No Audio Device Found

hjt1957 · 11-24-2008, 07:24 AM

I have a Compaq F730US laptop just under 1 year old. I am running Vista Home Premium. I was listening to my I-Tunes when the sound stopped. In the lower right hand side of the computer, the speaker symbol has a red X through it. I try to listen to web based music, whether I try to run on Windows Media, Real Player etc, I receive the "No Audio Device Found" message. Is this a hardware problem or a Driver problem? Please give me a step by step troubleshooting procedure to hopefully correct this. I am not sure what my Audio / sound card is. I believe it is a built in Altec lansing device (How would I verify this?). Please Advise..........Thank You

**stressfreesoul** · 11-24-2008, 07:48 AM

If you enter Device Management (start key + R, type devmgmt.msc. press enter) you will likely see a red cross or yellow exclamation mark next to one of them. Right click on it and select find/update driver.
If this does not solve it, post back.

hjt1957 · 11-24-2008, 09:35 AM

Not sure what you mean. How do I enter Device Management / how do I get to it?
Start key? Is this an option once I get in to Device Management? - Thanks

cijeay · 11-25-2008, 06:32 AM

to clear it up, go to the control panel, click on classic view and scroll down until you see the 'device manager' icon. double click on that, confirm and a window will pop up. that's the device manager. then follow his steps about the yellow exclamation mark/red cross.

hirenpatel17 · 11-26-2008, 11:35 AM

i hv installed soundmax and attached speakers & mic. But device manager shows code-10 error after updating device & drivers!

kahimo · 11-29-2008, 10:12 AM

no sound device found,this problem bcause i havent nvidia6100v driver were ew can get this chip,and no pci device were can i download pci devide.pls help me thanks

patricksantos · 12-04-2008, 03:09 PM

hjt1957, it seems we have similar problem, i connected my compaq laptop via HDMI in the TV and audio plays but stops randomly. When i re open the application it works again. i updated Graphics and Sound card. BTW its NVDIA GeForce 8200M. but when i do sound test it works (the doorbell sound). is anyone having this same problem? Maybe Vista is giving us a problem-

11-24-2008, 07:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
hjt1957 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Vista Home premium	No Audio Device Found I have a Compaq F730US laptop just under 1 year old. I am running Vista Home Premium. I was listening to my I-Tunes when the sound stopped. In the lower right hand side of the computer, the speaker symbol has a red X through it. I try to listen to web based music, whether I try to run on Windows Media, Real Player etc, I receive the "No Audio Device Found" message. Is this a hardware problem or a Driver problem? Please give me a step by step troubleshooting procedure to hopefully correct this. I am not sure what my Audio / sound card is. I believe it is a built in Altec lansing device (How would I verify this?). Please Advise..........Thank You

11-24-2008, 07:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Semi-Absent (life, eh?) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: County Durham UK Posts: 1,852 OS: XP, Win7 RC x64, Ubuntu x64 multiboot My System Blog Entries: 7	Re: No Audio Device Found If you enter Device Management (start key + R, type devmgmt.msc. press enter) you will likely see a red cross or yellow exclamation mark next to one of them. Right click on it and select find/update driver. If this does not solve it, post back. __________________ TSF Folding@Home, find out how to do your bit in the fight against Cancer "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut" xbox Live tag: storiedmedal Warning!! GTA IV addict! Join my game at your peril!

11-24-2008, 09:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
hjt1957 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Vista Home premium	Re: No Audio Device Found Not sure what you mean. How do I enter Device Management / how do I get to it? Start key? Is this an option once I get in to Device Management? - Thanks

11-25-2008, 06:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
cijeay Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 24 OS: Windows XP Pro	Re: No Audio Device Found to clear it up, go to the control panel, click on classic view and scroll down until you see the 'device manager' icon. double click on that, confirm and a window will pop up. that's the device manager. then follow his steps about the yellow exclamation mark/red cross.

11-26-2008, 11:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
hirenpatel17 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Re: No Audio Device Found i hv installed soundmax and attached speakers & mic. But device manager shows code-10 error after updating device & drivers!

11-29-2008, 10:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
kahimo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp service pack3	Re: No Audio Device Found no sound device found,this problem bcause i havent nvidia6100v driver were ew can get this chip,and no pci device were can i download pci devide.pls help me thanks Last edited by kahimo; 11-29-2008 at 10:20 AM.

12-04-2008, 03:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
patricksantos Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 8 OS: Vista 32bit Home Premium	Re: No Audio Device Found hjt1957, it seems we have similar problem, i connected my compaq laptop via HDMI in the TV and audio plays but stops randomly. When i re open the application it works again. i updated Graphics and Sound card. BTW its NVDIA GeForce 8200M. but when i do sound test it works (the doorbell sound). is anyone having this same problem? Maybe Vista is giving us a problem-