sound device? what is it?

lorioakey52 · Apr 25, 2018

Hi, I've bought a second hand pc from a store, everything works well except that it doesn't have sound device, so I can't have audio unless I plugin my headphones. I called the guy and all he say is that the pc doesn't come with sound device... I am curious, what is sound device? Is it related to the sound card? How can I get a sound device? thanks

androbourne · Apr 25, 2018

What is the make/model of this PC? Most motherboards come with an on board sound chip so you'll most likely just need speakers, maybe drivers. Unless it is an older PC. If that is the case. Then you will need a sound card.

shallots · Apr 25, 2018

lorioakey52 :

If you have sound with headphones then you already have a "sound card". Don't listen to above person.

And in this situation your headphones are a "sound device". Another type of "sound device" could be a set of speakers you plug into the same place you plug your headphones.

smorizio · Apr 25, 2018

https://www.ccleaner.com/speccy
download and run it then paste the info back here.
if the mb a few years old the onboard sound chipset is realteck.
they have two drivers one for older mb and one called hd driver. most newer mb use the newer hd driver.
if the pc is not a pre built open the case and read the cards installed. the top card in the case is your gpu that your monitor is plugged into. if there an after market sound card is may say soundbalster or asus on it. there be a model on the card to where you can download the drivers for that card.

lorioakey52 · Apr 25, 2018

hi thanks for the swift reply, the details I got from speccy is:

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.40GHz 34 °C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Acer Predator G3620 (SOCKET 0) 28 °C
Graphics
Generic Non-PnP Monitor (1280x1024@60Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 (Sapphire/PCPartner) 43 °C
Storage
931GB Seagate ST1000DM003-9YN162 (SATA) 41 °C
298GB Western Digital WD 3200BEV External USB Device (USB (SATA)) 42 °C
1862GB Western Digital WD Elements 1078 USB Device (USB (SATA)) 43 °C
698GB Western Digital WD Elements 1078 USB Device (USB (SATA)) 48 °C
Optical Drives
ATAPI DVD A DH16ACSH
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

mdd1963 · Apr 25, 2018

Is this *honestly* just a case of a mysterious case of 'missing sound with no speakers attached'?

jr9 · Apr 25, 2018

I think so. If you have sound with headphones then there is nothing wrong with the PC at all and the onboard sound + drivers are working. The computer needs speakers (headphones, 2.1 speakers, 5.1 speakers etc) to output sound. The computer likely doesn't have built in speakers to output sound.

lorioakey52 · Apr 25, 2018

Oh, I was thinking doesn't all pc/mb comes with in-built speakers?
no?

jr9 · Apr 25, 2018

Not always no. You see them more in OEM machines but not all computers have built in speakers. Mine doesn't have any either. If I don't have headphones or standing speakers connected to the sound ports I will have no audio output at all. Basic 2.1 speakers are pretty cheap.

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