sound issues in games

[Jim760]

hi all,
1st post here with an annoying problem, i baught driver 3 brand new and when i come to play it, the game sounds seem to work except from you're own car, the screchs etc are there etc but not engine or horn sounds :( i thought it was the EAX thing as ive had simular bother with other games and turning that off fixed it, however with driver 3 this is not the case! game works fine otherwise
pc is home built, spec:
Ati radion 9600
1gig DDR 2
AMD athlon 64 3000+ (running at 2.20ghz)
Realtek on board audi (using optical output, switching to analogue made no difference)
ABIT KV8 Pro motherboard
Sony DvD RW combi drive

TIA,
Jim

[Van Nugent]

Get the Realtek High Def Audio driver for your OS from this page (http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false).

Are you running XP or Vista and if Vista, is it x64 or x86?

Edit: Edit the link for the download.

[Jim760]

Hi
cheers for the reply, i forgot about the OS! sorry! is windows xp pro sp1! i know! i know sp1! but truth be known, i need another xp disc :round: i'll go try download this driver and see if that does anything, just using the drivers that came with the board at the moment!

[Van Nugent]

You'll need to update XP to SP2 (http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/xpsp2.html) as SP2 provides better audio and DirectX supports that new games require.

Edit: Also, update DirectX to the latest version here (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2DA43D38-DB71-4C1B-BC6A-9B6652CD92A3&displaylang=en).

[Van Nugent]

We can also download the redist package of the 3-08 DirectX here (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=740AC79A-5B72-447D-84F9-EE6407ED1A91&displaylang=en). This package is more convenient when we want to do the update on more than 1 system.

[Jim760]

cheers for the links mate, so you think the lack of HD driver and SP1 is the problem? right then, i need to go buy an xp disc AGAIN!! cant update this version ive got as i cant even activate it used the key too meny times aparrently. (disc for other pc) no fun. lol

[Van Nugent]

I don't understand why you should have problems with the activation if it's legit. Also, the links to MS updates I had above don't require verification???

[Jim760]

the ones that link to MS do yes.
the disc i have is a legit disc, from unknown origin, i got it with a pc i baught 2nd hand about a year ago, this is 2nd time ive tryed to install it, 1st time worked ok and this time its not letting me use it.. bit suspect if you ask me... i had baught XP home sp2 for £65 a while ago but god only knows whats happend to that! and i can't really afford to shell out for another disc but looks like i need to :( wouldn't mind making sure the system is working as required before parting with more money.
cheers for the info mate
Jim

[Van Nugent]

the ones that link to MS do yes.That's the reason I posted the 2nd link :). Anyway, you should be able to download and update your XP from the above links with no problems.