my comp suddenly stopped giving of any sound. i thought it was the speakers, but when i checked, nothin waz wrong. n it's not mute or anything. can someone pleaze help out here?? I'm stumped!!
2007-08-13 18:51:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Click Start, click Run then type dxdiag. Press OK. Choose Sound tab. If your device and driver are there, click on button marked "Test Direct Sound". You should hear something. If there is no sound, try a headset. Speakers might be dead.
If device and driver are missing, reinstall soundcard driver.
2007-08-14 00:06:12 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First thing to do is to make sure that your playback and recording devices are listed exactly the same. So go to your control panel, chose Sounds & Audio, go to the Audio (tab).
Make sure both playback and recording are using the same device. If you need to change anything, make sure
to click APPLY button first then click OK. Test your sound.
Still No Sound ?
Right click on MyComputer from the desktop icon or the start menu. Chose Properties then Hardware (tab),
click the Device Manager button. Scroll down the list to the topic of Sound / Video and Game Controllers
and expand it open so you can see what is listed.
If you believe that the audio drivers are installed on your system. Locate your Audio driver in the list. Here are some examples of names of audio drivers...
Find your specific Audio Driver file, right click on it and Un-install / Remove it. (the Audio driver should be one of the only items in the list that has the "Un-install / Remove" option under the right click.)
**WARNING *** Do not remove any of the video or audio Codec's**.
Restart the computer and Windows should come back up and say it has found new hardware and Windows will install the software. Your sound should then work.
If your sound still does not work, you might have to go to your computers manufactures website,(such as Dell, Compaq, Emachine sites). Choose their Support and Drivers section. Put in your make and model of your computer and bring up the list of drivers. Look for your sound driver, download it, install it and follow the programs on screen directions.
Good Luck
2007-08-13 18:56:56 · answer #2 · answered by perk2u_wi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋