Vaio VGN-FE11H sound problem

[cupidkhan]

hi,
i have recovery cd of my laptop, i have installed xp through my recovery cd..everything seems fine..except my audio...i have remove the driver from device manager and try to reinstall it, its giving me messeage "Device object not found",I have installed all the updates from microsoft as well..i have checked all the thread on google, but could't find the solution or you can say i found so many solutions but nothing is working for me..can you help me i really appriciate.

Thanks
Kash

[cupidkhan]

Hi,

I have removed the Sigmatel and High Definition Audio driver Package from Add Remove Programs,i did try registry cleaner. Rebooted the computer but to no avail.
not detecting my sound card.
i have check other threads on google.so many people out there having the same problem..but there is no fix solution for this..i have tried each solution..but no result.. i have formatted my harddrive and reinstall windows 5,6 times but still no result.
Any idea please let me know

Thanks

Kash

[rich912]

Hi Kash,

You could check your BIOS settings to see whether there is an option to enable/disable on board sound.

But at this stage I think you need to rule out a hardware failure.

One way would be to download Ubuntu 9.10 ISO and then burn the image to CD. This can then be run as a ‘Live’ CD without any changes being made to your Windows operating system.

Ubuntu includes most necessary drivers, so if sound works with this at least you know it is a driver problem.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

[cupidkhan]

Hi ,

i have checked my bios there is no option to enable/disable on board sound.i have checked with Ubuntu 9.10 operating system but there is no sound over there as well. if its the hardware failure , what is the solution ? is it possibe that it is related to hard drive bad sectors ?

Thanks

Kash

[rich912]

Hi Kash,

There being to option to enable/disable on board sound is not a surprise as most advanced BIOS features are disabled by Sony.

The fact that there is no sound using Ubuntu is not good news and it is almost certainly not defective hard drive sectors. The Ubuntu Live CD has eliminated that possibility.

The really bad news is that the sound chip is part of the motherboard and cannot economically be replaced.

However, the thing that puzzles me, if I have interpreted your posts correctly, is that the sound was working immediately before the recovery. This just seems too much of a coincidence...

One last thing that I would suggest is the BIOS upgrade that is available from the download section of Support (Click Support tab at the top of this page). No harm in installing all of the updates assuming that you have not done so already.

[cupidkhan]

Hi,

Thanks for your help...i tell you exactly what happened. i have upgraded my windows xp to vista..sound was working fine on vista..i put my laptop on hibernate mode but when i turn it on there was no sound at all ...i have tried everything but no result..then i thought i should install the orignal xp which comes with the laptop,but after installation problem remains same..NO SOUND...
yes i already upgraded my bios but it would't help me out.
but it is strange that how come suddenly my sound chip is damaged.

Thanks
Kash

[rich912]

Hi Kash,

Without proper hardware analysis it is difficult to give a definitive diagnosis but I do now suspect that you have a hardware problem.

Your options are to ask Sony Support for a repair quotation or consult and independent repairer. I suspect that if the video chip is defective then the motherboard will need to be replaced and that will possibly cost more than a replacement notebook.

[cupidkhan]

Hi,

I think i will get the new one rather to repair. anyway thanks for your help. i really appriciate.i will post it here if i found any other solution..i hope so...

Thank you

Kash

[rich912]

Good luck with that Kash.

Another alternative would be an external USB sound card, but this will be of little use unless your notebook is mainly used in one location....

[cupidkhan]

Hi,

Last night i put my laptop on hibernate and when i turn it on,it suddenly detect my sound card and let me install the sigmatel drivers.STRANGE!!!! but i can't hear anything...i checked the device maganer and now there is sigmatel high definition codec there with the yellow sign of exclamation mark but when i restarted my computer i heard the sound where vaio logo comes up..but still there is no sound in windows...so i am really surprise what is happening.

Thanks
Kash

[rich912]

Hi Kash,

That is strange but at least it is progress!

What error code is the device reporting?