Of course, the no sound problem.

AshesRemnant · 10-24-2009, 01:45 AM

I'm not computer illiterate. I've run through all the suggestions on the board thus far, as well as others done throughout the web. Still. "No Audio Device"

For well over a month now, my sound has been shot. Thinking it may be the soundcard after my trials with the many fixes, I bought a USB Sound Card. It doesn't work either. The drivers and all show up as "USB Sound Device" and the properties of that shows it has a mixer, and everything needed, yet I can't select it.

I'm starting to fear it is something worse. Rather then it be a random "Boot-it up one day, and poof no sound" it was gradual. After a couple of hours or so, the sound would just be gone, as well as the USB ports stop functioning. After restarting, it'd be fine. Now the sound is completely gone, rebooting takes literally over 15 minutes, and the USB ports still go out after a few hours.

My computer is a HP Pavilion a1410y. I have Everest, but I'm not sure exactly what ya'll need for this problem.

Dogg · 10-24-2009, 10:09 AM

If the USB ports are failing as well as the USB ports, my first thought would be faulty hardware. Your new "sound card" doesn't prove anything as it is using the USB ports which are also failing. The only thing in common with USB and the onboard sound chip is the motherboard.

Riskyone101 · 10-25-2009, 01:41 AM

Hello and Welcome to TSF,

Go here and install this first:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...os=228&lang=en

Go here for HD realtek audio driver:
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false

Note: restart computer inbetween each installation.

10-24-2009, 01:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
AshesRemnant Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1 OS: winXP, SP2	Of course, the no sound problem. I'm not computer illiterate. I've run through all the suggestions on the board thus far, as well as others done throughout the web. Still. "No Audio Device" For well over a month now, my sound has been shot. Thinking it may be the soundcard after my trials with the many fixes, I bought a USB Sound Card. It doesn't work either. The drivers and all show up as "USB Sound Device" and the properties of that shows it has a mixer, and everything needed, yet I can't select it. I'm starting to fear it is something worse. Rather then it be a random "Boot-it up one day, and poof no sound" it was gradual. After a couple of hours or so, the sound would just be gone, as well as the USB ports stop functioning. After restarting, it'd be fine. Now the sound is completely gone, rebooting takes literally over 15 minutes, and the USB ports still go out after a few hours. My computer is a HP Pavilion a1410y. I have Everest, but I'm not sure exactly what ya'll need for this problem.

10-24-2009, 10:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dogg Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 1,965 OS: XP sp3	Re: Of course, the no sound problem. If the USB ports are failing as well as the USB ports, my first thought would be faulty hardware. Your new "sound card" doesn't prove anything as it is using the USB ports which are also failing. The only thing in common with USB and the onboard sound chip is the motherboard. __________________ Google is your friend !

10-25-2009, 01:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
Riskyone101 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL. Posts: 3,693 OS: XP Pro SP3, MCE 2005 sp3, Vista Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate My System	Re: Of course, the no sound problem. Hello and Welcome to TSF, Go here and install this first: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...os=228&lang=en Go here for HD realtek audio driver: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false Note: restart computer inbetween each installation. __________________