Angelsreverse

Hi everyone,

My sound is very inconsistent. Most recently, it stopped working about 1 minute after I plugged in the mic.

I'll either be able to hear sound, or use the mic, and sometimes both, but usually nothing.

I have the Asus Maximus Formula SE with the riser Supreme FX HD Audio card. Windows XP, new build, so extra software, all updates done, new drivers, etc.

The Control Panel Sounds & Audio Devices lists SoundMAX HD Audio and ATI HD Audio rear output as my choices for devices. For the Sound Recording, it lists the SoundMAX HD Audio as my only choice. I have the back panel plugs (all the colors) and also a top panel speaker/mic plugs (that are hooked up to the riser soundcard) on my tower.

It doesn't matter if I plug the mic into the top or the rear output.

I've tried methodically using the SoundMAX, then the ATI rear, with and without the "Use only default devices" checked.

Last night, I had nothing but the speakers connected (no headset), had a song playing through winamp and heard nothing the whole night. This morning, I get up, I unplug and plug the speakers back in, and I start the song, and whaddaya know, it works. Then I plug in my headset, I still get audio on both the speakers and the headset (which is GREAT!, that's what I want!), BUT mic doesn't work. Half a minute later, nothing changed, I'm just checking email, enjoying the music for once, and the mic comes on, and no more sound. AACK!

The unplug/plug seems to help half the time. The other half, it does nothing.

Also - when I use the SoundMAX wizard to test, even with the music playing (no sound), the test will work (I'll hear the test noise). If my speakers are working (no mic), and I test, it'll stop the speakers, no test noise, and my speakers never come back. That's on the SoundMAX device.

Thank you in advance for any advice/tips/ideas!
Nancy

mike2020learnin

hello & welcome to TSF ,

now what i need to do is go to your (device manager)

now once there you will want to select from the toolbar of the window(veiw) then a drop down menu / from it you will select (show all hidden devices)

now if you see any (red or yellow) quotation marks , make a note of what they

now go to the (event veiwer) this is thru the (administrator tools) in the control panel
here you will find 3 to 4 subcatagories

you will want to check each of them for this is where windows keeps track of all errors
now you will want to make notes of the errors that have been recorded ( you do not have to make notes of double entries just of the dates of their happenings & how many there is)
you will get more information on the errors if you (right) click them / then select properties


also


do you have a Windows Xp cd, not the restore cd's that come with some systems, the cd will have the Windows logo & 3D hollowgram/image on it

if you do not maybe you can barrow one from a friend/family member/co-worker as long as it is the same version that is on your system

if you have (Windows XP Home Ed. sp2 ) then the cd will have to be that / if you have a cd with (Windows XP Home Ed. )you will have to slipstream (SP2 ) onto a disk that you create

this also applies to (Windows XP Professsional )

http://www.helpwithwindows.com/Windo...p2-bootcd.html

now if you do have the Windows XP cd with sp2 please follow these steps

--------------------------------------------

performing a (sfc) system file checker

It is a scan that checks the core files & dlls of the (os) operating system and replaces them if they are corrupt or missing with the correct original version

start

#1 then select (run) , then press enter
a window will open
#2 type in ( cmd ) then press enter
another window will open
#3 type in ( sfc )then press enter
another window will open
#4 type in (sfc /purgecache) then enter / your pc will work like crazy / this helps in rebuiding the cache file (notice the space between (sfc & /)
#5 type in (sfc /scannow ) then press enter ( notice the space between the (sfc & / )

now a scan will start , have your (Windows XP software disk ready ) your pc may ask for this disc when it starts or during the scan( so you must sit with the pc while this scan functions ) , if it does then incert the cd into one of your cd/rom/player's , your pc will then reconnize it and continue , you will then have to minimize the splash screen for the cd to see the scan , when the scan is finished you will need to close the cd and all open windows , then remove the cd

you will then need to do a ( Disk Cleanup ) , then empty the caches & temp files thru the (Internet Options) , then do a defrag

restart your pc

then do a defrag again after the reboot

then get back to us

Mike