Help!!

[jtballa2o1]

On my computer i must have done a huge mistake when deleting stuff cause i can't hear anything from my speakers. For a fact I kno my speakers are fine, i know they are plugged in and all that. I'm pretty sure i deleted the software for audio, so that i cant hear anything from my computer. Anyone good with computers know how I can fix this and were i guess i can download new audio software?? Thanks.

 

[Lavalamp]

Lol, this is cruel but check the basics first:
Check the speaker connection hasn't fallen out from the back of the computer.
Check the speaker is connected to usually a green plug, and not to the microphone jack on the back.
Check Volume control that everything isn't muted.

Now after that is done.
If you have XP go to Control Panel, then go to System. Go to Device Manager, and go to Sound, Video and game Controllers. And check if it recognizes your sound card. If there is a sound card recognized there, if there is an `X`on the icon. Then right click on the soundcard and click on Enable.

Even if it isn`t disabled, disable it and re-enable it.

If that doesn`work, then what might work is find the package that you purchased your computer with. Either you will have a separate CD made by Soundlabs or whatever company, or you will have a package cd from the company that sold you the package like Dell, and it will be a driver cd.

Run the cd, should be an autoplay menu that pops up, and try to find install soundcard driver.

 

[jtballa2o1]

I went there and it says theres no audio device, so now i guess i gotta find the cd that came with the computer. If i cant find that is there any website i can download a new audio device form??

 

[Kid Chocolate]

do you have vista or XP?

 

[jtballa2o1]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid Chocolate @ Jun 7 2008, 08:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>do you have vista or XP?</div>
xp

 

[Dumpy]

I had a similar problem with Vista a few months ago--I can't remember how this happened, but my computer changed a setting somehow without me having anything to do with it. I called Dell and they told me what the problem was, that it happens sometimes, and how to fix it. Call customer support of whoever you bought the computer from, or try searching on one of the on-line tech forums. I'll bet it is an easy fix.

 

[jtballa2o1]

k thanks

 

[ghoti]

What kind of sound card do you have?

 

[Denny Crane]

XP

Right click on "My Computer" and select properties.

In the popup window, click the Hardware tab.

Click on the device manager button.

Look in the tree for "Sound, video and game controllers"

If you see your hardware there, right click on it and select "update driver..." and follow the instructions there.

Ifyou don't see your hardware there, right click on the "Sound, video and game controllers" and select "Scan for hardware changes"

The gist is that you want to get windows to scan the hardware and install the drivers for it.

 

[jtballa2o1]

well i found out the solution to my problem, is all i gotta do is open the computer take the soundcard out and but it back in. but the screw in the back are really odd and i don't have the screwdriver for them.

 

[Lavalamp]

why would that do anything lol?

 

[jtballa2o1]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lavalamp @ Jul 5 2008, 09:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>why would that do anything lol?</div>
my sound for my computer is supposed 2 work after that.

 

[gambitnut]

What brand is your computer?

 

[gambitnut]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lavalamp @ Jul 5 2008, 07:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>why would that do anything lol?</div>

I think the idea is to do the "scan for new hardware" that Denny Crane was talking about the manual way, put in new hardware and let the OS detect it. Of course, the new hardware is the old hardware, but it didn't see it before, so it will be new hardware to the OS if the OS suddenly decides to detect it.

 

[jtballa2o1]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gambitnut @ Jul 5 2008, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lavalamp @ Jul 5 2008, 07:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>why would that do anything lol?</div>

I think the idea is to do the "scan for new hardware" that Denny Crane was talking about the manual way, put in new hardware and let the OS detect it. Of course, the new hardware is the old hardware, but it didn't see it before, so it will be new hardware to the OS if the OS suddenly decides to detect it.
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Dell

 

[yinets1860]

You should buy a new computer。

 

[Lavalamp]

So is it working?

 

[gambitnut]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jtballa2o1 @ Jul 6 2008, 09:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gambitnut @ Jul 5 2008, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lavalamp @ Jul 5 2008, 07:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>why would that do anything lol?</div>

I think the idea is to do the "scan for new hardware" that Denny Crane was talking about the manual way, put in new hardware and let the OS detect it. Of course, the new hardware is the old hardware, but it didn't see it before, so it will be new hardware to the OS if the OS suddenly decides to detect it.
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Dell
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Odd. Dell uses many proprietary parts, but the screws usually among them, they usually just use standard Phillips screws.

 

[jtballa2o1]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lavalamp @ Jul 9 2008, 03:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>So is it working?</div>
not yet, i still got find the right screw driver for the screw in the back of my computer.