Windows 7 - No sound problem.

8uckw1ld · 02 Sep 2011

seth500 said:

seavixen32 said:

Have you checked your sound settings in the Control Panel?

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Try right clicking in a blank area and show disabled devices and see if it's been disabled in the screenshot..

I have and nothing shows up.

And I quite sure it's not a built in sound card. How can I tell?

seth500 · 02 Sep 2011

Well you can pull the panel off the side of your computer and see where your lead is plugging into and see if the sound card is a removable sound card if it is try reseating it in the slot with the computer shut down of course..

8uckw1ld · 02 Sep 2011

Alright, I'll give it a shot.

8uckw1ld · 02 Sep 2011

I opened it up, and it seems to be built in to the motherboard. Now what?

seavixen32 · 02 Sep 2011

Then you may have to consider that your motherboard may have been damaged by the power outage.

Damage can occur in this scenario if your power supply and your computer aren't protected by a surge protector.

seth500 · 02 Sep 2011

It looks as though you may have a damaged audio output device on the motherboard. If you can get yourself a sound card for pci slot if you have empty slots on your board and install a sound card and go from there. Probably not what you wanted to hear but it's less expensive than a new motherboard providing that the outage didn't do anymore damage to it.

8uckw1ld · 02 Sep 2011

seavixen32 said:

Then you may have to consider that your motherboard may have been damaged by the power outage.

Damage can occur in this scenario if your power supply and your computer aren't protected by a surge protector.

So, I may have to buy a new motherboard?

seth500 · 02 Sep 2011

8uckw1ld said:

seavixen32 said:

Then you may have to consider that your motherboard may have been damaged by the power outage.

Damage can occur in this scenario if your power supply and your computer aren't protected by a surge protector.

So, I may have to buy a new motherboard?

Or just a sound card but who knows what the power outage did to the mobo and your PSU..

Layback Bear · 02 Sep 2011

To the OP. If you don't have surge protector I would also suggest getting one.

8uckw1ld · 02 Sep 2011

seth500 said:

8uckw1ld said:

seavixen32 said:

Then you may have to consider that your motherboard may have been damaged by the power outage.

Damage can occur in this scenario if your power supply and your computer aren't protected by a surge protector.

So, I may have to buy a new motherboard?

Or just a sound card but who knows what the power outage did to the mobo and your PSU..

Alright, thanks. I'll talk to my computer buddies. One of my friends built his computer so he'll know what to do. These answers defiantly beat Microsoft's answer.."We can most surely fix this problem you are having sir, we will transfer you to our technicians but you will need to pay $59.99." No joke.