[user1987]

yeh um ive tried all the drivers that came with my pc and yeh ... alll to no avail... common problem? what could it be?

[redden137]

What pc you got m8 (m/b, cpu, etc ) and what o/s you using ? the more info you provide the better advise us guys from here can give you

[thingie2]

You could also try looking at the manufacturers website of the PCI device and see if there are any drivers on there for it. However like redden137 said, it owuld help if we knew a little more about your computer.

[user1987]

motherboard is a asus m3a am2+,

ddr2 mem 2x 1gb 1066 hz

cpu = phenom 2.2 ghz quad

xp sp3,

umm
liteon dvd drive

4 hdd...

2x 120's gb

1x 320gb

1 x 500gb

dont know what else i can give ya

oh and a ide pci card which i have installed all the drivers for and is working btw so i dont think its that

geforce 8400 256mb vid card

and

650 watt power supply coolermaster

[redden137]

okay i think your using xp try clicking on start, click control panel, (in classic view) click system, click hardware tab, then device manager, a list should appear m8 any on list that have a yellow ? by them

[user1987]

yeh "unknown pci device"

[redden137]

Try right clicking on the unknown device and click update driver
in which catagory is the unknown device m8?

[user1987]

"other devices"

[redden137]

Put the motherboard cd in click right on the unknown device and click update driver click no to going on internet then click next

[user1987]

i ve done this b4
but i ll try one more time
yeh didnt pick anyhint up
i think this is a sp3 problem cos ive never had this happen b4

[redden137]

Ok m8 two other things you could try firstly make a note of the drivers on the cd and then go the asus website and check if there are any drivers not on the cd and download them,
or do as before and go to device manger right click on the unknown device and then click disable
you should have no more "found hardware" after this but ensure your pc is stable before doing this
good luck

[redden137]

did you install sp3 straight off without installing sp2 first?

[redden137]

Reason i asked is because sp3 doesnt support the driver for high definition audio but sp2 does, so its recommanded that you install sp2 then your drivers or vice versa and then you install sp3 or you could just install from microsoft the "microsoft uaa function driver for high definition audio" and then re-install the audio drivers
sorry i didnt read your post correctly when you stated just sp3 thought it said 2

[spot]

People seem to have narrowed it down.

Some of the existing sound driver installation is clinging on and blocking the new drivers from being installed.

If it were me I'd go to add/remove programs and remove the sound software - is it Realtek's?

In the control panel delete all the sound system drivers as well as the unknown bit. Anything you delete can come back in again from the Asus driver file after you reboot.

Then open the Legacy Audio Drivers and deselect everything there as well.

The reboot/re-install ought to allow your microsoft uaa function driver and your high definition audio to come in properly from the set you downloaded from Asus, and give you back your
sound software at the same time.

[user1987]

yeh! i should have thought about that
lol
cos it work when i had sp2 on
then i formatted and put sp3 straight on
!!! duh ok thanks heaps im gonna do that now see wat happens and as for un known pci device hmm
im gonna goto asus website and see what goes down from there thanx heaps guys