Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221 drivers for xp

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We use our software to slipstream (integrate) drivers with Win 2000, XP and 2003 server installation disks.
Vista is not supported and we have few (if any) vista drivers in the packs and therefore no user base for vista either.

also we don't find drivers for hardware our users provide missing drivers to us and request we add them.

I have seen people post for drivers here, and get lucky with a reply, but not usually.

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Oops *edit*

just noticed the title of your post - must be getting tired

brb

Last edited by OverFlow (2008-01-17 18:14:00)

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Hi
Somebody posted this for bj2tall, and I mistook it for spam.
http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=2402

found it on this page...
http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/ … anguage=42

.. on which there is a link to this file:
http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tedd-fil … 154748.zip

it was h*ll trying to find this for a toshiba satellite P300-1A8, also known as PSPC0E. mostly because of the stupid website design.

only during installation of this driver did i find out what the device is actually named: Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221
i hope others will find this page and not have to repeat my horrible experience ):

(by the way, the zip file has kb888111xpsp2.exe inside if you havent installed the generic microsoft HDA bus driver)

Last edited by n0ob (2008-09-29 09:31:45)

Perhaps I can help with this one. Just a few days ago I dug up XP drivers for a Compaq Presario CQ50-209WM laptop and got everything working, including audio and microphone.

This laptop has the Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221 (HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_14F1&DEV_5051). I don't remember where I found the driver (I think it was Driverguide.com), but it's version 3.47.00 and does not include the .cat file, even though it's supposed to be there. I installed this and sound worked fine, but not the microphone. The only files in this driver are the following:
CHDAud.sys
UCI32A21.dll
UIU32a.exe
WiSVHe5.inf

After extensive searching and trial and error, I finally stumbled upon the solution. Turns out the Intel HD Audio HDMI driver that's included as part of Intel's GMA drivers is the solution. I used the Intel GMA 4500M Graphics v14.37.0.5009 driver, as it's the latest for this hardware.

The HDMI driver version included is 5.10.00.1047

I installed it after the Conexant driver and suddenly the yellow mark in device manager was gone and the microphone works.

Now this laptop has full audio function.

I don't yet know for sure if both drivers must be installed or just the Intel HDMI driver. The laptop in question doesn't belong to me and I don't have physical access to it, only remote access. I'll be sure to report back on that when I find out, although I'm positive both need to be installed.

No other "solution" I tried works, including Toshiba drivers.

Also, there is an XP version of sp39902.exe (version 4.58.0.0 A) buried on HP's site for this hardware that will not install properly. It's not needed and in fact all it does is provide an audio control panel.

And just an FYI: If you have service pack 3 integrated into your XP install cd, then you don't need to install any Microsoft UAA driver as it's part of SP3.

Last edited by SyntaxError (2009-01-05 08:23:21)

This HWID is still missing from both sound DriverPacks. 
If anyone can;
1. find a driver
2. CONFIRM IT WORKS
3. provide a link to download
...then I'll add it to the DriverPack Sound B I'm working on currently.

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I've learned a lot in the past few months while reading the MSDN material here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms794526.aspx
It really bugs (pun intended) me that driver makers get so lazy with their .inf files.  Your post above just highlights that laziness.
Using the "$CHICAGO$" flag makes this .inf supported by all windows OS (when it shouldn't).

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Thanks for the MSDN link. I always thought the $CHICAGO$ flag referred only to XP and $Windows NT$ to XP and above. This might come in handy in the future.

**I got some time on my friend's laptop again via vnc and grabbed the info I needed. The following is taken from a .txt dump from Unknown Devices:

Sound, video and game controllers
		Audio Codecs
		Conexant HD-Audio SmartAudio 221
			 Conexant Systems 
		Intel(R) High Definition Audio HDMI Service
			 Intel Corporation

So this confirms that both the Conexant 221 and Intel HDMI drivers need to be installed to provide full functionality. You still won't get the audio control panel that you would see in Vista, but at least the hardware works.

Also, I used Driver Magician Lite to make sure both drivers were installed, and they are. Here's the contents of drvbck.pdb from each driver extraction:

[driver backup information]
driverdesc=Conexant HD-Audio SmartAudio 221
infpath=oem13.inf                                                                       
infsection=HdAudModel
MatchingDeviceId=HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_14F1&DEV_5051&SUBSYS_103C360B&REV_1000
driverversion=3.47.0.0
driverdate=1-21-2008
providername=Conexant
class=Sound, video and game controllers
filenum=5
signature=Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003
needrestore=yes
backuptime=Tuesday, January 06, 2009

[driver backup information]
driverdesc=Intel(R) High Definition Audio HDMI Service
infpath=oem21.inf                                                                       
infsection=IntcHdmiModel
MatchingDeviceId=HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_8086&DEV_2802&SUBSYS_80860101&REV_1000
driverversion=5.10.0.1046
driverdate=7-30-2008
providername=Intel(R) Corporation
class=Sound, video and game controllers
filenum=3
signature=Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003
needrestore=yes
backuptime=Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Last edited by SyntaxError (2009-01-06 17:34:41)

Have you been using the DriverPacks already and to no success?
Please verify this device does indeed not get installed with the latest DriverPacks.

Also, please post the HWIDs of the device.

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Is there any official link for the driver (either manufacturer or OEM)?

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it will work if we add some HWID manually to driver because I don't think windows will detecte it alone ??