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Jun 16, 2006, 08:59 AM
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| | | no sound, asus mother board built in sound card
My comp plays no sounds.
All drivers are installed and i have re installed them 2.
Its well annoyin.
Any help with this would be great.
Thanks
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Jun 16, 2006, 09:03 AM
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| Would you happen to have the exact model number of the board? Do you have an external sound card installed? |
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Jun 16, 2006, 09:07 AM
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| Need, this is a friend of mine. I believe his sound card is onboard his mobo and hopefully he'll reply with the model no.
OK James - first the stupid question. Have you checked it's not muted. You might have muted it before the upgrade and forgot about it. I know you're not that stupid but it's always best to check.
Did you check the Device Manager (Control Panel >> System >> Hardware Tab >> Device Manager button). Ensure there's no yellow question marks or red crosses under Sound, video & game controllers.
Also while in control panel, check the "sound and audio" properties. Check that a device is selected on the audio tab. | |
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Jun 16, 2006, 09:13 AM
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| no external sound card, the board is a asus p4c800 or p4p800 | |
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Jun 16, 2006, 09:13 AM
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| James - you're in good hands, I'll bow out.  | |
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Jun 16, 2006, 09:14 AM
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| thanks for your help need
checked all that mate. no yellow ! or any red X.
i am stupid enough to have just muted it but i didnt. Wish i did though. | |
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Jun 16, 2006, 09:19 AM
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by NeedKarma James - you're in good hands, I'll bow out. |
Don't bow out! That's why I pointed him in this direction - to get help I suck at hardware problems
Here's a random one. Try going Start >> Control Panel >> Add/Remove Programs. Do you have anything called SoundMAX there? Don't remove it if you do. Just wondering if that's installed. | |
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Jun 16, 2006, 09:32 AM
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| I good troubleshooting step would be to see what Windows is attemping to use for sound. Go to Start > Control Panel > System, Hardware tab, click on Device Manager, expand the Sound entry - are there any red x or yellow exclamation marks? | |
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Jun 16, 2006, 09:36 AM
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| LEE: Nothing in there with soundmax.
NEED: No yellow ! or red X.
Any other ideas? | |
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Jun 16, 2006, 09:43 AM
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| Are you plugging your speakers into sound port that is part of the motherboard (near all the other ports such ethernet jack, USB ports, etc.) or are they plugged into a add-on card in the slots below?
Are the speakers plugged into the green hole? (sound output)
Have the speakers been used elsewhere and are known to be working well? | |
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