Audio Driver for DELL Optiplex GX620

For many others that have been upgrading older systems to Windows 7 x64, and found an issue early on with the soundmax 198x audio driver, you’re not alone. The GX620’s still make up a large part of my organizations inventory and are still great Win 7 machines, with 4gb ram upgrades.

If Microsoft Update does not automatically find and install a driver for you, you can go directly to the Microsoft Update Catalog site and search for SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio, where you will easily find the driver you need.

I have also come across the R228255 (release date: 11/2/2009, version 6.10.1.7250, A08) audio driver from DELL’s support site HERE, which also works. If you are maintaining a deployment using MDT 2010, or WDS, you will want to download the driver, extract it and incorporate it into your deployment, so that the drivers are merged into your deployment WIM.

Regards,
Joe

Verizon DSL Westell Modem/Router

Recently I helped someone setup their new Westell modem and encountered an issue with the modem just not connecting to the web. After checking the configuration and power cycling with no resolve. I placed call into tech support that quickly advised that the modem needs to be enabled.

From your web browser on the machine connected to the modem directly enter the following (in bold), then simply click on the Disable button on that page, then power cycle the modem and it will then be online.

192.168.1.1/verizon/redirect.htm

Would be great for them to include this in the quick setup document that explains how to access the modem’s web console. Maybe they just want to hear the sound of our sweet voices..

I hope this helps someone else from having to call tech support to get their modem working.

Regards,
Joe