Can integrated sound be repaired w/o replacing mother board?

I have a s3600t slimline PC with "Integrated Sound" rather than a sound card. The Device Manager lists "unknown device on high definition audio bus" rather than "sound, video and game controllers". Realtec High Definition Sound is missing. Apparently I have lost the Realtec High Definition Sound chipset. Can not download Realtec driver(sp37543). During install process receive message "can not continue system does not meet minimum requirements". If I have lost a chip, can the "Integrated Sound" be repaired w/o replacing the entire mother board?

Hi:
Try the Realtek drivers from the realtek website for the OS you have. Accept the agreement. Download and install the driver you need;
http://218.210.127.131/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=24&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownType...
If you are getting the unknown device on HD audio bus, I would think there is nothing wrong with your audio chip or you would get no information at all.
If, in the unlikely event the onboard audio has suffered a hardware failure, yes, the motherboard would have to be replaced.
But before I went that route, I would buy a cheap PCIe x1 audio card to fix my sound. You have one available PCIe x1 slot for a PCIe x1 device.
Paul

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