Speakers Won't Work
I recently reinstalled XP on my computer and everything is working fine except the sound. I figured it must be the drivers so i found the driver CD for my sound card and that didnt work either. I know theyre all plugged in and not muted. Head phones aren't working either. Any ideas?
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bump because no sound sucks
nfarino117: Do you just use a paint pen on top of the front of your board? Or do you have to take it apart?
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you are missing the sound drivers. Go to your motherboards website and see if they have drivers there. The cd drives sometimes don't work after a certain period of time.
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any idea on how to find out what motherboard i have?
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Just go to your computers manufacturer support page (HP, Dell, whatever it is) and put in your model number. There should be a page with all the downloads you'll need such as sound drivers.
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yeah i ran the diagnostic test that came with the soundcard software and it said i have all the drivers
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open sound panel make sure wave is turned all the way up.
that did nothing...aany specific drivers i should look to see if i have?
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according to the diagnostic tests i have all the drivers and i downloaded all the updates from the dell site. ideas?
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"The cd drives sometimes don't work after a certain period of time. "
LOL, yeah check the expiration date, they might have gone bad.
Sounds like your mobo's onboard audio might of shat itself...assuming the speakers do actually work. If that's the case you can pick up a PCI soundcard really cheap.
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I put my driver CD in an oak barrel for 5 years, reinstalled, and it sounded better than it used to. Nothing like a little quality aging for improved SQ.Originally Posted by ZapBulletRider
Make sure all your Chipset drivers are up to date. Generally onboard sound is managed by bus controllers which are in turned managed by things like the chipset drivers (the chipset is the set of "coordinating" IC's - they manage the CPU, RAM, Bus, onboard controllers for sound/video/network/IO, etc.). Common manufacturers are VIA, Intel, SiS.
What model Dell do you have and someone can probably point out the appropriate download.
dell dimension 4700. its pretty old. running XP media center edition SP3. anything else in terms of model you need?
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Try the one listed under chipset...freakin DT coming in here flaunting his mega-nerdness.
http://support.dell.com/support/down...ID=DIM_P4_4700
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just tried that...still no luck.
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you guys think it has something to do with this?
http://support.dell.com/support/topi...=gen&~lt=print
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Could be - my desktop upstairs was order sensitive - just reinstall the audio now. Generally the chipset is best to install first since it makes some of the integrated peripherals visible (and the subsequent driver installs work out better).
Do it.
the only problem is that ive been installing them randomly...should i just reinstall everything in order?
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