No Sound on Compaq Presario 5000

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Subject line says Presario 5000. Message says Presario 500. I'd guess you
meant 5000 since the old 500 series would not run XP. Which 5000? There are
literally dozens of models in the 5000 series.

HH


<pempson181@aol.com> wrote in message
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> All of a sudden I do not have sound on my Compaq Presario 500. I am
> running Windows XP. I ran the Windows troubleshooter which said that
> the device was working properly. I checked all connections and
> uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers but still have no sound.
>
> Any ideas? When I "play" a CD or mp3 it appears that the sound is okay
> but nothing comes out of the speakers.
>
> I tried reinstalling Windows Media 10 also.
>
> What else can I check?
>
> Pat
>

If you are running the original sound card from your motherboard, or if it is an integral one, probably the chipset has gone the way of the dodo, and you will need to get an external soundcard (SoundBlasters are good). I am running a 5320CA and had to do that.