Hardware sound devices

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Masha Marsheva wrote:
> I am trying to play audio on the computer, only to be
> confronted relentlessly with the message:
>
> Cannot play back the audio stream: no audio hardware is
> available, or the hardware is not responding.
>
> - I have splugged the speakers in. I assume they don't
> need installation.
> - I have no idea what to do to fix this problem. What is
> causing it? Soundcard, perhaps?

Oh Hades, we've got a right one here. Let's see, we're having problems with
our sound - may I suggest we update our video card driver?

I'm still trying to work out what 'splugging' is.