in ThinkPad: T61 and pre-2008 T series plus Other Legacy ThinkPads https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-T61-and-pre-2008-T-series-plus-Other-Legacy-ThinkPads/Can-t-Install-Audio-Driver-SoundMax-on-T42/m-p/475027 ThinkPad: T61 and pre-2008 T series plus Other Legacy ThinkPads topics Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:42:09 +0000 tp08_en <![CDATA[ ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/475027 I've had this problem before and never came up with a solution:

 

http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/cant-install-soundmax-driver-thinkpad-t42-t2652683.html

 

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:42:09 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/475027 NLucchesi
<![CDATA[ Re: Can't Install Audio Driver (SoundMax) on T42 ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/475033 Here's your audio driver:

 

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?LegacyDocI ]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:47:48 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/475033 ajkula66 <![CDATA[ Re: Can't Install Audio Driver (SoundMax) on T42 ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/475531 George:

 

Thank you for replying and posting detailed instructions on how to install the SoundMax driver.

 

Unfortunately, this is exactly the driver that I downloaded and that gives me the error message:

 

  Driver Not Found! ]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:32:19 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/475531 NLucchesi <![CDATA[ Re: Can't Install Audio Driver (SoundMax) on T42 ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/476033 Interesting.

 

Could you boot from a Linux "live" CD and check whether you have sound there?

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Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:47:15 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/476033 ajkula66
<![CDATA[ Re: Can't Install Audio Driver (SoundMax) on T42 ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/476251 Hello,

 

Which operating system and service pack level is on the ThinkPad T42?

 

Regards,

 

Aryeh Goretsky

 

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Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:07:18 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/476251 goretsky
<![CDATA[ Re: Can't Install Audio Driver (SoundMax) on T42 ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/476417 Aryeh:

 

Thank you for taking the time to read my post.

 

I using Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3.  I have downloaded and installed all critical and optional software and hardware updates identified by Windows System Update.

 

Please let me know if addi ]]> Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:12:29 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/476417 NLucchesi <![CDATA[ Re: Can't Install Audio Driver (SoundMax) on T42 ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/476419
Do you have any particular Linux Live CD in mind? I don't have one; I'll search for on on Google but if you have something particular in mind, please let me know.

Thank you.

- nello ]]>
Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:15:24 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/476419 NLucchesi
<![CDATA[ Re: Can't Install Audio Driver (SoundMax) on T42 ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/476839 I use Mint, and it should work "out of the box" on any T4x machine:

 

http://www.linuxmint.com/release.php?id=15 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:06:32 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/476839 ajkula66 <![CDATA[ Re: Can't Install Audio Driver (SoundMax) on T42 ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/481415 George:

 

Looks like an intermittent hardware problem.

 

Neither Mint nor Ubuntu Linux see the sound card.  Also, Lenovo's ThinkVantage Toolbox can NOT see t he sound card.  

 

However, every once in a while, Device Manager pops up saying that it's found new ha ]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:23:59 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/481415 NLucchesi <![CDATA[ Re: Can't Install Audio Driver (SoundMax) on T42 ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/526773 I have the EXACT same problem.

 

I have been looking all over the intertubes and found no luck on how to fix this.

 

Any more ideas?

]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:17:03 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/526773 JolietJake <![CDATA[ Re: Can't Install Audio Driver (SoundMax) on T42 ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/526777 Well, second time's a charm - I guess. 

 

Got it to work :smileyvery-happy:

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Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:35:01 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/526777 JolietJake
<![CDATA[ Re: Can't Install Audio Driver (SoundMax) on T42 ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/527635 This post is a life saver.. Just what i was looking for.. The drivers!

 

Ty very much!

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Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:41:52 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1307/475027/527635 wa1po