want to turn off sound card

theboss · 06-26-2006, 11:23 AM

I was wanting to shut off the sound card, since I do not have speakers attached to computer. wanting to speed up a sluggish system...
o/s windows 2000 pro
thanks all
the boss

**jnob** · 06-26-2006, 11:30 AM

If the sound card is integrated into the motherboard you can disable it in bios. If it is an add-in card you can open the case and remove it. You can also go to the device manager within the control panel and disable the card from there. However if you play games some may not run without audio hardware acceleration, even though you don't have speakers hooked up. I would start my disabling the drivers and if that goes smooth you can remove the card or disable in bios.

theboss · 06-26-2006, 11:41 AM

thanks,
let me try it.

06-26-2006, 11:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
theboss Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 OS: windows 2000 profesional	want to turn off sound card I was wanting to shut off the sound card, since I do not have speakers attached to computer. wanting to speed up a sluggish system... o/s windows 2000 pro thanks all the boss

06-26-2006, 11:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
jnob TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Valley Posts: 692 OS: XP Pro, SP2 My System	If the sound card is integrated into the motherboard you can disable it in bios. If it is an add-in card you can open the case and remove it. You can also go to the device manager within the control panel and disable the card from there. However if you play games some may not run without audio hardware acceleration, even though you don't have speakers hooked up. I would start my disabling the drivers and if that goes smooth you can remove the card or disable in bios. __________________ Everest Memtest86

06-26-2006, 11:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
theboss Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 OS: windows 2000 profesional	thanks, let me try it.