Steady humming and hissing sound

[walks]

Im currently running a IBM AMD K6-2 500 MHZ with 64 mb of ram, and a SIS530 motherboard(I think).

IBM model number 2170-22U.

Im getting no sound out of my speakers, just a steady hissing sound or humming sound. I tried playing a MP3 on Kazaa but to no avail, are there drivers I should be updating for this. Recently I had a virus and it had to sent out to get fixed out as I couldnt do it myself.

I figured I may be missing the drivers but dont know where to find them, I dont think IBM offers them on there website.

Could someone give me some suggestions as to what this problem is?

 

[lgebhart]

Aptiva - ESS audio driver for Windows 95/98 can be found by going to

http://www.ibm.com/support

& downloads/drivers-personal computing/Aptiva/Enter your type and model-2170-22U click on Go it will take you to the following page and downloads

Aptiva - ESS audio driver for Windows 95/98

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Applicable countries/regions
Worldwide
Description
This package installs an update to the Microsoft Windows 95-98 device driver for the ESS Solo-1 audio adapter that comes preinstalled in your IBM Aptiva computer. This update requires approximately 2 MB of space on your hard disk (drive C).

This update package is intended for IBM Aptiva machine types 2158-xx, 2163-xx, 2164-xx, 2170-xx, 2171-xx, 2172-xx, 2174-xx, 2165-xx, 2190-xx, that come with a preinstalled ESS Solo-1 PCI audio adapter.

Print this file so that you can refer to it during the installation.
Supported machines
Aptiva(2174-572, 590, 595, 59Z, 765, 81Q, 851, 855, 85A, 85F, 862, 866, 86F, XX1, XX2, XX3, XX4, XX5)Aptiva(2158(ALL), 2163(ALL), 2164(ALL), 2165(ALL), 2170(ALL), 2171(ALL), 2172(ALL), 2190(ALL))
File details
Version 4.06.00.1126
Release Date 2000/03/31

File link File size File description
an1z00us.exe 1,881,722 ESS Solo-1 audio driver for Microsoft Windows 95/98


an1z00us.txt 2,462 Installation instructions for ESS Solo-1 audio driver for Microsoft Windows 95/98 (English)


ao1z00us.exe 4,528,009 ESS Solo-1 wavetable device driver for Microsoft Windows 95/98


ao1z00us.txt 2,227 Installation instructions for ESS Solo-1 wavetable device driver for Microsoft Windows 95/98 (English)



Additional information
Downloading the drivers

Click the file link to download the file from the Web page.
When prompted, select a drive and directory in which to save the downloaded file.


Installing the audio drivers

Select Start.
Click Find.
Click Files and folders.
Type an1z00us.exe in the search box and click Find Now. This will locate the an1z00us.exe file you just downloaded.
Double-click the icon for an1z00us.exe. The default folder setting should remain C:\DRIVES\AN1Z00US.
Follow the on-screen prompts to install the device driver.
Shut down and restart your computer so that the changes take effect.


Installing the wavetable update

Select Start.
Click Find.
Click Files and folders.
Type ao1z00us.exe in the search box and click Find Now. This will locate the ao1z00us.exe file you just downloaded.
Double-click the icon for ao1z00us.exe. The default folder setting should remain C:\DRIVES\AO1Z00US.
Follow the on-screen prompts to install the wave table files.
Shut down and restart your computer so that the changes take effect.


Testing for successful installation

Click Start.
Click Settings.
Click Control Panel.
Double-click System.
Select the Device Manager tab.
Double-click on the Sound, video, and game controllers device.
Double-click on the ESS Solo-1 PCI Audio Drive device.
Select the Driver tab.
Click on the Driver File Details button.
Highlight the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ESSOLO.DRV.PCI line. The version should read 4.06.00.1126.
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