Re: No sound after reinstall


Thank you for the driver download site. I will keep that handy.
I have already checked all those settings and more, but thanks for
the help.
Janice

"nass" <nass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| "granjan" wrote:
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| > I recently installed a new Seagate 500 gb sata hard drive and
| > reinstalled WinXP Home on my daughter's computer. This replaced
an80
| > gb Seagate sata. I also removed a Soundblaster Audigy sound card
| > which came on the computer because she said it sounded garbled
| > (whatever that means). I had a Mad Dog Multimedia Predator 5.1
that
| > I had removed from an older computer that I gave away. It says
| > compatible with xp and I have the installation disk. I
uninstalled
| > all reference to Soundblaster. She has 5.1 surround sound
speaker
| > set that came with her computer. Now there is absolutely no
sound
| > coming from her computer at all. So far I have checked every
setting
| > that I can think of with no luck. All volumes are turned up, it
| > shows up in device manager with no error, I have uninstalled and
| > reinstalled the card and drivers. I have checked the plugs and
all
| > connections for the speakers. When I installed the card
originally I
| > had her computer connected to an extra monitor which had
integrated
| > speakers and there was no sound problem. I am beginning to think
her
| > speakers are bad but haven't tested them on any other computer
yet.
| > I'm hoping there is a simple solution to this. Anybody?
| >
| > Janice
| >
| > Dell XPS gen2 computer
| >
| > WinXP Home (sp3 installed by cd from Microsoft that I had)
| >
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| Make sure the sound Card fitted properly on the Slot and if there
is a data
| cable make sure is connected to the Motherboard where it should
be!
|
| Click Start >> Control Panel>> Sound, Speech, and Audio Devices.
| What can you see here?
| You will see three or more Icons/Applets, try to click on the
Sound Icon for
| your Wizard and see if the wizard will be of a help.
| Another two icons, speech and Sound and Audio Devices, please
click on the
| later to access the properties.
| You will see under Sounds and Audio Devices Props these Tabs.
| Volume | Sounds | Audio | Voice | Hardware
|
| Click On Volume and make sure the Mute not checked then click on
the Speaker
| Volume Button and make sure the Slider selector set to High or
you can Click
| on the advanced Button and see if the speaker listed there.
| On Voice tab make sure the device listed and your Microphone
listed for an
| Input device.
| Hardware Tab make sure the device listed and been selected or try
the
| troubleshoot Option.
|
| Here another download for the driver:
| http://www.sound-drivers.org/?download=WinXP_2000.zip
| HTH,
| nass
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