Mic suddenly stops working

sk8terkev10 · 10-30-2009, 10:40 PM

I'm on Windows XP Pro. Before my mic was working perfectly fine, but suddenly it isn't. I tested it using the Sound Recorder on Windows and nothing is being picked up, but I tested it on my laptop and it works fine there.

I looked in device manager and under Other Devices there's a yellow question mark next to Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus. I have an XFI Sound Card so I uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers, but that didn't help, so then I uninstalled the driver through the device manager, restarted and the driver reinstalled, but it's still the yellow question mark.

Dogg · 10-31-2009, 09:54 AM

Goto Add and Remove Programs, uninstall all of the Creative software and drivers listed, then shutdown and remove the sound card. Boot into Windows, after boot up completes, shut down. Reinstall the sound card, boot up and reinstall the software/drivers.

sk8terkev10 · 10-31-2009, 02:25 PM

I tried it, I still get the Found New Hardware thing on start up, and the yellow question mark in device manager. Both are for Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus

Dogg · 11-20-2009, 09:41 AM

Are you using downloaded drivers or the driver CD? In either case, the Creative drivers should have everything needed to properly setup the sound card.

10-30-2009, 10:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
sk8terkev10 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 7 OS: vista x64	Mic suddenly stops working I'm on Windows XP Pro. Before my mic was working perfectly fine, but suddenly it isn't. I tested it using the Sound Recorder on Windows and nothing is being picked up, but I tested it on my laptop and it works fine there. I looked in device manager and under Other Devices there's a yellow question mark next to Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus. I have an XFI Sound Card so I uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers, but that didn't help, so then I uninstalled the driver through the device manager, restarted and the driver reinstalled, but it's still the yellow question mark.

10-31-2009, 09:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dogg Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 1,973 OS: XP sp3	Re: Mic suddenly stops working Goto Add and Remove Programs, uninstall all of the Creative software and drivers listed, then shutdown and remove the sound card. Boot into Windows, after boot up completes, shut down. Reinstall the sound card, boot up and reinstall the software/drivers. __________________ Google is your friend !

10-31-2009, 02:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
sk8terkev10 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 7 OS: vista x64	Re: Mic suddenly stops working I tried it, I still get the Found New Hardware thing on start up, and the yellow question mark in device manager. Both are for Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus

11-20-2009, 09:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
Dogg Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 1,973 OS: XP sp3	Re: Mic suddenly stops working Are you using downloaded drivers or the driver CD? In either case, the Creative drivers should have everything needed to properly setup the sound card. __________________ Google is your friend !