Gnomie Kpalsm from our chat room writes:
I’m having problems with my Vista/XP dual boot, and I’m hoping someone might be able to help.
My Toshiba laptop came with Vista Ultimate installed. As I was reluctant to just go ahead and wipe it and install XP, so I decided to do a dual boot. After slipstreaming some SATA drivers onto my XP disc, it went fine — except that, even though I installed the chipset, the sound chip simply will not be recognized. It shows up as unknown in Device Manager; I used Everest to make sure it is, indeed, my sound controller, and I went and downloaded the drivers for it. I installed them, but still no dice. I also installed the HD sound drivers for my ATI Radeon Mobility HD 2600, but still no sound. I’m pretty desperate to fix this, because I want to be able to use XP, obviously.
This also leads to another problem that recently arose around the time I dual booted. When I turn the laptop off using the Start menu (in Vista; I don’t remember if it does it in XP), it goes through the “Windows is shutting down” process. Then the screen turns black like the laptop is going to shut itself off — it just stays on that black screen and doesn’t shut off, requiring me to hold the power button until it does. This isn’t really that big of a deal (it’s just a minor annoyance), but I would like to be able to turn the laptop on without waiting for the “Improper shutdown detected” dialogue.
The only things I changed since this started happening are:
- The MBR using VistaBootPRO 3.3 to include XP and Vista (Vista is first option. Everything else is default).
- The pagefile in Vista to be on my 500 GB external hard drive with a faster spindle speed than the internal laptop HDD (trying to increase speed, which it seems to have done).
Again, this is just a minor annoyance, but something I would like fixed if you can think of what’s wrong off the top of your head. I’m going to try switching my PF back to the internal HDD just to see if that works.
The main problem, again, is no sound in XP — I REALLY want that fixed, and would like to do it without spending money if possible. I’m thinking Toshiba won’t help because the machine came with Vista and the company didn’t make any money off of me switching to XP! And Futureshop (where I bought the machine) doesn’t actually have much tech support help — it directs me to a local shop, which isn’t free!
Hello,
What brand and model of Toshiba notebook computer did Kpalsm purchase from Futureshop?
I wonder if the problem of the notebook computer not shutting down properly is from access to the virtual memory paging file being cut off before the computer is done accessing the file. Moving the file back to the internal hard disk drive might solve the problem.
For the sound driver issue, have you visited Microsoft’s Windows Update web site to download all of the patches and fixes for Windows XP? What about installing the Universal Audio Architecture class driver referenced in Microsoft Knowledgebase Article 888111, "Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) High Definition Audio class driver version 1.0a available for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000?" If so, did that make any difference?
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
Like the previous post it is all about your sound drivers. Also, check your Bios settings. I read somewhere about Toshiba doing some strange things to the Bios in support of Vista in all their laptops. I do know the procedure for dual booting Vista on laptops are totally different than a PC.
Intel has made some changes on the sound bus for newer boards. You must install the UAA bus driver before the sound drivers will install. You can download them here: http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/SOUND-CARD/OTHER-SOUNDCARDS/Microsoft-UAA-Bus-Driver-for-High-Definition-Audio.shtml
In all the cases I ran across, I didn’t have to uninstall anything first. If you do run into problems, the following should assist you in removing all entries before installing the patch: http://www.omgili.com/newsgroups/alt/comp/hardware/pc-homebuilt/a841099f-b2f1-4335-bde6-40a1e23ef6b2e10g2000prfgooglegroupscom.html&q=Microsoft+UAA+Bus+Driver+download+for+intel
Ok. I hear people are having problems with sound on Vista,
To be honest, I had the same problem.
It was driving me up the wall !
i couldnt do anything, Couldn’t even play Call Of Duty 4 online.
so i took my chances and went into:
control panel>add or remove programs, and i deleted this program called Realtek something, after that, SOUND WORKING!
try it guys..
E-mail me globe3782@hotmail.com if it worked!
GeForce.
Try getting the QFE888111 patch and installing it and then installing the sound drivers. I have had success using this with HD sound issues. There may also be additional files that you may need.The QFE file is available from Microsoft only by request, but you should be able to get it by searching google.