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by datacon 1 view

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My son inherited a used pc. The hard drive failed so we repaired and is working fine, but we can not identify the make of the sound card. when pc boots win98 finds device "pci multimedia audio device found" but we do not have drivers for device and I tried identifying it but no luck. any ideas? Thanks.

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by dmiles

Try opening the case and taking out the sound card and then id it,also it may be possible that using a windosws 95 os cd that you can extract the files from it or try using generic drivers

by tjc

If it is a brand name computer, Dell, Gateway, Compaq, etc. then go to there sites looking for the make and model of your computer and see what they say. Else if you follow soleriders answer and you still can't figure it out then I would suggest yougo buy a 30$ card from your local computer store and swap out the old one and go from there.

by pc_kahuna

Look on the card for a chip with some writing on it. It may say ESS 1688 or somethine like that on it. There might be an FCC ID listed on the card as well. Then go to driverguide.com and search for a driver based on those numbers. If all else fails sound cards are not all that expensive.

by b_pope

If you have DirectX installed it should be located at C:\Program Files\directx ,go there & open the file folder & double click on the DxDiag program.

Once you open click on the sound tab it should give you the info you need.

by big ray

I agree with NCTC_Tech. The FCC web page has a link for a lookup page. Get the FCC ID off the card and plug the numbers in there. It may not give you the exact model. But it will give you the manufacturer.

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