Your problem seems similar to what I experienced recently when installing
WinXP-SP2 in a new PC build with an Intel DP35DP mobo. Installation of the
audio drivers, either from the Intel-supplied CD or downloaded from Intel,
failed. Inspection of the PC hardware with Device Manager or utilities such
as Everest seemed to show no audio controller present on the DP35DP (hence
the driver installation failure). I opened an email dialog with Intel
Support about this. After a number of days exchanging emails that
increasingly seemed a waste of time, I resolved this problem by installing a
sound card (Creative Sound Blaster Audigy).

And prior to the WinXP-SP2 install (and the sound card install), I installed
Vista Home Premium. The Intel audio drivers installed correctly, and I
could see the audio hardware included on the DP35DP. But, I didn't want to
run Vista after I tried it.

--- Frank


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Hi all,

I just got a DQ35JO motherboard. I installed XP Home on
it. Then I tried to install the drivers that came on the blue cd
drivers disk. It goes through and says the drivers are installed
but when I go to the sounds and audio devices icon in control
panel there are no drivers listed. Then I downloaded the
Realtek audio driver from Intels' web site and ran it. It fails
to complete installation. There is nothing out of the ordinary
in device manager. How do I fix this are do I have to send
the motherboard back?

thanks,
charles......

no one responded, found my own solution.