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PC Help
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:55 am
by pablo
The sound on my PC has packed up:banghead:. Thought it might be the speakers so went out and bought some new speakers, still no sound.....
How hard is it to install a new sound card, is this something a ham fisted baboon could do or do I need to take it to a shop.
Help please......V8 Supercars and no sound:poota:
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:15 am
by maff
are you sure its the hardware, not just a windows update or something spooned the drivers?
have a look in the device manager to be sure.
Most modern PCs the sound is built in to the motherboard and its odd for just one bit to die.
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:45 am
by RX7
I agree with Maffster, it'll be a driver problem I reckon.
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 5:21 pm
by pablo
cheers gents, think i'm going to have to take it to the shop.
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:30 pm
by dom187
What version or windows you using? Have you checked your sound mixer to make sure nothing is muted? If not check device manager for any problems
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:54 pm
by pablo
Windows xp. I need to upgrade it anyway so might as well start looking now. It was all working fine shut it down one night then the next day no sound so i can't understand how any settings could have changed.
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:53 pm
by maff
Windows updates happen in the background and fluff things up on a regular basis, although XP is a bit old to be getting too many.
Its probably an AC'97 driver.
Right click "My Computer"
Click "Manage"
Click "Device Manager"
Expand "Sound Video and Game Controllers"
And screenshot it and bung it up here, should look something like this:

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:00 pm
by pablo
Now i feel really dumb. Got sll that up but dont know how to screen.
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:04 pm
by dom187
Press the print screen button on your keyboard, the load up ms paint and click edit then paste then save the file
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:04 pm
by maff
Umm... to print the screen, press the button that says "Print screen" on it.
Go to Microsoft Paint, and do Ctrl+V or select Edit/Paste from the menu.
Save and upload
