I just put together a new system using an old Athlon 64 3700+ 939 processor and a new Asus A8V-VM SE (VIA K8M890 chipset) motherboard. I have 1 GB of PC3200 in it as well as a 160 PATA drive. I have loaded Vista Home Premium on the system. Everything seemed to load up without any problems, with the exception of the drivers for the integrated sound chip. The motherboard uses the Realtek ALC660 codec.
I noticed that Vista loaded drivers for the Realtek, but it would not produce any sound. Device Manager said the device was working properly, however, no sound. Well, I did a little research on the Web and found out this was a common problem for Vista and the Realtek ALC660. I found some drivers that will work for Vista (170 drivers from Realtek). I uninstalled the the device and then immediately installed the 170 drivers using the setup program from Realtek. Boom - I have sound!!!
The problem is, when I shut down and restart the computer, Vista uses the old windows drivers which do not work for the ALC660 which results in no sound! I also have noticed that each time I power up the system, Vista reloads the: 1) VIA standard PCI to PCI bridge; 2) PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge; 3) high definition audio controller; and high definition audio device.
What is going on here? Am i doing something wrong, or is this a compatability issue between this motherboard and Vista? Are there any solutions, or should I just blow this away and load Windows XP instead?
Thanks for your help. I will post this in the "operating systems" catagory as well.
I noticed that Vista loaded drivers for the Realtek, but it would not produce any sound. Device Manager said the device was working properly, however, no sound. Well, I did a little research on the Web and found out this was a common problem for Vista and the Realtek ALC660. I found some drivers that will work for Vista (170 drivers from Realtek). I uninstalled the the device and then immediately installed the 170 drivers using the setup program from Realtek. Boom - I have sound!!!
The problem is, when I shut down and restart the computer, Vista uses the old windows drivers which do not work for the ALC660 which results in no sound! I also have noticed that each time I power up the system, Vista reloads the: 1) VIA standard PCI to PCI bridge; 2) PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge; 3) high definition audio controller; and high definition audio device.
What is going on here? Am i doing something wrong, or is this a compatability issue between this motherboard and Vista? Are there any solutions, or should I just blow this away and load Windows XP instead?
Thanks for your help. I will post this in the "operating systems" catagory as well.
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