Reverting to XP with C521

Question

I recently bought a C521 system with the included audigy software. After reverting to XP from Vista i had problems with getting the sound to run, however eventually found a solution - i saw a few other posts about this so i thought i'd put up what i had to do. 1) realised that this is not in fact an audigy card - its a sigmatel integrated card with some annoying software (it would be helpful if dell stated that this is Vista only BEFORE you buy it) 2) installed LP drivers for sigmatel - http://us.lgservice.com 3) updated with dell drivers 4) Sound!

Junior54 · Answer

...after 'europe 303' directed me to the Sigma Tel 92xx drivers I needed,  I found I had no 'System Sounds?' but after device mngr. auto search,  and the dell drivers folders  turned up nothing,  I open the 'Audio and Sounds' app.--in cont. panal- and switched everything to 'Sigma Tel'  defaults  BINGO !!

tico121 · Answer

I have a dimension E521, currently I am running windows XP, every time I go on this program called ventrilo and I try to speak the people in the server tell me that they can't hear my voice but there's a lot of bad feedback,distorted my voice can not be heard. Can someone please help me? At first, the microphone was working perfectly, I also got this pc like 5-4 months ago. And I know it's the not the microphone because I bought and new one and they still tell me that they hear lots of feedback so it must be the drivers but I don't really know anything about computers please help me. Thank you.

speedstep · Answer

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&ServiceTag=&SystemID=DIM_P4_C521&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=

Release Title: CPU: AMD Processor Driver, Driver,
Windows XP, Multi Language, Dimension C521, E521, v.1.3.2, A00
Release Date: 9/15/2006
Criticality: Recommended
Description: AMD CPU Processor Driver

ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/chipset/R133065.EXE

Release Title: Chip Set: nVidia SMBus, Driver,
Windows XP, Windows XP x64, Multi Language, Multi System, v.4.5.7, A02
Release Date: 11/15/2006
Criticality: Urgent
Description: SMBus INF for MCP51 & MCP55

ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/chipset/R132919.EXE

Release Title: Audio: SIGMATEL STAC 92XX C-Major
HD Audio, Driver, Windows 2000, Windows XP,
Windows XP x64, Multi Language, Dimension C521, E521,
OptiPlex 740, v.5.10.0.5143, A09
Release Date: 11/8/2006
Criticality: Recommended
Description: Sigmatel STAC92XX C-Major HD Audio Driver

ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/audio/R132395.EXE

Release Title: Network: Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated
Controller, Driver, Multi OS, Multi Language, Multi System, v.v4.60, A02
Release Date: 3/20/2007
Criticality: Recommended
Description: Broadcom 4401/B0 Ethernet Drivers

ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R149798.EXE

Release Title: Video: nVidia GForce 6150, Driver,
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Multi Language, Dimension C521, E521,
v.91.48 (32-bit), A00
Release Date: 9/15/2006
Criticality: Urgent
Description: nVidia GeForce 6150 LE integrated graphics drivers

ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/video/R133260.EXE

toddle · Answer

Thanks a lot for this post Speedstep, after downloading these drivers, everything sprang into life and now my pc is flying! Only onr thing now and that is that my USB hubs think that they are USB 1.0 even though when I was running on Vista they were USB 2.0. I put in my Drivers and Utilities Disc but couldn't find any thing referring to HI Speed host Controllers.

Any advice??

Thanks again.

Message Edited by toddle on 02-12-2008 06:36 AM

Message Edited by toddle on 02-12-2008 06:37 AM

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Reverting to XP with C521

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