hi, i was running my audio and microphone through a sound card and everything was fine. the other day i found the sound drivers for my motherboard and installed them and got sound working, then i removed the sound card and gave it to a friend, he called me on skype and my mike is not working, someone said it was disabled in bios but i cant find out how to enable it.. please help... russ
2007-03-22 02:19:57 · 7 answers · asked by tractortribe@btinternet.com 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
double click on the volume icon in taskbar , click on
options > advanced
click on options > properties
select recording
and see that Microphone is checked
2007-03-22 02:26:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You access your BIOS as your computer is booting. Right after it starts, press F1 or F4 or something (it differs for every machine but is always an F key). Lots of hardware-related settings there; mic should be easy to find if that is your problem.
Edit: come to think of it, I've never seen sound card settings in the bios either. If you can't find them, try updating your sound card drivers, then take a look in the driver software (in windows, probably through the sound settings off the control panel) to see if the mic can be toggled.
2007-03-22 09:24:01 · answer #2 · answered by skatc 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the mic is part of the sound card so it you're getting audio output your mic isn't disabled in the bios. first thing to do is check the connection. make sure it's plugged into the right port. it is usually pink on the back of the computer. also, try a different mic and see if that one works. make sure it's not muted in windows sound control panel
2007-03-22 09:23:00 · answer #3 · answered by metalluka 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've messed with my bios a lot and never saw anything like that. I highly doubt a microphone setting is in the bios at all, but look through all the menus and submenus, maybe you'll prove me wrong. Check your hardware settings and drivers too.
2007-03-22 09:23:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no you change audio(MIC, LINE IN & SPEAKERS) in bios. If you have sound then check mic socket make so in correctly and right port, check in control panel under sound, speech and audio devices under audio tab that microphone volume is up and not muted, if no joy there try a different mic.
also try removing drivers and reinstalling them
2007-03-22 12:56:22 · answer #5 · answered by baldy3_16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the problem with your mic not working with skype , has nothing to do with the bios , and everything to do with skype . you need to check the programs settings and see if skype is set to use the mic this is done is the settings of skype . and is a common issue
ps: some of the answers i have seen here confirm my belief that most are clueless
2007-03-22 09:31:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
control panel sounds and audio set it there
2007-03-22 09:41:59 · answer #7 · answered by simonjohnlaw 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋