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| Thread ID: 52260 | 2004-12-15 23:48:00 | Integrated Sound AC97 issue | somebody (208) | Press F1 |
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| 303162 | 2004-12-15 23:48:00 | I have a minor problem. My PC has a Gigabyte motherboard with onboard sound (Realtek AC97), and is one of those "smart" ones which try to detect what you're plugging in. The problem is yesterday it suddenly stopped working - it was working, then I logged off, went away for a while, came back and it wouldn't go. I have tried re-installing the drivers, switching the plugs around (and it always detects my speakers as "line in"), disabling the jack-sense and plugging in the speakers as per normal plug arrangements (green for speakers), and nothing works. I have also tried with a pair of headphones, and that also doesn't work. I have tested both the speakers and headphones on another PC and they are working fine. Any ideas? Is it likely to be a hardware failure? |
somebody (208) | ||
| 303163 | 2004-12-16 00:10:00 | It hasn't perhaps been changed in this bios accidentally? And the volume is set high enough? | Ash M (46) | ||
| 303164 | 2004-12-16 00:27:00 | Also, what Windows are you running? It hasn't somehow set itself up for 4 speaker Dolby has it, as this changes the designations of the audio sockets. |
pheonix (36) | ||
| 303165 | 2004-12-16 00:46:00 | Unsure about that "auto-detect" thing but when the drivers were reinstalled did you setup the speaker config appropriately? (as pheonix is pointing to) Check Windows sound setup too... |
HadO (796) | ||
| 303166 | 2004-12-16 00:47:00 | maybe the bois disabled it - happens when you use non on board sound , check there | noone (22) | ||
| 303167 | 2004-12-16 01:24:00 | Hi just out of curiosity what model is your Mobo? Have u tried looking at http://www.giga-byte.com they have bios updates and mobo software updates. They might help | Overdrive_5000 (4950) | ||
| 303168 | 2004-12-16 01:33:00 | BUT If Windows is changing his setting while he is logged out and away... Then he has some much bigger problems than his sound card! :O |
george12 (7) | ||
| 303169 | 2004-12-16 01:44:00 | if you log off is it considered a restart ? | noone (22) | ||
| 303170 | 2004-12-16 03:00:00 | Thanks for the comments guys. Some things I forgot to mention: *WinXP SP2 (Home Ed) *Realtek AC97 audio drivers *Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 865PE USB2.0 6-ch audio 8xAGP FSB800 Dual-ch DDR400 Serial ATA built-in 2004 GT EDITION *Nothing was disabled in the BIOS - I even tried manually disabling, uninstalling drivers, then re-enabling. *Set up for 2 speaker setup (as I have 2 speakers) *Everything was set up properly (as it was working), and I didn't touch anything between the time it worked and the time it broke. *No BIOS updates etc. as nothing was broken (if it ain't broke, don't fix it:)) Also, some other family members did use the computer between the time it did work and the time it broke down. One of them heard a vague "pop" at one stage while using the PC, so could that be a problem? I have inspected the mobo and nothing appears to have blown up. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 303171 | 2004-12-16 03:05:00 | Well, if that's the case I fear you may be out of luck :(. What does Device Manager have to say? |
george12 (7) | ||
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