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by techadmin

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I have win98 Recently i was the exclamation mark against the PCI multimedia device driver.
When ever i start my computer it says new hardware device found but it doesn't get driver on my computer evern if i select windows online update.
Hoe to install it from where i will get the driver.
Thanks.

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by dmiles

Use the original audio or video software to load the drivers onto the system,if you hae the sound card driver cd use it to add the drivers or check the type of sound card that you have and go to manufacturers web site to download drivers.Windows online update is not a very good option to locate the drivers

by techadmin

I don't have the driver cd and actually i don't know the manufacturer name of sound how should i identify the manufacturer name.

by thechas

One of your devices does not have the correct driver installed.

Either your sound card, voice / speaker-phone modem, or other similar device has an improper / incompletely installed driver.

If device manager does not give you a clue as to which device it is, start with the last device that you installed.

Go to the manufactures web site. Look for either patches, or a newer version of the driver.
Follow their instructions for updating the driver.
You may have to remove the device from device manager,
shut down the system,
physically remove the device,
start the system,
install drivers,
shut down the system,
install the hardware,
start the system and complete the installation.

by md_hashim

This also happens when the card is not properly plugged in. Please check to see your card sits properly in the holder.

by sprocket99

First you need to determine if it is your PCI Sound Card or PCI Modem. If you have a voice modem it needs a multimedia driver. If your sound is working in windows it might not be the sound card. You can always ID both boards.

First pull out your PCI card and record the FCC or chip set number off of it. You can then put it back.

To find the manufacture of your card go to

http://www.plasma-online.de/index.html

Choose Identify Hardware by FCC number or by type if you have the chipset number.

This should give you the manufacturer. Then all you need to do is go get the driver from their web site.

Hope this helps.

by dmiles

You can try loading a generic driver from the web or use the OS cd and extract the file from it
There are also third party software such as SISOFT Sandra that can tell you what type of board you have,get it from the web

by @lberto

Can you give me some more info.
Mainboard branch name.
Is the sound card on board or just another card? If so, what brand is it?
I need this information so I can help you to find the correct drivers.
Windows 98 is looking for the sound drivers,that is the question mark you had before.
E-mail me back,
@lberto
alberto@pancarib.com

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