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| 163269 | 2003-07-27 10:30:00 | Howdy experts. My kids complained today there was no sound when they were playing games on my **** computer (1200 Gigapro) it has W98SE and is 8 months old. I have done the following checks: Checked power to speakers (green LED on) Volume knob turned to full noise Checked plug is fully in right hole in sound card (plugged them in other two holes to see what happened as well) Went to volume controls in accessories/ entertainment, nothing muted (no ticks) and sliders at max Is there some more troubleshooting I can do to check wether its the speakers or sound card or something else. When I worked on helicopters only girls used troubleshhooting guides, real blokes used to come up with crackpot theories and we would spend hours trying to rectify faults unsuccesfully, before finaly opening the book and finding the solution there. LOL. I presume the sound card is the culprit as it would be **** like the rest of the computer. The speakers were from a Macrocom computer so they are good quality. Thanks for any help you can give me, my kids will sure appreciate it. Cheers tedheath :D |
tedheath (537) | ||
| 163270 | 2003-07-27 11:44:00 | Hi Ted Take the soundcard out - write down the make & model and install the latest drivers for that soundcard from the Web. if the soundcard is onboard check your motherboard manual - you can usually find sound card drivers on the motherboard website. Cheers! |
Robocop (4319) | ||
| 163271 | 2003-07-27 11:47:00 | Thanks for replying robocop but surely an out of date driver wont stop the sound would it? it was going fine yesterday. tedheath |
tedheath (537) | ||
| 163272 | 2003-07-27 13:13:00 | I know it's pretty obvious but is the sound icon showing in the systray? If it is has one of the kids ticked the mute box? If it isn't showing in the systray, go to the Control Panel/Multimedia applet & make sure your sound card is selected. Also run dxdiag from the start > run box & do the sound tests. |
Stumped Badly (348) | ||
| 163273 | 2003-07-28 06:03:00 | When this happens with me I would try the following Go to device manager, locate Sound, Video and Game Controllers. Click on the + to expand list. Click on the audio one then remove. Restart computer and it will redetect the drivers. try any others in this area, one at a time. Another place to try is Control Panel - Sounds. Have a look in this area to see if anything is muted etc. |
Gill (1530) | ||
| 163274 | 2003-07-28 08:40:00 | Try this first. Unplug the speakers and try a set of headphones in there. This will at least prove which way the fault is without buggering around unnecessarily inside your PC or the device manager. | sinndisco (4059) | ||
| 163275 | 2003-07-28 09:51:00 | Thanks Sinndisco you are the man. I did what you suggested and found fault it was broken wire in the lead. Thanks again. tedheath |
tedheath (537) | ||
| 163276 | 2003-07-28 10:19:00 | This is a wonderful example of Occams Razor - a rule which says that the most simple explanation is likely to be the right one. I've got a sound problem too but unfortunately the wires check out so I'll try the other good ideas. Cheers Winston001 |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 163277 | 2003-07-28 10:40:00 | I always start in control panel then sounds,cant imagine what you would have to do to have fault in wiring!! | Thomas (1820) | ||
| 163278 | 2003-07-28 10:40:00 | > I did what you suggested and found fault it was > broken wire in the lead. I also have a broken wire in the lead, and i havent been able to use my speakers for at least 2 weeks now sowhere can i buy a replacement set of cables for Phillips MMS130 speakers, anyone know? cheers, v.K |
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