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    Gateway P-6860FX with Vista Home Premium

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by skndvr90655, Jul 6, 2009.

  1. skndvr90655

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    I just bought a Gateway P-6860FX laptop. When I reformatted it, everything works, but the sound won't. I can go into the restore drivers section and it fixes it, but every time I restart or turn on the laptop I have to do it again. Does anyone have a solution to fix this problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated. The driver I have for it is SigmaTel Audio Driver v6.10.5580.0-T&T-SR 32/64-bit
     
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    qhn Notebook User

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    Have you tried completely uninstall the driver and re-install it, using the one direct from the Gateway site?

    This way you can eliminate the chance that the notebook looks at a "wrong" version of the driver at start, taking it from a cache somewhere.

    cheers ...
     
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Is there anything showing up in the event or performance logs that might indicate why the driver keeps disappearing?
     
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    I will try that. When it is reformatting, it says the audio driver may not work, but before I can read the rest, it goes to the next drivers.
     
    skndvr90655, Jul 6, 2009
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