No sound!

malice69 · 02-07-2006, 04:44 PM

Hi i just bought a new pc... im running win xp... the computer guy installed my sounds card for me and when i got home and plugged the speakers from my old computer into my new one i couldnt get the sound working despite all drivers installed and the volume bars turned up full.

any ideas?

jimscreechy · 02-08-2006, 06:27 AM

In device manager does the sound card appear installed correctly?

malice69 · 02-08-2006, 05:51 PM

yes all drivers are installed correctly that was the first thing i checked.

**oldmn** · 02-08-2006, 10:14 PM

Has the onboard sound been disabled in th bios?

malice69 · 02-08-2006, 10:43 PM

i dont know, once your in bios where do u go to test that?

**oldmn** · 02-08-2006, 11:55 PM

Normaly it would be listed in the integrated peripherals, Onboard devices or something along that line.

malice69 · 02-09-2006, 04:21 PM

Hey, i havent had a chance to get to my computer yet... if the onboard sounds card is enabled. Where do we go from there? Any other ideas?

malice69 · 02-10-2006, 09:44 PM

hey, the problem was that the speakers that came with the old computer, which happened to be a "gateway" computer apparently only ran on that computer. I was hoping there could be a winxp driver for gateway products that would enable me to run the speakers on my new computer? What are my chances and can u point me in the right direction of a site that may have this type of driver. thanx

**oldmn** · 02-10-2006, 10:47 PM

Speakers do not require drivers. If they have the standard mini stereo plug and and are externally powered they should work. The only real difference in computer speakers is quality.

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if the onboard sounds card is enabled. Where do we go from there? Any other ideas?

If it is enabled and you have a sound card installed then you will want to disable the onboard sound. or they will conflict.

malice69 · 02-11-2006, 11:16 PM

Nah the need a win xp driver because they are Boston speakers which came as a gateway package a few years back. The speakers need a special winxp driver because those speakers were designed for the gateway computer. Both a computer tech told me that was well as Gateway support when i rang them!

c0z420 · 02-23-2006, 08:27 AM

once again..speakers dont need drivers...

mslynn · 02-27-2006, 08:42 AM

Malice, the others are correct. Speakers do not require drivers. Your sound card requires a driver. And if you have two going at the same time, you very likely have a conflict. Check your onboard sound card as Oldmm advised.

02-07-2006, 04:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
malice69 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 96 OS: win xp	No sound! Hi i just bought a new pc... im running win xp... the computer guy installed my sounds card for me and when i got home and plugged the speakers from my old computer into my new one i couldnt get the sound working despite all drivers installed and the volume bars turned up full. any ideas?

02-08-2006, 06:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
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02-08-2006, 05:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
malice69 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 96 OS: win xp	yes all drivers are installed correctly that was the first thing i checked.

02-08-2006, 10:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
malice69 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 96 OS: win xp	i dont know, once your in bios where do u go to test that?

02-09-2006, 04:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
malice69 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 96 OS: win xp	Hey, i havent had a chance to get to my computer yet... if the onboard sounds card is enabled. Where do we go from there? Any other ideas?

02-10-2006, 09:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
malice69 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 96 OS: win xp	hey, the problem was that the speakers that came with the old computer, which happened to be a "gateway" computer apparently only ran on that computer. I was hoping there could be a winxp driver for gateway products that would enable me to run the speakers on my new computer? What are my chances and can u point me in the right direction of a site that may have this type of driver. thanx

02-11-2006, 11:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
malice69 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 96 OS: win xp	Nah the need a win xp driver because they are Boston speakers which came as a gateway package a few years back. The speakers need a special winxp driver because those speakers were designed for the gateway computer. Both a computer tech told me that was well as Gateway support when i rang them!

02-23-2006, 08:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
c0z420 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: iowa Posts: 118 OS: Windows XP	once again..speakers dont need drivers...

02-27-2006, 08:42 AM	#12 (permalink)
mslynn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Malice, the others are correct. Speakers do not require drivers. Your sound card requires a driver. And if you have two going at the same time, you very likely have a conflict. Check your onboard sound card as Oldmm advised.