Onboard audio not working

zpearldrummerz · 09-05-2006, 05:58 PM

I just recently wiped my friends hard and put a new install of windows on his computer for him. and now his onboard audio isn't working. he has a pretty new compaq. anyone know what the problem might be, he's checked the device manager and it says everything is "working properly"

**Doby** · 09-05-2006, 06:20 PM

Normally I would say the sound driver in not installed but if he checked device manager and there are no yellow marks and it says its working I guess thats not it so try the simple stuff

Make sure the speakers are in the right port and turned on
Make sure the speakers work on another computer
Check start>controll panel>sound and audio devices, make sure it is not muted and turned up.

**linderman** · 09-05-2006, 06:21 PM

is onboard sound enabled in the bios ?????

zpearldrummerz · 09-05-2006, 06:26 PM

yea, thats what i was trying to have him find out, does anyone know where abouts in the bios that would normally be at, he couldn't find it.

**Doby** · 09-05-2006, 06:35 PM

The compaq's a few years back did not have that option in bios, ain't sure about todays

09-05-2006, 05:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
zpearldrummerz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 105 OS: XP PRO, 2000	Onboard audio not working I just recently wiped my friends hard and put a new install of windows on his computer for him. and now his onboard audio isn't working. he has a pretty new compaq. anyone know what the problem might be, he's checked the device manager and it says everything is "working properly"

09-05-2006, 06:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,077 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Normally I would say the sound driver in not installed but if he checked device manager and there are no yellow marks and it says its working I guess thats not it so try the simple stuff Make sure the speakers are in the right port and turned on Make sure the speakers work on another computer Check start>controll panel>sound and audio devices, make sure it is not muted and turned up. __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

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Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,077 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	The compaq's a few years back did not have that option in bios, ain't sure about todays __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

09-05-2006, 06:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
zpearldrummerz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 105 OS: XP PRO, 2000	yea, thats what i was trying to have him find out, does anyone know where abouts in the bios that would normally be at, he couldn't find it.