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Absolute excellent advise - downloaded everest it told me straight away what
my motherboard was - went onto the via site and downloaded the drivers - hey
presto - cheers malke
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"Malke" wrote:
> foss wrote:
>
> > my sound device is fixed onto my motherboard im not really sure what
> > it is!!
>
> OK, here are some things to try. Like all troubleshooting, you should
> make one change at a time and test after each. Keep notes of what
> you've done if necessary.
>
> 1. To find out what hardware you have, download and install the free
> Everest Home Edition system inventory tool. You can get it here:
>
http://www.lavalys.com/index.php?page=product&view=1
>
> 2. Since your sound is onboard (a chip on the motherboard), go into your
> BIOS to make sure it is enabled. Unless you changed this, it seems
> unlikely to me that this is the source of the problem, but it will not
> hurt to check. To get into the BIOS, look at the bottom of your screen
> as the computer is starting. You'll see a prompt saying something like,
> "Press SOMEKEY to enter Setup". Press that key and you will enter the
> BIOS setup. You're looking for an entry for onboard sound to make sure
> it is Enabled. If you are unsure of what you are seeing, find the
> manual for your motherboard and/or your computer. Do *NOT* change
> anything in the BIOS unless you totally understand what you are doing.
>
> 3. If the onboard sound is enabled, then use Everest to find out what
> the hardware is. Go to the motherboard mftr.'s website OR to the OEM's
> website if you have an OEM machine (HP, Sony, Dell, etc.). Download the
> drivers for that sound chip and install them.
>
> 4. Disable the onboard sound and throw in an inexpensive PCI sound card.
>
> OR
>
> 5. Take the machine to a professional computer repair shop (not your
> local equivalent of BigStoreUSA) and have them fix it. Do not feel bad
> about doing this.
>
> Malke
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