Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit Sound Problems

DigiChel · 02-24-2007, 12:36 AM

Ello all.
I'm running into a bit of a problem with my audio.
It seems that the device manager picks up my drivers and recognizes them as working correctly,But when I test my hardware it says that it is not capable of playing sounds.I tried disabling onboard audio thinking that it was interfering with my soundcard,It still didn't work-same problem as before. My dad tried adding RAM to my computer a few days before this happened,could this be the problem?

**Rashiki** · 02-24-2007, 02:20 AM

It could be that your dad moved the sound card when he was in there. Open up the case (power off, unplugged from power source) and take out the sound card, and re-seat it. Make sure all the cables are securely attached and fire it back up. Un-install all the drivers currently associated with your sound card. Hop on to soundblaster.com and download the latest XP drivers for your sound card, and re-install.

Any luck?

DigiChel · 02-24-2007, 05:56 AM

Tried exactly what you said,still no luck.
Reinstallation of the drivers went smoothly but I still get the error message saying that my sound hardware cannot play sounds.

dai · 02-24-2007, 09:45 AM

check that one of the settings is not muted

DigiChel · 02-24-2007, 01:11 PM

It's not muted,all the audio settings are fine.

02-24-2007, 12:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
DigiChel Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit Sound Problems Ello all. I'm running into a bit of a problem with my audio. It seems that the device manager picks up my drivers and recognizes them as working correctly,But when I test my hardware it says that it is not capable of playing sounds.I tried disabling onboard audio thinking that it was interfering with my soundcard,It still didn't work-same problem as before. My dad tried adding RAM to my computer a few days before this happened,could this be the problem?

02-24-2007, 02:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rashiki Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 878 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	It could be that your dad moved the sound card when he was in there. Open up the case (power off, unplugged from power source) and take out the sound card, and re-seat it. Make sure all the cables are securely attached and fire it back up. Un-install all the drivers currently associated with your sound card. Hop on to soundblaster.com and download the latest XP drivers for your sound card, and re-install. Any luck? __________________ ASUS P5WD2 Premium v0709 \| Intel Prescott 3.2ghz \| 2gb Corsair XMS DDR2-800 PC2-6400 \| Sparkle Power 550w PSU \| ATI All-In-Wonder X600 Pro \| Sound Blaster Audigy 4 \| CoolerMaster Aluminum Case \| WD Raptor 76gb 10K RPM SATA HDD \|ASUS CD/DVD RW Combo Drive \| Mitsumi 7-in-1 Floppy Combo Drive \| Coolermaster Copper Heatsink

02-24-2007, 09:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	check that one of the settings is not muted __________________

02-24-2007, 05:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
DigiChel Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Tried exactly what you said,still no luck. Reinstallation of the drivers went smoothly but I still get the error message saying that my sound hardware cannot play sounds.

02-24-2007, 01:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
DigiChel Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3 OS: XP	It's not muted,all the audio settings are fine.