MX6425 / MX6450 Audio Driver

Bought a new MX6425 yesterday, and was stupid enough to NOT make a driver CD before repartitioning the machine and reinstalling...

Well after reinstall, I can not get the Audio to work no matter what driver I try.

None of the conexant ones I tried would succede, they always just say FAIL.

I tried two different Realtek ones, WDM_A380 and WDM_A381. While those installed, and made my error in Device Manager go away, I don't get any sound. (yes, I checked to make sure the volume was turned up in both windows and on the laptop, and I made sure it was not muted).

IF anyone has any suggestions I would love to have them. Or if anyone has a driver from this series of laptops that would be a BIG help...

Jason

 

Figures, right after I post I figure out a work around! I'll post what I did here though, as it may help others.

1. Install Realtek Audio driver (WDM_A380 or WDM_A381, doesn't matter).
2. Reboot
3. Download and try to install the Conexant AC 97 audio driver. You can get the one from Gateway (D00245-001-001 driver), or any other manufacturer that uses this chip in the notebook. Pay attention to where it stores the files. For instance the Gateway driver uncompresses to c:\cabs\directory name.
4. Go to device manager, find the Realtek AC 97 audio item under "Sound, video, and game controllers". Right click on it and select UPDATE DRIVER
5. Select NO if it asks to connect to Windows Update, click NEXT
6. Select "Install from a list of specific location" and click NEXT
7. Select "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install" and click NEXT
8. DE-select "Show compatible Hardware". CONEXANT should show up under manufacturer since you tried to install the driver earlier.
9. Click on CONEXANT on the left, then select "Conexant AC-Link Audio" on the right and click NEXT

The driver will install. It may ask you for the location of some files, point it to the directory the Conexant driver uncompressed to in step 3.

Reboot, and you should have working audio!

Jason

 

Jason,
Thanks for posting, I did the exact SAME THING... What video drivers did you end up finding??

 

For ATI chips I always use the NGO Optimized drivers.

They can be found at:
www.ngohq.com

Jason

 

hi jason i have the same notebook and am havingtrouble with sound... anyway i tried what u put up... but when i click on update driver for realtek and follow the steps,conexant doesnt show up.. was wondering if u could help... wayne

aerospc inputs from u too would help...

 

Hard to know what else to say... As long I UNchecked the Show Compatible Hardware, it showed up.

Not sure why your would not...

Jason

 

hey jason

ok can u tell me what driver exactly u installed for video.... be specific with the name.... dont know if u experience it but when scrolling down on a webpage or something it scrolls in parts... thanks mate.... later.... wayne

 

http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=Files&go=cat&dwn_cat_id=9&go=giveme&dwn_id=244

Filename: ATIODNGOV1513.EXE

Jason

 

Someone should compare these to the OMega Drivers. Now it got me curious.

 

I bought a Gateway MX6450 and made the driver dvd if someone needs it. It is about 1.3 gig. These are just the driver and not the OS.

 

i would greatly appreciate the audio driver for the mx6450 as i have been unable to get any of the workaround to work. Thank you in advance.

 

HOW TO FIX AUDIO DRIVER on your Gateway MX6450 (2GHz AMD)

After a failed attempt to get linux working on my notebook, I was unable to get the sound working. Recovery CD does not have the drivers you will need to get your system up and running!!

Here is how I fixed the problem.
1.)
Download and attempt install of:
Conexant Audio Driver version 6.14.10.559
I downloaded mine from: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqnk/us/download/22901.html
or you can download from gateway.

- This install will most likely fail.

2.)
Reboot.

3.)
Goto Device Manager (Right-Click "MyComputer", select Properties, then choose HARDWARE tab, finally click "Device Manager" button )

4.)
Access your device to update driver - CHOOSE to the driver you want to install manually!! do not search or attempt loading from the DIR where the driver files are. (I've tried and failed) /
By choosing from a list of devices you can force the install of the correct drivers, specify the Conexiant sound driver then you will be asked to locate the file (camc6aud.sys) located in the path for your driver.

- Im not sure if this is the best driver but while your waiting for Gateway to send a DVD with your software and drivers - at least you'll have audio.


Definatly advise ordering a driver/software restore DVD from Gateway since it's not included. - Esp. if your going to format or partition for any reason

:gateway:



BTW - ATI drivers downloaded from ATI.com worked for video on Radeon 200M xpress.

 

I would be very thankful if you could put that up on the net so I can download it. I am in desperate need for the drivers for this exact notebook.

Send me a PM or Email if you dont want to have the file download public, or if you have other arrangments of transfering.

Thanks!

 

hey thanks Itvenue... thanks to u my audio works now... thanks alot.. guys this works... finally have audio... later.... wayne

 

BillyGalbreath, If you do not already have the driver, pm me and I will email you the drivers they are only 1/2 meg zipped.

 

f3c... Do you have enough bandwidth to post the contents of the DVD somewhere?

Regarding Audio... I had a problem with RealTek AC97 Error -5009 and it wouldn't install. This, in turn, resulted in Conexant AC-Link Failure when running the setup program downloaded from Gateway's support site. Just in case anyone else did the same thing, here's the [simple] solution.

[Assuming you've downloaded the Conexant AC-Link download and ran as much of the setup as would take]

Go to device manager, double click on the Multimedia Audio Controller, click on the driver tab, click update driver. Choose "Install from a specific location". Next choose "Don't search. I will chose the driver to install". Locate the directory containing the files downloaded. Finally chose conexant.

 

HP driver worked great, i'm so happy to have sound again.

 

I have the same problem you had with the sound driver, is there any way you can share it to me?

 

Well, well.. I have figured it out.

If you go to Device Manager under Hardware. Instead of trying to get the Audio Controller to work. Try this method.

Go to Sound, video and games controllers

Right click on Audio Codec to Update Drivers
Click No, not this time for Hardware Update
Click on Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
Click on Don't Search. I will choose the driver to install.
Click on Have Disk
Open the file ari2041a.inf from the extracted folder(s) that you have downloaded from Gateway which should be D00377-002-001
Conexant AC-Link Audio should appear
Hit Next
Hit Yes
Now you have a Audio Codecs problem. Don't worry.

Now go to Audio Controller
Right click on Audio Controller to Update Drivers
Click No, not this time for Hardware Update
Click on Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
Click on Don't Search. I will choose the driver to install.
Scroll down to Sound, video and games controllers
Hit Next
Click on Conexant
Pick either Conexant AC-Link Audio Version
Hit Next. You will have a few pop up for missing files. Just redirect to the same folder D00377-002-001 and you will be missing a file. But do not worry about it.
After you have finish.. the audio controller will be installed.

Now back to the first step.

Right click to Update Drivers on Conexant AC-Link Audio that is not working
Click No, not this time for Hardware Update
Click on Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
Click on Don't Search. I will choose the driver to install.
Click on Have Disk
Click on Audio Codecs
Hit Next

Now you should have sounds.

 

Hello, I reformatted my harddrive without copying my drivers. I found and installed all drivers except sound. I followed JasonJoels direction for installing the sound driver but when i click on update driver for realtek and follow the steps,conexant doesnt show up. I was just wondering what you did to fix this and get your sound working?

 

Hey i am also in desperate need of the 6450 driver...I put Windows Xp home on mine and reformatted the hard drive and i was missing all the driver but dound all of them including network driver,wireless driver,video but the only thing that i can't find is the audio driver...so fc3.linux could you please email me the driver or send it to me? i'm so tired of no sound...thanks John

 

Hi,
I formated my hard disk on my laptop, can I get the driver dvd from you somehow? Maybe upload it to Megaupload or Rapidshare?

Many thanks,
Trang

 

MX6525 Sound Drivers for Vista
download it here: http://www.itvenue.net/forums/D00377-002-002V.exe
Of your looking for the XP version you can now find it on the Gateway website.

NOTICE: This download will expire on Jun'07

 

To the originator of this thread, THANK-YOU!!!!

I was tired of reinstalling Gateway's craplets, so figured I would just reinstalled XP, without backing up my drivers. All drivers worked from Gateway but their audio, but this workaround saved me a sleepless night of futility. I will be putting this on my blog and spreading it around to lots of other places, in the hopes that more people will be saved the 6 hours of struggle I went through.

Again, KUDOS!!!

 

Right on the money! I found this thread doing a google search and was so impressed that it actually worked that I registered!

Gateway has a nasty habit of releasing hardware with specific operating systems and charging more for an XP Pro version. They make it almost impossible to find the correct drivers. I had the same problem with a Gateway PC that came pre-loaded with Windows ME several years ago, finally gave up trying to get the drivers and scrapped it.

-Alfred

 

Hello,
I have a Gateway 3550GZ / M210 laptop. And I tried the method of using "update drivers" instead of simply installing it. However no good for me. It still does not properly install. I did a lot of googling and one person pointed out that the driver I downloaded from Gateway for the 3550gz, is for Windows XP Home and I've upgraded to Windows XP Professional after a clean install.

I've tried the HP ones as well, and still no good. Any tips at all on what I can try next?

Some people said Gateway listed the wrong sound card and it should be an intel AC'97 not the conexant AC-Link. Any idea where I can try an intel ac'97 driver?

thank you!
Nathan

 

Hello, Please email me at [email protected], I to have a gateway mx6450 and desperetly need the drivers. Thanks

 

Can you email me the drivers for mx6450 gate way cd or drivers. Ever since i formated it and put a new xp , i lost the wireless and audio drives and the recovery cd they gave me didnt have none of those drivers. Please email me at [email protected] and thank you so much for your help.

 

Hi there Fc3.linux if at all possible could i get that driver disc from you.... im gonna go crazy with this im still missing drivers and im gonna go crazy tryin to find them all .


Thanks a million

JJB

 

Anyone that has the driver Cd for the mx6450 could you please send it to me i have most drivers but the video and audio seem to be shotty in comparison to my old set up and im still missing some.... quite confused and frustrated at this point.... any help would be appreciated.

Please forward to [email protected]

Thanks a million in advance

JJB25

 

k wow this is wierd (actually sucks) i have an mx6426 which uses the same audio driver. heres the thing every download icon or link or anything that would normaly allow you to download the driver right away loads and then that whole 'server connection failed' page pops up! the gateway website has been there for me before but not the case this time. so it's come down to actually googling D00377-002-002V! it's that bad. any ideas? hope im just doing something so obviously wrong

 

wow i had this problem before with my audio driver! when i reformat my hard drive to the factory settings with my oper. disk it never installs an audio. ive gone through this before but forgot what i did to get it back. can i bum that audio driver of you 'fc3.linux'? pleeeease!!!!!!!!

 

my God! ive been trying everything! all the ideas everyone has! been to every site to click an download an audio driver (gateway.com being the first) and when i click on the highlighted download here links every site redirects me and sends me to that realy anoying page "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage" the one u get when u cant connect! eerrrgggggg! sumone pleeese!

 

ok i thank u all so much for ur messages on the gateway laptop, and of course i 'm one of the unknown, to this problem ,, its just about what i need to do for mine but , i have the 6442 can i use this ,method for the as the same , i have spent hrs trying and now i have opened i the conexantAC-link audio and it says , failed , i saw in the message someone else had the same problem but i 'm trying so hard to read every ones problem ,thanks so much , but if i can use this , it would so help,, jc

 

Jason, if you are still reading these messages, THANK YOU for your step-by-step instructions for re-installing the Audio Drivers for my Gateway 6450. It worked BEAUTIFULLY! I had taken my computer to Best Buy (they could not fix it) & searched hours on the internet trying to figure out what to do. Now I have sound!! Thanks again.

 

I have a mx6425 i got the drivers for the audio from the mx6426 page.

http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/getFile.asp?id=20819&dscr=Gateway%20Conexant%20AC-Link%20Audio%20Driver%20version:%206.14.10.0575&uid=237432748

 

Just incase your having problems getting the wireless drivers i got the from the mx6424
http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/getFile.asp?id=20712&dscr=Gateway%20Broadcom%20Wireless%20Network%20DriversVersion:%203.100.64.1&uid=237433486

 

Hi i need a mx6450 recovery disk

 

Any chance you could send the driver to me? ([email protected])

 

Hello Buddies!
need the Driver CD for the MX6450, too! can anyone make a torrent or ftp or so? THX!

[email protected]