NO SOUND. I have formatted my PC and then reinstalled XP. Now i do not see any sound icon near the clock.?

Question

My PC was going on fine, but on 1st MARCH 2007 i formatted it and re-installed windows XP SP2. Now i DO NOT see any icon of SOUND near the system clock.
when i go to control panel and click on SOUNDS AND AUDIO DEVICES. the volume tab says that there is no DEVICE INSTALLED.
my motherboard is "Asus P5GL-MX (3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)"
my chipset is "Intel Grantsdale-G i915GL "
my audio adapter is "Intel 82801FB ICH6 - High Definition Audio Controller [C-0] ".

Still the same problem. I have already tried many .INF files but still i dont hear any sound.

Please GUIDE me. I am totally dependent on the answers of this question. please help me out. thanking you in advance.

Answer 1

no sound when you play any audio file?so it's not just a "missing icon" problem.

windows have decided you have no audio adapter installed on your system.

have you checked the able/disable device,from the properties tab?

from the make and model of your mobo(motherboard) your audio adapter is onboard meaning it's integrated into the circuit board.so there really is no sense in opening up that pc case to check,this only happens to PCI audio adapters,when they are somehow dislodged from their slots,or they have poor contact or short-circuited contacts because of dust accumulation.these solid-state electronic components are so sensitive to electrical charges that even static charges from your fingers can ruin them,even dust accumulated to a certain amount,.....but anyway...

ok now,go to the my computer,right click,then go the properties tab,click on device manager.
100% possibility that your device has a yellow question mark beside it.if it's not there,then bigger problems,because XP doesn't "see" your device,or if it is there and there is no yellow symbol,then windows sees the device as working properly,but the fact that you still have no audio points to a hardware malfunction.and i do hope that is not your case.

ok...now,
right click on the device,then,
click on re-install driver.your audio is onboard the motherboard,so the driver is in the cd-rom of your mobo(motherboard).drivers not adapted are all greyed
out.try the non-greyed out .inf files.

or you can just put ur mobo cd-rom in your drive when windows is up and running.it will self-execute(ignore the play with media player dialogue box and close it,if it pops up),then navigate the menu from the setup disc and follow the instructions.

if you don't have the cd-rom:

you can go to the mobo's website ,in this case,

www.asus.com/support/downloads/drivers...

(you have to check the url,coz i'm not so sure bout the exact page location on the asus website.)

download the driver,maybe even get the updated version.

if this fails,then you have to go to intel's website:

www.intel.com

and look for the adapter driver there.
(slim chance because your audio adapter is onboard,it is usually the responsibility of the mobo manufacturer(asus) to support the device with code supplied by the original maker,in this case,intel.
like i said,slim chance,but still a chance,right?

so,ok......

if you're still encountering problems,you can:

open the add/remove hardware wizard from the control panel.from there you can,first,let the wizard search for your device.then if that fails,you can do a manual search.in the list of devices,click on "audio"...then,direct the search driver path to your cd-rom drive or to the location where you downloaded the driver from the website.uncompress it first if it is in .zip format.(or any other compression format).

another way is to:
power off your pc then unplug it from the mains,and wait 30 seconds(for the loaded data in the form of eletrical charges to dissipate completely from every part of your system).plug it again,cold-boot windows.usually windows will open up the "found new hardware" wizard dialogue box,from then on follow the instructions on your screen.

do you have the SP2 on a separate file?then try installing winXP without the SP2 update.install all the drivers,then install the SP2 update.

last is to try re-installing winXP again.sp2 update and all(if your xp cd-rom has SP2 slipstreamed,meaning already integrated into the setup files).
you can try a repair install first
then do a full install if that fails.

to have the icon on your sys tray when all is going well(i hope),go to control panel like you did and put a check on "show volume in taskbar".(or words to that effect).


hope that helped.cheers.and good luck.

Answer 2

Hello!

Although I am not an "Wintel" expert, I will try to help you. Here' what
you can try to do, in order to solve your problem:

0. Install the drivers for your audio device. These should be on one of
the CD-ROMs with which your PC has been delivered.

1. Click on the "Start" tab, from the desktop.
2. Then click on the "Control Panel" link.
3. Click on the "Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices".
4. Click on the "Sounds and Audio Devices" icon.
5. On the "Sounds and Audio Devices Properties" small window, which
has appeared, check the "Place the Volume icon in the taskbar", if it's
not already checked.
6. Then click "OK", or "Apply".
7. Restart your PC.-


(You can also use a "Registry Repair" tool, if you have one; such as
the excellent "RegVac Registry Cleaner".)

Maybe your problem has nothing to do with your hardware.
(You can find out if your hardware works fine, by right-clicking on "My
Computer", then by choosing "Properties", and then, from the "System
Properties" window, by choosing "Hardware"-->"Device Manager"; and
expanding your devices' list).



You can also right-click on the "Taskbar", then choose "Properties",
and, on the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties", in the "Taskbar" tab,
click on "Customize"; then, on the "Customize Notifications" window,
click on "Restore Defaults".-


If these settings won't help you, I advice you to contact the support
team of your PC maker, for a more competent advice.

Answer 3

Go to Control Panel>System then click the Hardware tab at the top then select Device Manager. If you have any driver cd that came with your sound card, put it into the cd-rom then install it. :)
*If you see a yellow sign with an exclamation point or yellow question mark, you need to install the driver for your sound card. Right click then select "Update Driver". Then done.

Answer 4

Well, first of all you have to check if the sound card is properly inserted in the motherboard. Maybe,by mistake,it was somehow removed and your PC can't recognize it. When you do that, check if you have installed the right drivers for your sound card. Usually there is a CD-ROM that comes with the sound card and has the drivers in it. Try that...I hope you find what's wrong, I know it must be a pain in the butt!

Answer 5

download the drivers of the Audio Card..u have n istall it or it will be in ur mother board cd came with ur computer or CPU or mother board thats it ,it will work fine