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by rmccabe Mar 31, 2003 last reply Apr 1, 2003

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I reloaded Win98SE on an HP Vectra VLi 8. I am unable to find the audio driver for Win98 on HP's website.

It has onboard sound, but I can't determine the manufacturer.

Suggestions?

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by dcosgrove Apr 1, 2003

See if this link works.

http://h20004.www2.hp.com/soar_rnotes/bsdmatrix/matrix32861en_US.html#Driver%20-%20Sound

by rmccabe Apr 1, 2003

Get a message that the download service is unavailable. What product are you looking under? I'll surf to it myself.

by dmiles Apr 1, 2003

If it has onbaord sound then the drivers would be on the cd that came with the motherboard,otehr wise try searching for the HP model to determine the motherboard for that model then check for the sound card drivers

by rmccabe Apr 1, 2003

Don't have any original manuals or CD's. This was a corporate giveaway.

As I stated, I searched the HP website. I tried their forums, but they are not searchable.

by rmccabe Apr 1, 2003

The HP website has drivers for all other OS's except Win98.

The Win95 driver did not work.

Maybe that will jog someone memory.

by qballrail Apr 1, 2003

Hi Robert,

Nothing more frustrating than not finding the correct driver. If all else fails, I would disable the onboard sound entirely in BIOS and check for any jumpers related to the audio on the board as well. If you have no documentation forthe board, try HP's website, they may have diagrams under Support for your model. Then, install another audio board in any free expansion slot. They're not that expensive these days and it might even prove a more viable solution than digging for something that may be tantamount to the needle in a haystack scenario. You may get better performance this way in the end. Sometimes that is the best solution to onboard sound issues.

Good luck, I'd be interested in your final solution! :)

Regards,
Jesse

by qballrail Apr 1, 2003

Check your email, I found the driver searching HP's site.. Hopefully your email handles attachments over 1M ok and this works for you!! :)

by qballrail Apr 1, 2003

Evidently, your email server rejects executable attachments as I feared. I've tried again, only with a ZIP file this time.

by qballrail Apr 1, 2003

Cannot send to email address in your profile, Robert. Message bounced back stating no listing in Domino Directory. If you can send me a valid email address, I would be happy to send the file there. My address is listed in my profile here.

by rmccabe Apr 1, 2003

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by dnr1795 Apr 1, 2003

Call the manufacturer. I just recently had the exact same problem with a laptop. Could not find the drivers anywhere so I called & they e-mailed me a working driver. At the very least they can give you the type of motherboard you have & you can go from there. You could also try going to DriverGuide.com, they have a pretty extensive list of drivers there. Or do a Google search on audio drivers & see what pops up.