The Avance AC97 Audio is an audio device manufactured by HP. This driver fixes problems with no sound or static or distorted sound, and can unlock advanced features of your audio device. This update - "alc20x.zip" - has an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on 69 reviews, and has been downloaded 12,045 times. It has been installed successfully by our users on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 15.0 MB.
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alc20x.zip (15.0 MB)
(2001-03-17) via .inf
5.10.00.3830 (2002-02-04) via .inf
Rick Cochran (DG Member) on 13-Sep-2004
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If the driver listed is not the right version or operating system, search our driver archive for the correct version. Enter HP Avance AC97 Audio into the search box above and then submit. In the results, choose the best match for your PC and operating system.
Tech Tip: If you are having trouble deciding which is the right driver, try the HP Driver Update Utility. It is a software utility which automatically finds and downloads the right driver.
To find the newest driver, you may need to visit the HP website. Most major device manufacturers update their drivers regularly.
After you get your new driver, you need to put it on your computer. On Windows, there's a tool called Device Manager that helps with this. It shows you all the parts of your computer and the drivers they use. To finish setting up the new driver, you'll probably need to turn your computer off and on again.
Tech Tip: Driver downloads and updates come in a variety of file formats with different file extensions. For example, you may have downloaded an EXE, INF, ZIP, or SYS file. Each file type has a slighty different installation procedure to follow.
For more help, visit our Driver Support Page for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
| Name | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| ALCUPD.EXE | 204.8 KB | 17 Jan 2002 |
| Setup.ini | 1.8 KB | 29 Jan 2002 |
| CPL/ALSndMgr.cpl | 524.8 KB | 5 Feb 2002 |
| CPL/alsndmgr.wav | 141.0 KB | 5 Feb 2002 |
| CPL/Soundman.exe | 46.6 KB | 5 Feb 2002 |
| Win9x/ALCX95.DRV | 141.6 KB | 1 Feb 2002 |
| Win9x/ALSWWT16.DLL | 86.9 KB | 26 Nov 1999 |
| Win9x/SWWTAC97.TON | 3.1 MB | 10 Nov 1999 |
| Win9x/ALSWWT.DRV | 14.9 KB | 26 Nov 1999 |
| Win9x/SWWTAC97.DAT | 247.2 KB | 10 Nov 1999 |
| Win9x/VALCX95.INF | 6.0 KB | 8 Feb 2002 |
| Win9x/VALCX95.VXD | 97.4 KB | 1 Feb 2002 |
| Win9x/ALCX95.INI | 1.1 KB | 18 Jun 2001 |
| WinNT4/Oemsetup.inf | 662 bytes | 23 Mar 2001 |
| WinNT4/Alswwtnt.sys | 114.3 KB | 15 Oct 2000 |
| WinNT4/AVANCE.INI | 150 bytes | 31 Mar 2000 |
| WinNT4/ALSWWTNT.DAT | 247.2 KB | 22 Oct 1999 |
| WinNT4/ALCXNT.SYS | 187.8 KB | 8 Feb 2002 |
| WinNT4/MMDRV.DLL | 20.5 KB | 16 Jan 2001 |
| WinNT4/Alswwtnt.dll | 23.6 KB | 15 Oct 2000 |
| WinNT4/SoundMan.exe | 155.6 KB | 19 May 2000 |
| WinNT4/ALCXNT.DLL | 45.6 KB | 8 Feb 2002 |
| WinNT4/ALSWWTNT.TON | 3.1 MB | 22 Oct 1999 |
| WinNT4/ALDAEMON.EXE | 28.2 KB | 15 Feb 2001 |
| README.TXT | 3.2 KB | 26 Feb 2002 |
| ALCXDEV.EXE | 33.3 KB | 18 Jan 2002 |
| wdm/alcxwdm.sys | 278.9 KB | 4 Feb 2002 |
| wdm/ALCXWDM.INF | 57.3 KB | 5 Feb 2002 |
| wdm/Alcxwdm.cat | 78.7 KB | 11 Feb 2002 |
| wdm/ALDAEMON.EXE | 28.2 KB | 15 Feb 2001 |
| DATA1.CAB | 867.4 KB | 5 Feb 2002 |
| ALCCHKID.EXE | 114.7 KB | 17 Jan 2002 |
| IKERNEL.EX_ | 339.6 KB | 5 Oct 2000 |
| Setup.exe | 139.3 KB | 10 Jan 2000 |
| ALCRMV9X.EXE | 131.1 KB | 17 Jan 2002 |
| LAYOUT.BIN | 422 bytes | 5 Feb 2002 |
| Ap/AVRack.exe | 790.5 KB | 9 Jul 2001 |
| Ap/Mpstd.exe | 3.8 MB | 30 Sep 1998 |
| Ap/MPIE4STD.EXE | 1.6 MB | 30 Sep 1998 |
| Ap/AvRack2.exe | 786.4 KB | 9 Jul 2001 |
| Ap/AVRACK.INI | 164 bytes | 6 Jul 2001 |
| SetCDfmt.exe | 23.6 KB | 3 Dec 2001 |
| DATA2.CAB | 512 bytes | 5 Feb 2002 |
| ALCRMV.EXE | 135.2 KB | 17 Jan 2002 |