Feb 08, 2014  Sound card not recognized I have a sigmatel audio card in my Dell inspiron 6000. I have had no sound since I installed Win 7. Used the upgrade advisor program, which indicated all my hardware was good. The drivers from Dell are obviously only good for XP. Dell inspiron 6000 audio drivers free download - Compaq Deskpro 4000 Audio Drivers for ESS 1868, Audio Drivers (Crystal 4281), AC97/CS4614 Crystal Audio Drivers version A01, and many more programs.

Hi Snkdrvr93,

I tried to verify in the Dell website if they have any updates for the drivers for Windows 7 and was unable to find it.

However, I would suggest you to try downloading Windows XP driver and try to install the drivers in compatibility mode and check if it works.

To install the drivers and program in compatibility mode, follow the steps below:

1. Open the Program Compatibility Wizard by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Programs, and then clicking 'Run programs made for previous version of Windows'.

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2. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

If you cannot install a program, insert the installation disc for the program and, using the wizard, browse to the drivers setup file, usually called Setup.exe, Install.exe, or something similar. The wizard is not designed to work on programs that have an .msi file name extension.

To change compatibility settings manually for a program, right-click the icon for the program, click Properties, and then click the Compatibility tab. Select Windows XP SP2 and select the option to run as administrator. Click on Apply and Ok. Try to install the program again.

Access the link below to know more about how to make older programs run in this version of Windows:

If the above steps do not help you fix the issue, yo umay contact Dell and check if they have any other updated drivers for sound card.

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Hope this helps. Let us know the results.

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Thanks and Regards,

Srinivas R

Microsoft Support.

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