help with sound

matix375 · 10-22-2006, 10:01 AM

First of all I wanna say hi to everyone.
ok this is my problem:
when I play a pc game the sound goes away. It also goes away randomly (not with games), after some minutes the sound just goes away, to get it back I have to restart the computer. I don't know if the game corrupts the sound or if the problem is not related to games at all. It started when I install the pc game "half-life 2" (don't know if is related to the problem). PLEASE help me.

Indoril Nerevar · 10-23-2006, 04:25 AM

Welcome to TSF.

I doubt the game would have any effect on your sound; the first thing I would do is reinstall the sound card drivers.

What sound card are you using, and how old is it? Do you have another you can swap in to test?

Tiber Septim · 10-23-2006, 05:06 AM

Hello and welcome.

In addition to testing your sound card, also double check to make sure all the connections from your sound card to speakers are correct and also check the cable hasn't been physically damaged at all.

Also if you have another set of speakers to test out as well i would recommend doing that as i once had a set of speakers that died on me randomly. I thought it was the computer but it turned out to just be faulty speakers

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matix375 · 10-25-2006, 09:30 PM

I re-installed the sound cards drivers and now it works, thanks for all your advices, I really appreciate it.

PEACE

Indoril Nerevar · 10-26-2006, 04:44 AM

You're welcome - glad to hear that fixed it.

Tiber Septim · 10-26-2006, 04:51 AM

Nice to hear, have fun with Half-Life 2, heck of a game...

10-22-2006, 10:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
matix375 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3 OS: XP	help with sound First of all I wanna say hi to everyone. ok this is my problem: when I play a pc game the sound goes away. It also goes away randomly (not with games), after some minutes the sound just goes away, to get it back I have to restart the computer. I don't know if the game corrupts the sound or if the problem is not related to games at all. It started when I install the pc game "half-life 2" (don't know if is related to the problem). PLEASE help me.

10-23-2006, 04:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Indoril Nerevar Manager, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,008 OS: Windows 7 RC 64-bit My System	Welcome to TSF. I doubt the game would have any effect on your sound; the first thing I would do is reinstall the sound card drivers. What sound card are you using, and how old is it? Do you have another you can swap in to test? __________________ Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all. • Common PC Game Issues • Common Installation Issues • Posting System Specs • Power Supply Information • • NVIDIA Drivers • ATI Drivers • Thermal Paste Guide • System Requirements Lab • YouGamers Game-o-Meter • • Everest • Prime95 • DirectX • AMD Drivers • Memtest86 • SensorsView • Driver Cleaner • I do not give help via PM. Please post your question on the forum.

10-23-2006, 05:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,866 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Hello and welcome. In addition to testing your sound card, also double check to make sure all the connections from your sound card to speakers are correct and also check the cable hasn't been physically damaged at all. Also if you have another set of speakers to test out as well i would recommend doing that as i once had a set of speakers that died on me randomly. I thought it was the computer but it turned out to just be faulty speakers . __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

10-25-2006, 09:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
matix375 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3 OS: XP	no more problem...THANKS I re-installed the sound cards drivers and now it works, thanks for all your advices, I really appreciate it. PEACE

10-26-2006, 04:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
Indoril Nerevar Manager, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,008 OS: Windows 7 RC 64-bit My System	You're welcome - glad to hear that fixed it. __________________ Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all. • Common PC Game Issues • Common Installation Issues • Posting System Specs • Power Supply Information • • NVIDIA Drivers • ATI Drivers • Thermal Paste Guide • System Requirements Lab • YouGamers Game-o-Meter • • Everest • Prime95 • DirectX • AMD Drivers • Memtest86 • SensorsView • Driver Cleaner • I do not give help via PM. Please post your question on the forum.

10-26-2006, 04:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,866 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Nice to hear, have fun with Half-Life 2, heck of a game... __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.