. Ergo I figger I have to use the Control
Panel's Network Setup and/or Network Connection to supply the
aforementioned names, like I did before, but have forgotten how.

This XP's connections are 3-fold and are said to be:
(1) a Broadband WAN miniport said to be My ISP and disconnected
(2) a Internet Gateway said to be a connected internet connection
and (3) a LAN or High-Speed Internet said to be a connected local
area Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast connection

Having said all that then - what do I need to do? I'll write it down
this time!
Thanks again
J


OK, I see a problem with my answer.

My answer assumed a wired connection to the router, and
we were just solving the broadband authentication.

Your questions amounts to "how do I connect the wifi
on my desktop to the router". And the connection could
be using WPA2 and using some sort of key. That's
another step involving authentication.

At some point, this process was called

"Wireless Zero Config"

and WZC took the place of the custom dialogs provided
with the actual Wifi driver for the OS.

1) You need a Wifi driver to start.
Check in Device Manager and see if the WIfi device
is present and it has no yellow marks or anything.

2) Verify that WZC service is running.

https://kb.netgear.com/20021/Enablin...-on-Windows-XP

3) Follow the rest of the instructions to actually use
the Networking panel (now that WZC is running and
the Networking panel can see wifi stuff).

Here's another example, where they work on using a
secure method for the setup. Notice how unlike the
Netgear article, they click Properties and do a bit
more work. A passphrase is used to protect the
connection. This is a passphrase you set on the
router when setting up the Wifi. Or, the ISP put
a long string of random crap on some sort of label
for you to use - that's if you don't remember
writing the passPhrase on a PostIT note earlier
on when setting up the router.

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials...ep-by-Step.htm

Just a guess, as I have *no Wifi here at all* to test with.
All I can do is read web pages :-) Oh, and
remember the odd keyword. Keywords are my breadcrumbs.

Paul

  #14  
Old August 16th 18, 07:09 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
No_Name
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 78
Default Need Multimedia Audio Controller for W7 installation

On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:02:37 -0400, Paul
wrote:

wrote:
On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 09:03:30 -0400, Paul
wrote:

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


Hi Paul:

My Verizon router ls cat5-connected (altho it is wireless which I
tried and thought it was too slow), and it came with a sticker
identifier stating the router's wifi name and password. In the past
when I installed W7, W8, or W10, I have had to supply both of those to
the installed OS.

On this XP installation, Device Manager shows the internet drivers are
installed, but when I try Internet Explorer, it hangs because it
cannot find the internet. Ergo I figger I have to use the Control
Panel's Network Setup and/or Network Connection to supply the
aforementioned names, like I did before, but have forgotten how.

This XP's connections are 3-fold and are said to be:
(1) a Broadband WAN miniport said to be My ISP and disconnected
(2) a Internet Gateway said to be a connected internet connection
and (3) a LAN or High-Speed Internet said to be a connected local
area Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast connection

Having said all that then - what do I need to do? I'll write it down
this time!
Thanks again
J


OK, I see a problem with my answer.

My answer assumed a wired connection to the router, and
we were just solving the broadband authentication.

Your questions amounts to "how do I connect the wifi
on my desktop to the router".


I don't and realy don't think so because my T3104 is hardwired using
cat5 cable. I mean my question to be "how do I connect the cat5
on my desktop to the router" because that's what it is. My emachine
has no wireless.

Am I confused? Yep.
Thanks
J



And the connection could
be using WPA2 and using some sort of key. That's
another step involving authentication.

At some point, this process was called

"Wireless Zero Config"

and WZC took the place of the custom dialogs provided
with the actual Wifi driver for the OS.

1) You need a Wifi driver to start.
Check in Device Manager and see if the WIfi device
is present and it has no yellow marks or anything.

2) Verify that WZC service is running.

https://kb.netgear.com/20021/Enablin...-on-Windows-XP

3) Follow the rest of the instructions to actually use
the Networking panel (now that WZC is running and
the Networking panel can see wifi stuff).

Here's another example, where they work on using a
secure method for the setup. Notice how unlike the
Netgear article, they click Properties and do a bit
more work. A passphrase is used to protect the
connection. This is a passphrase you set on the
router when setting up the Wifi. Or, the ISP put
a long string of random crap on some sort of label
for you to use - that's if you don't remember
writing the passPhrase on a PostIT note earlier
on when setting up the router.

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials...ep-by-Step.htm

Just a guess, as I have *no Wifi here at all* to test with.
All I can do is read web pages :-) Oh, and
remember the odd keyword. Keywords are my breadcrumbs.

Paul

  #15  
Old August 16th 18, 07:10 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Char Jackson
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 10,449
Default Need Multimedia Audio Controller for W7 installation

On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:02:37 -0400, Paul wrote:

wrote:
On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 09:03:30 -0400, Paul
wrote:

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


Hi Paul:

My Verizon router ls cat5-connected (altho it is wireless which I
tried and thought it was too slow), and it came with a sticker
identifier stating the router's wifi name and password. In the past
when I installed W7, W8, or W10, I have had to supply both of those to
the installed OS.

On this XP installation, Device Manager shows the internet drivers are
installed, but when I try Internet Explorer, it hangs because it
cannot find the internet. Ergo I figger I have to use the Control
Panel's Network Setup and/or Network Connection to supply the
aforementioned names, like I did before, but have forgotten how.

This XP's connections are 3-fold and are said to be:
(1) a Broadband WAN miniport said to be My ISP and disconnected
(2) a Internet Gateway said to be a connected internet connection
and (3) a LAN or High-Speed Internet said to be a connected local
area Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast connection

Having said all that then - what do I need to do? I'll write it down
this time!
Thanks again
J


OK, I see a problem with my answer.

My answer assumed a wired connection to the router, and
we were just solving the broadband authentication.

Your questions amounts to "how do I connect the wifi
on my desktop to the router". And the connection could
be using WPA2 and using some sort of key. That's
another step involving authentication.

At some point, this process was called

"Wireless Zero Config"

and WZC took the place of the custom dialogs provided
with the actual Wifi driver for the OS.

1) You need a Wifi driver to start.
Check in Device Manager and see if the WIfi device
is present and it has no yellow marks or anything.

2) Verify that WZC service is running.

https://kb.netgear.com/20021/Enablin...-on-Windows-XP

3) Follow the rest of the instructions to actually use
the Networking panel (now that WZC is running and
the Networking panel can see wifi stuff).

Here's another example, where they work on using a
secure method for the setup. Notice how unlike the
Netgear article, they click Properties and do a bit
more work. A passphrase is used to protect the
connection. This is a passphrase you set on the
router when setting up the Wifi. Or, the ISP put
a long string of random crap on some sort of label
for you to use - that's if you don't remember
writing the passPhrase on a PostIT note earlier
on when setting up the router.

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials...ep-by-Step.htm

Just a guess, as I have *no Wifi here at all* to test with.
All I can do is read web pages :-) Oh, and
remember the odd keyword. Keywords are my breadcrumbs.


He mentions that he's connected via Cat5 cable and that wireless was too
slow when he tried it, so I'd focus on the wired connection.

Copied from above:
My Verizon router ls cat5-connected (altho it is wireless which I
tried and thought it was too slow),


He provided the following info on his current connection status:
This XP's connections are 3-fold and are said to be:
(1) a Broadband WAN miniport said to be My ISP and disconnected
(2) a Internet Gateway said to be a connected internet connection
and (3) a LAN or High-Speed Internet said to be a connected local
area Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast connection



If it were me, I'd run "ipconfig /all" in a Command Prompt to see the
current status of everything. I could list and chase 3 dozen possible
situations, but things get narrowed down immensely when you can see the
output of that command.

I'll add one thing, though: assuming the network adapter has a valid IP
address, netmask, and gateway, he can try to ping an address on his LAN
and an address on the Internet. The results of those tests (ipconfig and
two pings) will tell you just about everything you need to know in order
to proceed.

--

Char Jackson
 




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