MacBook no sound in XP

mullet_man · 03-12-2007, 01:37 PM

We recently invested in some MacBook 13inch 2.0Ghz for our Media Studies course, we have also installed XP onto them.

For some reason the sound in XP doesn't work, we get the intial logon sound but then thats it, all the drivers BootCamp drivers installed fine on the XP side, when we click on the sound icon in bottom corner and try advanced, we get "DirectSound settings not available".

Any ideas?

tallan · 03-12-2007, 02:11 PM

I would recommend trying to reinstall the drivers if you have any XP compatible driver don’t rely on the driver built on to XP if that is what you are using

HodgeHi · 03-12-2007, 02:50 PM

Remove the driver in device manager then re-install the driver. I had this issue sometimes on a 17" iMac. Seems to resolve the problem each time.

mullet_man · 03-12-2007, 02:53 PM

Cheers HodgeHi I will give that ago.

I will let you know how I get on!

mullet_man · 03-12-2007, 03:00 PM

That didn't work :-(

HodgeHi · 03-12-2007, 03:14 PM

Did they come with leopard on them?

pooley · 03-12-2007, 03:21 PM

In device manager one of the PCI devices will have the dreaded Yellow exclamation mark. Go to the properties of this and update driver - select automatically, it will then find new audio devices etc etc

Works for me

mullet_man · 03-12-2007, 03:27 PM

@ HodgeHi : no Leopard just OSX

@ pooley : there are no yellow exclamtion marks in device manager, thats what is weird, everything seems to be ok, I mean the sound works when you log in then nothing.

HodgeHi · 03-12-2007, 03:30 PM

What version of Boot camp did you use?

mullet_man · 03-12-2007, 03:32 PM

1.4

HodgeHi · 03-12-2007, 03:35 PM

I used 1.3. I never upgraded to 1.4 so cannot confirm if any problem exist.
I am looking at my Macbook's configuration now.

HodgeHi · 03-12-2007, 03:38 PM

Do you see the SigmaTel Audio CODEC listed under device manager?

HodgeHi · 03-12-2007, 03:39 PM

Have you tried dxdiag?

mullet_man · 03-12-2007, 03:42 PM

Cheers

mullet_man · 03-12-2007, 03:44 PM

Not tried dxdiag, but yeah it shows in Device Manager as SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC

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03-12-2007, 01:37 PM	#1
mullet_man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Oldham Posts: 377 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Rep Power: 8	MacBook no sound in XP We recently invested in some MacBook 13inch 2.0Ghz for our Media Studies course, we have also installed XP onto them. For some reason the sound in XP doesn't work, we get the intial logon sound but then thats it, all the drivers BootCamp drivers installed fine on the XP side, when we click on the sound icon in bottom corner and try advanced, we get "DirectSound settings not available". Any ideas?

03-12-2007, 02:11 PM	#2
tallan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bishop Auckland Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 3	Re: MacBook no sound in XP I would recommend trying to reinstall the drivers if you have any XP compatible driver don’t rely on the driver built on to XP if that is what you are using

03-12-2007, 02:50 PM	#3
HodgeHi Join Date: May 2006 Location: West Brom Posts: 901 Thanks: 57 Thanked 21 Times in 18 Posts Rep Power: 10	Re: MacBook no sound in XP Remove the driver in device manager then re-install the driver. I had this issue sometimes on a 17" iMac. Seems to resolve the problem each time.

03-12-2007, 02:53 PM	#4
mullet_man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Oldham Posts: 377 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Rep Power: 8	Re: MacBook no sound in XP Cheers HodgeHi I will give that ago. I will let you know how I get on!

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03-12-2007, 03:00 PM	#5
mullet_man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Oldham Posts: 377 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Rep Power: 8	Re: MacBook no sound in XP That didn't work :-(

03-12-2007, 03:14 PM	#6
HodgeHi Join Date: May 2006 Location: West Brom Posts: 901 Thanks: 57 Thanked 21 Times in 18 Posts Rep Power: 10	Re: MacBook no sound in XP Did they come with leopard on them?

03-12-2007, 03:21 PM	#7
pooley Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: S Wales Posts: 325 Thanks: 5 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Rep Power: 8	Re: MacBook no sound in XP In device manager one of the PCI devices will have the dreaded Yellow exclamation mark. Go to the properties of this and update driver - select automatically, it will then find new audio devices etc etc Works for me

03-12-2007, 03:27 PM	#8
mullet_man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Oldham Posts: 377 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Rep Power: 8	Re: MacBook no sound in XP @ HodgeHi : no Leopard just OSX @ pooley : there are no yellow exclamtion marks in device manager, thats what is weird, everything seems to be ok, I mean the sound works when you log in then nothing.

03-12-2007, 03:30 PM	#9
HodgeHi Join Date: May 2006 Location: West Brom Posts: 901 Thanks: 57 Thanked 21 Times in 18 Posts Rep Power: 10	Re: MacBook no sound in XP What version of Boot camp did you use?

03-12-2007, 03:32 PM	#10
mullet_man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Oldham Posts: 377 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Rep Power: 8	Re: MacBook no sound in XP 1.4

03-12-2007, 03:35 PM	#11
HodgeHi Join Date: May 2006 Location: West Brom Posts: 901 Thanks: 57 Thanked 21 Times in 18 Posts Rep Power: 10	Re: MacBook no sound in XP I used 1.3. I never upgraded to 1.4 so cannot confirm if any problem exist. I am looking at my Macbook's configuration now.

03-12-2007, 03:38 PM	#12
HodgeHi Join Date: May 2006 Location: West Brom Posts: 901 Thanks: 57 Thanked 21 Times in 18 Posts Rep Power: 10	Re: MacBook no sound in XP Do you see the SigmaTel Audio CODEC listed under device manager?

03-12-2007, 03:39 PM	#13
HodgeHi Join Date: May 2006 Location: West Brom Posts: 901 Thanks: 57 Thanked 21 Times in 18 Posts Rep Power: 10	Re: MacBook no sound in XP Have you tried dxdiag?

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03-12-2007, 03:42 PM	#14
mullet_man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Oldham Posts: 377 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Rep Power: 8	Re: MacBook no sound in XP Cheers

03-12-2007, 03:44 PM	#15
mullet_man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere in Oldham Posts: 377 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Rep Power: 8	Re: MacBook no sound in XP Not tried dxdiag, but yeah it shows in Device Manager as SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC