Unclear motherboard description- do I need to buy a sound card?

Dziugas · 06-29-2006, 10:36 AM

I put a new computer recently, but seemed to have overlooked the issue for the sound card. Looking back at the motherboard, it says that it has an "8-channel (7.1) audio subsystem with five analog audio outputs and one S/PDIF optical digital audio output using the Sigmatel* 9220 audio codec". I say this means it has no actual sound card - my dad says it does, on the basis of the fact that it has all of the audio jack there. The computer recognises no sound card. Does this mean I need to buy a sound card?

dai · 06-29-2006, 11:09 AM

no it has an onboard sound chip

Dziugas · 06-29-2006, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by dai

no it has an onboard sound chip

Could you then maybe suggest why the computer fails to see the card and the driver install?

dai · 06-29-2006, 02:25 PM

check it is enabled in the bios

Dziugas · 06-30-2006, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by dai

check it is enabled in the bios

yes, it is

dai · 06-30-2006, 03:42 PM

you did run the setup from the m/board cd after installing windows

06-29-2006, 10:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dziugas Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 30 OS: XP	Unclear motherboard description- do I need to buy a sound card? I put a new computer recently, but seemed to have overlooked the issue for the sound card. Looking back at the motherboard, it says that it has an "8-channel (7.1) audio subsystem with five analog audio outputs and one S/PDIF optical digital audio output using the Sigmatel* 9220 audio codec". I say this means it has no actual sound card - my dad says it does, on the basis of the fact that it has all of the audio jack there. The computer recognises no sound card. Does this mean I need to buy a sound card?

06-29-2006, 11:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,670 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	no it has an onboard sound chip __________________

06-29-2006, 02:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,670 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	check it is enabled in the bios __________________

06-30-2006, 03:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,670 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	you did run the setup from the m/board cd after installing windows __________________