gateway mx6025 sound driver issue

Oct 9, 1999
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I'm trying to install drivers on a reformatted mx6025.

I tried the conexant drivers listed on the gateway driver page that are for this model. Doesn't work. I then looked up what kind of chipset it was, AC97. So I google AC97 drivers and dl the XP drivers.

I install on the laptop and it shows the yellow exclamation mark in the device manager.. wtf?

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every other driver hasn't given me any problems..
 

robisbell

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well, you need to get the rest of the drivers installed especially the chipset ones before messing with a minor thing like sound, you do not have the motherboard drivers installed, nor the ide/sata controller, network, and who knows what else isn't installed that needs to be, also, the drivers you need of Gateways site are the Soundmax ones for XP, try reading your manual before downloading anything, know your system before you start using it.
 
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Originally posted by: robisbell
well, you need to get the rest of the drivers installed especially the chipset ones before messing with a minor thing like sound, you do not have the motherboard drivers installed, nor the ide/sata controller, network, and who knows what else isn't installed that needs to be, also, the drivers you need of Gateways site are the Soundmax ones for XP, try reading your manual before downloading anything, know your system before you start using it.

well that's what threw me off. a previous installation i installed the soundmax ones(after i installed the chipset/network/modem/video/etc.)

neither of the drivers on gateways site worked with it. i assure you i don't just run into a problem and run off posting on the forums. i've tried other drivers 2 or 3 times before i made this thread.

as soon as i made the thread i started searching forums to see if anyone else has had similar problems.

alas, i saw a link to a set of drivers with a post saying they had success.
 

robisbell

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well, I'd like to see what drivers you downloaded, if you could provide their filenames, just so I can let a friend of mine that deals with Gateways know.
 

robisbell

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well the ones you just posted are for Conexant, that's the problem. I emailed him and he has one of the same model and the Soundmax drivers on the site work fine. user error.
 
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Originally posted by: robisbell
well the ones you just posted are for Conexant, that's the problem. I emailed him and he has one of the same model and the Soundmax drivers on the site work fine. user error.


I don't understand.. there are no soundmax drivers whatsoever on this site here:

http://support.gateway.com/sup...tab=MY&os=Windows%20XP

how is that a user error by downloading and assuming the ones listed on the same for the model number i had will work and they don't?