How to install the sound card driver in Windows Vista

I have installed Vista for a few days. After the installation is complete, I will enter Device Manager to see what drivers are not installed. Found that the sound card driver is that annoying yellow question mark, the first reaction is to try to install the driver under XP. Display installation success, great joy, immediately found the problem, although the installation is successful, but the playback of audio simply does not work Windows Media Player error, enter DX10 view also shows no sound card driver installed, depressed.

I have been looking for a suitable driver on the Internet since I installed Vista, but I haven’t made any progress in a few days. Just yesterday, when I was desperate, I suddenly remembered the experience of installing drivers when I upgraded from WIN95 to WIN98 several years ago.

Manually select the device driver from the hardware list, although this method does not guarantee that the driver you selected is the best match for your hardware, but it has reached this point, and it is dead horse. It is.

First enter Device Manager and right click on the hardware icon of the driver you want to install. Select Update Driver. As shown in Figure 1

Then select I don't have the disc, Show me other options. As shown in Figure 2

Select Browse my computer for driver software (advanced). Figure 3

Next, select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer. As shown in Figure 4

It is very important. If you and I have the same driver before, but can't use it, then A similar picture will appear. At this point, you should first click on the display of your original driver, and then click the check before the Show compatible hardware in Figure 5. Users who have not installed the driver before should see the dialog box shown in Figure 6. As shown in Figure 5

Next, you will see the dialog box shown in Figure 6. Find the one that suits you in the hardware manufacturer list on the left, and find the one closest to your hardware in the specific model on the right. Model, after you find it, click Next, wait a few seconds, and you will see the successful installation screen without any accident. As shown in Figure 6

I used the IBM R52 motherboard chipset is 915P, so I chose Intel in the hardware manufacturer, after verification, selected the specific model of Intel(r) AC on the right side. '97 Audio Controller, the best miracle finally happened, the installation was successful, the audio was also successfully played, and almost moved to cry. ^_^

The last PS sentence: In theory, this method is suitable for all hardware-driven installations! Hope this method can help all the Fans of Vista, if you are successful, remember to post back and forth. Let everyone share your joy.