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=> On right: 'Audio Device on High Definition Bus' is a generic name for an unidentified HD Audio device => On left: 'Multimedia Audio controllerвЂќ is a generic name for an unidentified AC97 audio device 'Other devices' are also called 'unidentified devices' 'Other devices' often appear with generic names. When Windows can't identify a device, it gets lised under under 'Other devices'. If the category exists, check each it lists Next, see if you have an Other devices category.First, look for your audio devices under Sound, video and game controllers.When looking for your audio devices in Device Manager Also check your default Playback device setting (see 'Notes and Tips' below) If that still doesn't work, try a reinstall and look through the other help guides listed below. => If Device Manager says it's 'Working properly' yet you still have sound problems, suggest you next see the 'Automated FixIt Tools and Other Help Guides' section below.

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Is Device Status = 'This device is working properly'? Or is there an error code number? => Rt click the device, select Properties. => XP uses a yellow icon with a red X for disabled devices => A 'down arrow' indicates a disabled device in Vista and Windows 7

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=> Yellow icons with a black exclamation point indicate a driver problem You can tell from its name it's not HD Audio therefore you know it must be AC97) Computer 2 on the right: Computer 2 only has one audio device.You can tell from the names that both devices are HD Audio

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Computer 1 on the left: Computer 1 has two audio devices (fyi: Computer 1 happens to have two sound cards: It has both integrated audio plus an add-on sound card).

=> Names for HD Audio devices always include words like HD or High Definition within the name.

Look at the audio device name in Device Manager.

(IвЂ™d guess all audio/sound cards built since at least 2007)

All newer soundcards/audio devices are HD Audio.

It often helps to know whether your audio device is AC97 or HD Audio AC97 audio was superceded by High Definition Audio (also called HD audio) in 2004. Addon sound may also be called 'offboard' soundДЄCвЂ™97 was the first audio standard for computer sound (It was created by Intel in 1997). For example, if you add a sound card for your machine, it's addon sound.

'Addon' sound is an audio device not on the motherboard.

Integrated audio may also be called 'onboard' audio.

'Integrated' audio is the audio device that comes built into the computer's motherboard.

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> Windows doesnвЂ™t need a sound card or audio drivers to generate simple beep tonesДonвЂ™t assume your audio вЂњworked for a momentвЂќ just because you heard beeps (e.g like error beeps)

should be posted as replies to this guideвЂ‹ > Only general comments, general questions, clarifications and corrections, etc. Create your new topic in either the Audio and Video or Device Drivers forum - whichever one you think is suitable to your problem.ALSO, if you have an addon sound card include its make/model as well Include info about: your computer make/model, Windows OS version and of course a problem description.You need to create your own new topic / thread along with a problem description (see HERE) > If you'd like more help with your specific problem

Also, see the 'Notes and Tips' section towards bottom of this post for more debugging hints.

If that doesn't help, you can try reinstalling the driver, checking your default playback device is set correctly and/or start looking through the other Help Guides for more help and tips Try running the Microsoft Automated FixIt tool. => Next, look at the 'Automated FixIt Tools and Other Help Guides' section. => Check if the device is using a generic driver from Microsoft or using a hardware specific audio driver (you want the hardware specific driver)

If found but it doesn't appear with a yellow icon, the device driver is working properly.

If found and it has a yellow icon, there's a driver error.

If not found, check if onboard audio is disabled in BIOS.

Find your audio device(s) in Device Manager.

At any point, consider a System Restore especially if your device suddenly disappeared or a driver problem just started occurring.

Read the 'Things to know before you start' section to understand some basics.

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