I would rma the chaintech via board and get the biostar m7ncg400 nf2 matx @ newegg. less hassles and should run just like the fic did with your OEM copy of xp.
guys:
I replaced the foxcnonn oem nforce2 mother board with msi nforce2 k7n2gm-v mb. everything installs except the audio multimedia cintroller according to winxp. it shows no audio device. reinstallation of nvidia unified drivers is of no avail
any clues to how i can get the on board audio working?
Check the jumper on the mobo. usuallly there is a jumper that is either set to FP ( front panel) or 5.1 (mobo). Just make sure the jumper is in the right place (probably is but check anyway). Makre sure you're speaker plug is plugged in tight. Try clearing CMOS and or, make sure you have onboard sound "enables" in the bios (in itntegreated periphrials). If it just doesn'r work out get a CMI 8738 sound card at newegg. Sounds better then onboard MCP AC650 anyway and has a slighly better CPU usage sceneraio going on. $13.00+$2.00 S&H.