2006-12-14 17:13:01 · 11 answers · asked by Redbird 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Lots of things! The most common is that the sound card/circuit died!
Make sure your speakers are plugged into the right outlet--and turned on.
Make sure the speaker setting on your computer (and in the program you are using) is turned up enough--and that you haven't switched it off somehow (mute checked is common.)
Driver may be corrupted--you may need to reload your sound driver.
That's the first 3 things I check!
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2006-12-14 17:16:07 · answer #1 · answered by John H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the audio is part of the main board, usually a short in the speaker connector. If you're lucky, a local PC shop can fix it cheap, but it'd probably be cheaper to pick up an "add-in" sound card and have it installed.
Or, the audio chip may have shorted. Same solution.
Or, another piece of software may have killed your sound drivers.
Finally, sometimes the capacitors for the audio card's amplifier go bad. Solution is basically the same as above. Some boards actually have poorly manufactured capacitors on them that leak after a period of time. You may want to double-check your computer's main board to make sure this is not the problem. If it is, you may experience other problems with this PC as there are likely other "bad" capacitors. Capacitors are small cylinders arranged vertically on the main board. Usually they have a cross etched into the top. Leaky capacitors usually have a seam in the cross somewhere with visible brown or dark yellow material. Not trying to panic you here...just might want to check it out. If you find more than two, start backing up your PC and making plans to buy a new one.
2006-12-14 17:23:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be different things. But if it's just a technical issue then RightClick My Computer, go to Properties, Hardware, Device Manager, then Audio controller. Right click one and disable it, then enable it to try another one to disable. Only problem is, you don't mention what system you are using. Be specific, Like Windows XP, or Window 98, or Mac X. Something. Give me something.
2006-12-14 17:23:36 · answer #3 · answered by john s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
loose connections, the comp might be on mute in the advanced sound properties, check the system manager to see the condition of the sound card, every fried soundcard i had made my comp freeze at boot up, so a fried sound card is most likly not the problem
2006-12-14 17:17:03 · answer #4 · answered by * r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you have the mute on. in windows you could go to the control panel and click on sounds and see if it's on mute. in the bottom right of the screen on the task bar there is a horn-looking icon and if you double click that you could see the volume information. if not that, it could be a bad sound card or the integrated audio or your speakers could be bad. maybe plugging in headphones and seeing if sound comes out of that would help.
2006-12-14 17:17:40 · answer #5 · answered by jimiyash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaker damaged, connection cables damaged, sound card faulty, sound drivers problem or your configurations on the pc like did you turn off the volume? the sound card disabled?
2006-12-14 17:16:17 · answer #6 · answered by wirelessmouse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CHECK YOUR DRIVERS. right click on 'my computer', and go to manage, and then click on device manager on the left. if there's anything with a yellow exclaimation mark, then the drivers are probably missing... double click on it if there's a yellow ! or a red X. hit 'troubleshoot' or 'enable' or 'check drivers'... it will say something like that. it will ask you if you'd like to download drivers (or if something's unplugged it will walk you through that too....) chose 'download from internet' and it will download them for you. it will probably need to be restarted when it's finished. if that doesn't help, give me an email and i'll help you troubleshoot it....
good luck!!!
2006-12-14 17:25:28 · answer #7 · answered by Silver Thunderbird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st try sounf card drivers. and i think u have checked volume level of speakers. try to plug the sond card to another pc and make sure that it'a working. i think the problem could be sound card.
2006-12-14 17:17:27 · answer #8 · answered by Naleen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
frist of all check to see if there a speaker icon at right buttom on you desktop. if its there then doubale cllick on it and it will talk you to volume control and see there if there is any thing click on mute. if not then check your speaker wires or adopter. still problems email me
2006-12-14 17:18:05 · answer #9 · answered by shoaib a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The speakers have been unplugged.
The drivers have been uninstalled.
A software change was made.
A hardware change was made.
The card went bad.
Without more info, no on could begin to tell you which is actually was.
2006-12-14 17:16:15 · answer #10 · answered by Star 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋