Nevermind, I went back and found it. lol Yes, the one you want is the 15.12.01.3516b version. It's the only one that shows up as an audio driver, but it's actually good for a variety of chips and operating systems. The dates on these releases tells us that they haven't been updated in a long time (2002, 2003), so it's doubtful that installing any of them will help your system. However, the fact that you reported something very different than what's offered for your sound hints that your system has become a little confused on what it should use. Just about every system has multiple options built into it for audio, video, various controllers, etc., so it's possible that your system lost track of the one it's supposed to use and 'switched' over to a different one, causing the problems you're now having with your sound. If that's the case, installing the right one should repair the issue completely. But place some emphasis on the word 'should' in that last sentence. lol The file will be downloaded as "wdm3516b_Cadenza.exe". All you need to do is to run it and it will put itself where it needs to go. Peace, Gman http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 12:02 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Strange noise > G, I have been looking at the sites and got to the download page and > drivers > but I am not sure which one is for sound. Is it the first one with a > vers.15.12.01.3516b? The one I have now for SoundMAX is vers. 5.1.1.3516. > And how do I identify the chipset driver if we decide I need it? > Sandi > P.S. If that is the right one, is there any trick to getting it to the > right > place when I download it? --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------