That unrecognized device is the sensor for uGuru. Download uGuru
utility from Abit site and it will give you all the information about
your mobo, i.e. fan, heat, voltage etc. But not sound.

Before you buy sound card, check your L/Speakers on you TV or any
other device if its has audio output socket such as Head Phone socket.

Hope this help.

On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:49:10 -0500, Meat Plow
wrote:

On 07 Nov 2009 13:17:35 -0500, (Samuel M.
Goldwasser)wrote:

OK, I know this isn't a real PC group but generally the people here are
more knowledgeable. ;-)

I was given a PC with an abit IP35 Pro MB with Realtek Audio which works
in every respect expect there isn't any sound from any output. I'm running
XP with SP3 and, yes, all the volume controls are all the way up, nothing
is muted, and the speakers work fine on the PC sitting right next to it.
I installed the latest audio drivers (though no others since everything
else works) from the abit Web site at:

http://tinyurl.com/9sqrfn

The only anomoly is an unrecognized device in Device Manager, but it
isn't under Sound Devices. Of course with Windoze, anything is possible!

Google turns up a number of problems that sound (no pun...) similar.

There is one about XP SP3 causing a problem with the UAA (Universal
Audio Architecture?) but that seems to not recognize the audio hardware
at all. Here, everything is working but nothing coming out.

My fall back position is to buy a $7 sound card on eBay.

Any info appreciated!!

Buy PCi sound card.