Just Got A New Hard Drive And The Soud Card Doesnt Work On It But Works In The Old

[BILL YATES]

I KEEP GETTING AND ERROR MESSAGE SAYING ERROR =00040258

[novice]

post more info m8 because i for one dont understand.

[BILL YATES]

well i just put a new hard drive in my computer and when i try to play music or movies i get an error message the hard drive doesnt recognize my sound card or something im running windows 98 p3

[CHR15]

Its not the Hard Drive which is the problem but the OS.

If you've replaced your hard drive you must re-install all the drivers for your periferal devices again (assuming you no longer boot from your old drive!)

Dig out the driver disk for your soundcard or download a new one.

[BILL YATES]

i dont have the driver disk for the sound card

[CHR15]

What type of Soundcard is it?

Go to the manufacturers website and download some drivers.

[BILL YATES]

im not sure is it way to find out what type it is if i hook it up to the old hard drive in which it works

[CHR15]

It should tell you in Device manager.

If not, download Sisoft Sandra from here:

http://www.sisoftware.demon.co.uk/san_dem/html/dload.htm

Thias will tell you what type of soundcard you have.

Let us know and we'll help you find a driver.

[testicus]

Need more details. An exact error message would be helpful. When you say hard drive, do you mean cd-rom drive

[BILL YATES]

no dude i meant what i said hard drive and the error message is 00040528 the hard drive is not recognizing the sound card or it didnt install the driver how do i install the driver i dont know what type of sound card it is and dont have a disc all i want to know is how do i find out what sound card i have and 2 how do i install the driver and where can i get it from

[Jiggy Jigs]

not much then eh mate? why domnt you take the lid off the pc - look at the sound card (usually a good indicator). failing that, go to your device manager and see what is under audio devices.

once you have the name od the device manufacturer, go to the website and look for a 'support' or downloads secrtion. download the driver, run the setup (the usual form) and hopefully thats it.

try being a little more paitent mate - people are only trying to help!

[BILL YATES]

i tried all of that i got the top off now and had it off for like days now the hard drive is not recognizing the sound card at all if people would read closer they asking ????s i already answered

[CHR15]

What does it actually say on the Soundcard? You should see a manufacturers name, or a model name/number. The main chipset should have something stamped on it identifying it.

Did you download Sisoft Sandra and see what that said it was??

Have you tried Add New Hardware through Control Panel to see if windows detects its presence?

Go into Device Manager (in Control Panel=> System) and look in Sound Video and Game Controllers.

Is anything listed for Sound?? If so, delete it and reboot your PC.