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    Just received a weird message on my XPS 1640

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Carnold40, Mar 25, 2009.

  1. Carnold40

    Carnold40 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just received the following message on my XPS 1640:

    " IDT pc audio stopped working and was closed."

    Problem caused by Sigmatel C-Major audio driver

    This problem was caused by Sigmatel C-Major audio driver, which was created by Integrated Device Technology, Inc. and is distributed by your computer manufacturer.

    Solution

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    To solve this problem, go online to your computer manufacturer's website and search for Sigmatel C-Major audio driver updates.


    But the thing is, I went to Dell and looked at the driver updates for the XPS 1640, and there's no updates for any C-Major Sigmatel audio driver. Has anyone else gotten this message? If so, what did you do to fix it?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
     
    Carnold40, Mar 25, 2009
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    krionX Notebook Evangelist

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    Dell's Drivers page only has drivers for IDT. Try installing that (the newest one was released a couple of days ago).
     
    krionX, Mar 25, 2009
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    kman01 Notebook Guru

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    Did you start getting this message after you updated your sound drivers or before?

    There is a known issue that the sound does not work (till you reactivate it) after it comes out of sleep. You can tell by the red X next to the speaker icon.

    That is probably not your problem though.
     
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    Carnold40 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well, to be honest, I hadn't updated ANY drivers. I know I should. But I'm your typical user that gets the computer out of the box & uses it just the way it is until an issue arises & I find out I have to update a driver. The only things I really stay up to date with is the Windows updates.

    So at this point, I still haven't updated any drivers. I was almost afraid to because the message I got was to update the Sigmatel C-Major driver, but from what I could tell, my system wasn't even compatible with that.

    As for my sound not working...
    Even AFTER I received that message, I never saw a red 'X' on my speaker icon. In fact, my sound still seemed to work fine. I can't be totally sure...maybe the sound quality wasn't as good or something. I don't really know because I don't really use my system for things like music or anything where the sound has to be CD quality or anything...so I never really paid attention to the sound quality BEFORE I got the message.
     
    Carnold40, Mar 25, 2009
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