MSI 6380 (KT3 Ultra Raid) Audio fault in XP

Hi.
Has anyboys got any ideas as to why my Realtek ac'97 onboard audio doesnt work in Windows XP?
The Board is a MSI KT3 Ultra. MSI site says it an XP driver, but when i install XP, in my system devices i get the yellow "!" mark and the message "device drivers not installed"
If i through 2k on the go in first time, every time.
I've always hated XP, and was finally getting over it untill this !!!!
Does anyone have an ideas?
Cheers,
Dan

I looked at the drivers for your m/b and I can say I'm not comfortable with the fact that the driver for the RealTek is for all win O/S's. If you recently upgraded from win2k to XP, something is still amiss. I agree with the last reply, which was try drivers from RealTek site. You might want to try uninstalling the drivers you have for the device and reinstalling the new ones. Might want to try and update everything while your at it (Bios & 4 in 1 chipset drivers). Leaving nothing else to chance.

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