2007-03-09 12:41:19 · 6 answers · asked by jjrbins 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Go to the Device Manager and delete your sound card. I know, it sounds iffy, but the drivers are on your machine. When you reboot, Windows will say, "New hardware found." It will ask you if you want to install the driver automatically. Say yes. That will probably do it. If not, heck, you haven't lost a thing. You don't have sound now.
2007-03-09 12:44:25 · answer #1 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, I'd like to say that there are many possible reasons for this.
It's a PC, right?
Go to the Control Panel. Open "Sounds and Audio Devices" and look through the different tabs. Where it says Volume, near the top it should tell you the tool your computer is using to output sound (in fact, it should tell you in the Audio and Voice sections, as well. It should have dropdown menus, if they say "none" or something like that you have a problem). Change the options in this panel to match your computer's settings. Then, turn on the volume on your speakers or plug in your headphones. If you don't hear anything, slowly turn the volume to maximum. If you hear a humming/buzzing sound, then it should be fine and the problem is in the programs. If you still don't hear anything when you play music, though, change the music player's volume and press the megaphone button on the system tray(bottom-right). If you raise the volume in both of those places and still nothing, right-click the megaphone and say "Open Volume Control." Then, go to File-Properties in the window that opens. Check all of the boxes and then raise all of the volumes for all devices to maximum (but make sure that your speakers are on low). If none of this helps, then make sure that your computer actually has speakers and not just cooling vents. If it's on the monitor, it could be either way. If it's on the processor, it's cooling vents. Hope this helps you!
2007-03-09 20:49:30 · answer #2 · answered by megabraingeek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do as the others say, first check your speakers see if they are plugged in, then you can go into sound device manager and check if the device is working properly if it says no trouble but you still cant hear anything.. there might be a problem with your sound drivers. you can easily find that out if you go right into your windows media player.. it will tell you about the drivers.. then you would have to do like the other person said and actually delete the driver or upgrade the drivers.... go into control panel, speakers and sound devices.. go to hardware thats where it will tell you if its running properly .on the left side of your screen you will see troubleshooters for sound. click on that..it will give you a list of examples that may pretain to your problem and from there it will have a step by step guide. good luck.
2007-03-09 20:56:26 · answer #3 · answered by Jennifer N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have speakers? Are they plugged in? are they plugged in- in the right spots? Do you have the volume turned up? Do you have headphones plugged in if say take them out of speaker. Your speakers maybe bad and need new ones. if you got new ones and they are plugged in right then maybe your sound card went out and you need to get a new sound card.
2007-03-09 20:45:11 · answer #4 · answered by crazy_elf_220 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it seems that your sound card is not installed properly or it is set to mute in the volume control or one more option There is a small cable which comes from CD drive to to mother board in the older system in you have this option if this cable is not connected through CD ROM to mother board the sound dosent work please check this
2007-03-09 20:52:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you checked your volume controls (Icon in the lower right hand side of your computer)?
2007-03-09 20:43:52 · answer #6 · answered by The Sad One 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋