Dell D610: Sound Drivers for Windows 7
Installing Windows 7 RTM on Dell D610 seems like running well and all processes are successful finished. But then, while switching the machine on at the first time, there shows a red x at speaker icon in task bar. This means the Dell D610 require the right driver for it sound.
Just for your knowing, Dell D610 has SigmaTel STAC 975X AC97 as their audio. So you need to do is looking for “SigmaTel STAC 975X AC97 Sound driver for DELL Laptops”. If your D610 runs Windows 7, the sound driver for Windows XP should works well. Like usual, you can get the require download driver below this post. Just download and install it.
Here are the next steps you need to be following:
- Go to Computer
- Choose Properties
- Click Manage and select Device Manager. This will show a list of devices
- Find out the Multimedia Audio Controller with an error sign and right click on it
- Select Update Driver Software.
- Select the Browse my computer for driver software.
- Select the folder location created by Dell driver. By default, the driver installed at C:\dell\drivers.
After the installation of SigmaTel STAC 975X AC97 Sound driver on D610 is complete, now you should see the correct name of the device as Sigma Tell C Major Audio.
Download SigmaTel STAC 975X AC97 Sound driver for Dell D610 here