No Sound Anymore?

01-cannon-c · 07-11-2007, 07:00 AM

Hi, I recently formatted and restarted windows and now i have a problem, There is no sound on my computer anymore, When i want to listen to music or play a game eg:call of duty it says error all the time. Iv'e heard that you have to download a sound card but i dont no what one to download, Do all sound cards work on one computer? Here are my specs

System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Ediion
Version 2002, Service Pack 2

55277-OEM-0011903-00117

Fujitsu Siemens Computers Intel(R)
Pentium(R) 4CPU 3.20GHz
3.20GHz, 1.00GB of RAM
Nvidia GeForce FX 5500

Please Help Me

95five-0 · 07-11-2007, 07:18 AM

Right click on My Computer and go to properties. Then go to the hardware and click on Device manager. Take a look and see if any hardware has a yellow or red symbol next to it. If you sound card shows one of these error follow the following steps. Download Everest 2.0 (link in my signature) and scan your system to find the make and model of your sound card. Tell go to the manufactures website and download the most recent drivers. They should list the instructions on the website on how to install them. Let us know what you find. Or you can go to http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/index.html and locate your exact machine and they should have all the drivers for it.

Tumbleweed36 · 07-11-2007, 07:22 AM

Good advice given by 95five-0. Just wanted to add, that if you have a motherboard disk for this baby (and you should have to download the chipset drivers), then the sound items you need to download are on that motherboard disk. If you don't, then the manufacturer's website will do it for you.

01-cannon-c · 07-11-2007, 07:37 AM

Sorry but im not really very good at computers iv downloaded everest and iv installed and run i but i dont no where it tells you the make of your sound card could you tell me please thnk you. Oh and Iv got yellow icons next in 'other devices' its got a yellow icon next to multimedia audio controller, PCI Simple communications controller and USB Camera.

Tumbleweed36 · 07-11-2007, 11:37 AM

Do you have a Motherboard disk?????

**koala** · 07-13-2007, 10:08 AM

To see the make of your sound card in Everest, go to Computer > Summary > Multimedia > Audio Adapter. The blue text is a link to the latest driver.

truckie · 07-15-2007, 12:59 PM

Hello all, I have had the same problem as 01-cannon-c. I have had to reformat my computer as I had a nasty virus which slipped through AVG and I had no sound as well.

So I downloaded the driver and application from the website and it comes with this message

'Set up is unable to detect a supported product on your system'

The sound card is a Soundblaster Audigy 2.

How long does a soundcard live for and can someone tell me if a soundcard is a piece of Hardware (stick it in the computer) or software (with a disk)

can someone explain to me how I would have ended up with no sound and can a virus attack hardware as well as software?

Thanks

07-11-2007, 07:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
01-cannon-c Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP Home Edition	No Sound Anymore? Hi, I recently formatted and restarted windows and now i have a problem, There is no sound on my computer anymore, When i want to listen to music or play a game eg:call of duty it says error all the time. Iv'e heard that you have to download a sound card but i dont no what one to download, Do all sound cards work on one computer? Here are my specs System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Ediion Version 2002, Service Pack 2 55277-OEM-0011903-00117 Fujitsu Siemens Computers Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4CPU 3.20GHz 3.20GHz, 1.00GB of RAM Nvidia GeForce FX 5500 Please Help Me

07-11-2007, 07:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
95five-0 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Corinth, TX Posts: 1,339 OS: 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008	Re: No Sound Anymore? Right click on My Computer and go to properties. Then go to the hardware and click on Device manager. Take a look and see if any hardware has a yellow or red symbol next to it. If you sound card shows one of these error follow the following steps. Download Everest 2.0 (link in my signature) and scan your system to find the make and model of your sound card. Tell go to the manufactures website and download the most recent drivers. They should list the instructions on the website on how to install them. Let us know what you find. Or you can go to http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/index.html and locate your exact machine and they should have all the drivers for it. __________________ "If it's really a supercomputer, how come the bullets don't bounce off when I shoot it ?" <<PC Pitstop>><< AVG Free>><<Spybot>><<Everest 2.0>><<Trend Micro House Call>><<HijackThis How-to>> Last edited by 95five-0; 07-11-2007 at 07:20 AM.

07-11-2007, 07:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,650 OS: XP Professional	Re: No Sound Anymore? Good advice given by 95five-0. Just wanted to add, that if you have a motherboard disk for this baby (and you should have to download the chipset drivers), then the sound items you need to download are on that motherboard disk. If you don't, then the manufacturer's website will do it for you. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

07-11-2007, 07:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
01-cannon-c Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP Home Edition	Re: No Sound Anymore? Sorry but im not really very good at computers iv downloaded everest and iv installed and run i but i dont no where it tells you the make of your sound card could you tell me please thnk you. Oh and Iv got yellow icons next in 'other devices' its got a yellow icon next to multimedia audio controller, PCI Simple communications controller and USB Camera. Last edited by 01-cannon-c; 07-11-2007 at 07:51 AM.

07-11-2007, 11:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,650 OS: XP Professional	Re: No Sound Anymore? Do you have a Motherboard disk????? __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

07-13-2007, 10:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,336 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: No Sound Anymore? To see the make of your sound card in Everest, go to Computer > Summary > Multimedia > Audio Adapter. The blue text is a link to the latest driver. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

07-15-2007, 12:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
truckie Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Re: No Sound Anymore? Hello all, I have had the same problem as 01-cannon-c. I have had to reformat my computer as I had a nasty virus which slipped through AVG and I had no sound as well. So I downloaded the driver and application from the website and it comes with this message 'Set up is unable to detect a supported product on your system' The sound card is a Soundblaster Audigy 2. How long does a soundcard live for and can someone tell me if a soundcard is a piece of Hardware (stick it in the computer) or software (with a disk) can someone explain to me how I would have ended up with no sound and can a virus attack hardware as well as software? Thanks Last edited by truckie; 07-15-2007 at 01:16 PM.