As I fixed my T40, WinXP also found my modem again and I had to install modem drivers a second time. Maybe the modem caused a small contact to the soundchip like a short circuit or something else?! The small feet of my soundchip are all well. I checked them with a needle. So I hope I dont have to re...

Nice news! Today I found my soundchip under the bluetooth-card. It looked quite good, no damage or something. I cleaned it and checked the contact to the mainboard. As I fixed my T40 again and started WinXP, there was a new hardware and as I installed the driver I had to boot my T40 again. As WinXP ...

No, I installed XP on a new partition.
There can be no virus or malware....

I installed Intel drivers. I also installed AC97 audio drivers.
PC Doctor says "sound card: n/a"
So I think I have no sound card or its broken.....

Yes, my accu is an old one. I rebuilt my PIII 500 into the 600X. Thanx a lot guys for the help. I will sell my 600E and 600X in the next time. But now I bought a T40 at ebay and there are new problems.... I have no soundchip or it is destroyed.... :( But I started a new topic in the T4X forum. Maybe...

If my chip is broken... How is it possible, that a soundchip break???

I was wrong, I have a T40, not T40p. But the one with the ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 and 14.1" TFT display with 1400x1050 resolution. Thanx, but nothing helped. I tried the IBM Audio drivers and they didnt work. I couldnt install them. Installation stopped automaticely. PC-Doctor said, there is no chi...

Hi Everybody! Yesterday I got my used T40p from ebay. I installed Win XP, everything is working fine but I have no sound!!! Checking my system control there is no unknown machine or something which could be my AD1981B soundchip. Installing drivers isnt possible because during installation it make a ...

Yes, newest Bios is installed.

Hi Everybody! Congratulations for this great forum you have here! To my question: I had a TP 600e and wanted to upgrade it to P III. There a lots of very good instructions to do it. But now I bought a 600X one with a PIII 500, but unluckyly one without Speedstep-Mainboard. Cant I get the full speed ...