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Driving me mad. Obviously something fundamental, like you say I will probably have to reinstall windows. Thanks for the help anyway Cheers, Mike

Or, is it possible to reinstall the Audio element of windows without a complete reinstall. Also, is there another way to connect an audio output from my motherboard Asus M2N32sli deluxe, without using the audio connectors eg. USB or buy connecting line jacks into an audio amplifier. Cheers

If I were to upgrade motherboard from Asus m2n32sli deluxe to something newer, what sli motherboards are out there that have good compatability Many thanks

Just an outside chance. Could a Bios update cause the loss of sound. I forgot to mention I have updated bios, although it went ok with no problems. cheers

Thanks for all the help. Firstly, I had the same problem with onboard sound with the original installed xp. I only upgraded to sp3 thinking it might help. I ran services.msc and audio is running and set to auto. Would a USB sound thingy do the job without using motherboard sound circuit, as it looks like there is a prob with board.

I just tried installing the Soundblaster Live card again. Installs ok, install driver cd. update to latest drivers on internet. No sound. Windows says no Audio device. Sound driver enabled but not functioning properly. So, windows default sound not working. On board Soundmax sound chip not working. Soundblaster live pci card does not work. All show same fault. Is there another way I can get sound from the pc. How about one of those USB port things. Seem cheap enough.

Ahh, if only it were that simple. My control panel, sound and audio devices properties says: No audio device under volume; Under Sounds I can choose between no sounds and windows default, neither produce any sounds, in face the play back arrow is greyed out. Under the Audio tab, it shows no playback devices for Recording, playback and midi. Under the hardware tab, the Soundmax driver is present and under status is working properly but the UAA ADI function driver for high definition audio is enabled but not functioning properly. The Soundmax driver that came with the motherboard driver cd states that the microsoft hd audio hotfix must be installed before the audio driver but with my windows xp sp3 version it tells me the software hotfix is not need. I have contacted Asus, and although there appears to be a lot of interest in Soundmax there are no solutions.

Hi thanks for that. We had used the board in a previous machine where the sound had worked fine. I also forgot to mention that I had also tried a soundblaster live card in the machine but that had similar results. Finds the card, installs the software and drivers but does nothing. I have checked for windows updates but I am running sp3 and most of the Hotfix stuff doesnt apply. There appears to be lots of issues with this Soundmax onboard sound. Weird!

I have a custom built pc using an Asus M2n32 sli deluxe motherboard with onboard sound. The machine is and has been running perfectly for many months but without sound. I believe I have Soundmax integrated digital hd audio. I have installed the drivers that came with the motherboard and had no problems. My device manager shows no problem devices. Indeed, under the section sound, video and game controllers the soundmax drivers are there, and windows tells me they are working properly. The only thing I can find is in the properties tab, under audio devices, the ADI UAA function driver for high definition audio status is showing enabled but not functioning properly . I have done some research on the internet and found many updates for Soundmax and Windows XP hotfix. None have worked. I have re-installed the software many times and downloaded later versions, but still no sound. I am currently running Windows XP sp3. Any ideas?