I have no sound on my computer anymore. How can I get it back?

Question

My computer would boot up and then shut down and then start up again, then shut down and start up-after so many of these "start-up&shut downs" it would stabalize, it was then I notice the sound was not right and finally it just went.

Answer 1

1. Make sure you have a discrete sound card and/or amplified set of speakers. If not, you need to

purchase an amplified set.

2. Make sure your speakers are plugged in and turned on.

3. Make sure the speakers are connected to the correct outputs on the audio adapter and not to

the microphone or line-in ports.

4. Select Start/Programs/Accessories/Volume Control and move the Wave slider all the way up.

5. Next, set the Volume Control slier a quarter of the way to the top. Now, make sure the Mute

and Mute All check boxes are cleared.

6. Open your Start/Settings/Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager and make sure the name

of your audio adapter is listed beside “Sound, video and game controllers.” If not, install your

audio adapter’s driver from the installation CD.

7. Open your audio adapter’s configuration utility and make sure the selected output matches the

actual digital or analog connection to your speakers.

8. Make sure your speakers are working properly. Plug them into an audio source, such as your CD

player. If they don’t work, replace them.

Answer 2

The sound is a side issue. The reboots are the cause for concern. Either your hardware is causing the problem - did you build this system yourself or just upgrade something? - or you need to look at what might be disrupting your Operating System. If you can back up what you need then it may be worth reformatting your hard disk and reinstalling your software.

Answer 3

Try a System Restore, to before the problem(s) started. This should fix the sound driver/problem and maybe the restarts.

Run an Antivirus scan, as well as spyware and adware scans. Your computer (on its own) should not restart like that.

Answer 4

Click START / scroll to SETTINGS / click on CONTRO PANEL.
GO SOUNDS AND AUDIO DEVICES ICON, double click on it.
Check to see if the mute option box has a tick in it, if it has click in the option box and that will remove the tick from the box leaving it empty.
check for sound from your pc speakers.

if that was not the problem then to to Start / Programs / Accessories / Entertainment / Click on Volume Control, the window holding all the options for bass, treble etc are shown check if the mute is ticked in any of the boxes, if it is then click on it to remove it, click ok and then check for sound from speakers, play something a song or something on the pc to check it out for sound.
hope one of those helps

Answer 5

ugh. sounds like its time for a new computer. I thought I knew the answer to this one, but I think your computer is just slowly dying.

Answer 6

Try re loading your windows or it could be your sound card has a problem and is dragging your pc psu down

Answer 7

check your computer for viruses, then check all connections are in place then your volume settings failing that take it in to the shop and get them to have a look at it

Answer 8

turn the sound up lol only kidding as that would be something i would not think to do and think my computer had gone on the blink

Answer 9

best to go to my computer, then control panel and from there you should see volume control icon, click on this and check your volume isnt on mute.
hope that helped.

Answer 10

try reinstalling driver for your answer
try to reconnect the speaker