I can understand upgrading to Windows 7. It's really nice. But you should also know that XP is still supported and will be for a few more years.
Anyway, it seems you need a driver but you're unsure what audio adapter you have. What you should do is refer back to the Windows Upgrade Advisor report you generated before you upgraded the operating system. That will list both the hardware as well as the availability of a driver from Microsoft. Many legacy hardware drivers are only available on the Microsoft site.
There is no Windows 7 (or Vista as this usually will work) Dell sound driver for your ADI198X Integrated Audio. Dell does not support anything past XP with this model and you need Dell specific sound drivers as non-Dell drivers in almost all cases either will not work or not work correctly. Vista/Windows 7 handles some audio functions differenently than XP and thus the need for Vista/Win 7 drivers.
Most users that have upgraded PC's that are not supported by Dell have installed a separate PCI sound card that is Windows 7 compatible. This is probably the option you will need to do.
If you do a search on this forum you will see this is a fairly common issue.
osprey4
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May 11th, 2011 05:00
Hi Forensics,
I can understand upgrading to Windows 7. It's really nice. But you should also know that XP is still supported and will be for a few more years.
Anyway, it seems you need a driver but you're unsure what audio adapter you have. What you should do is refer back to the Windows Upgrade Advisor report you generated before you upgraded the operating system. That will list both the hardware as well as the availability of a driver from Microsoft. Many legacy hardware drivers are only available on the Microsoft site.
Good luck!
fireberd
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May 11th, 2011 08:00
There is no Windows 7 (or Vista as this usually will work) Dell sound driver for your ADI198X Integrated Audio. Dell does not support anything past XP with this model and you need Dell specific sound drivers as non-Dell drivers in almost all cases either will not work or not work correctly. Vista/Windows 7 handles some audio functions differenently than XP and thus the need for Vista/Win 7 drivers.
Most users that have upgraded PC's that are not supported by Dell have installed a separate PCI sound card that is Windows 7 compatible. This is probably the option you will need to do.
If you do a search on this forum you will see this is a fairly common issue.