LoveMyslf

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Hey! My friend's PC doesn't detect his speakers and we searched for updates on Windows Update and on the driver cd he has. But no updates or anything. Here's the specs according to dxdiag:

OS: Windows XP Home Edition
Mother Board: Amitech_PC AWRDACPI
Processor: AMD Sempron 2500+ MMX 3DNow

Please reply as fast as possible! Thanks!
 
Sound outputs either from the onboard sound chip on the motherboard, or through an add-in soundcard. Download whatever drivers are needed for the onboard sound to function, and then check the sounds portion of the control panel to make sure an output device is listed. After that, it should just be a matter of selecting your speakers.

A USB based headset usually has its own onboard sound chip, so all that would be needed is to select it from the sounds tab of the control panel.
 

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You mean he should download drivers for the headset? Because at the moment he doesn't have any speakers... And for the motherboard we already tried to update it with the disc and I googled the motherboard but no real results...
 
Whats the headset? Does it use analogue connectors to the back of the PC, or is it USB based?

If it uses the old analouge connections, you will need to onboard sound drivers for your motherboard, as the headset only carries the signal the onboard chip generates. If its USB based, you may or may not need drivers just for the headset.
 

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of course there are no new drivers on the disc, the disc is gonna have the same drivers till it biodegrades. Go to the motherboards home page and look for newer drivers