Sound card on USB stick?

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I have a Dell Inspiron 5150 notebook on which the sound is gone
(no system sounds, no CD sounds). Machine has built-in speakers.
It happened while I had headphones plugged in. I re-installed the
Sigmatel driver, but no go. Then ran Dell Diagnostics (from F12)
and the Sound test came back with "Failed, Error Code 1B22:61B",
after asking if I could a hear a song, which I could not.

From googling the problem, it appears that it is a motherboard
problem, but since the machine is out of warranty, replacing the
mb at $200-$300 is not an option. I am thinking of looking into a
sound card on a USB stick, but don't know if it would work with
the built-in speakers, or if it would need external speakers?

Thanks in advance for any responses (or any other troubleshooting
tips).

George


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