sound problem

[Wingrain]

I was trying my surround saound yesterday and when i took my headset on again there was no sound :s i tried to restart but nothing happend my sound card software wont start up when i start my pc and i can't start it at all.

it say i have no sound device installed :s can someone help me ?

 

[Wingrain]

No one?

 

[Foxhound]

Have you tried reinstalling the software? If you dont have the disc, you can find it on the manufacturers website too.

 

[Wingrain]

I'm thinking about to buy this http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=873&product=17751&nav=1#
Will it be a good choice?

 

[Angeal]

Yeah for what ever reason, it seems like Vista does that alot because it happens to Vanilla sometimes and shes got vista too.

Or you can buy that new Sound card see if that helps if not, Send it back.

 

[Foxhound]

Im wary of USB based sound cards. I've had nothing but trouble with them in the past.

Would recommend http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102006 instead. Good price and gets awesome sound!

 

[Gagoloth]

turn off your pc unpluging the sound card and putting it into a diffrent slot that should work..

 

[Wingrain]

Onboard :/

 

[Wingrain]

Im wary of USB based sound cards. I've had nothing but trouble with them in the past.

Would recommend http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102006 instead. Good price and gets awesome sound!

The price isn't the same in Denmark .. :/

 

[Bear Cavalry]

if you have onboard sound its usually Realtek HD Audio, works great with vista, d/l the latest drivers.

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads...=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

as for as a PCI sound card..i have a SB Audigy 2 ZS and vista won't install it for some dumb reason, i can run the driver utility 800 times it doesnt work. stick with USB audio, these things tend to work on anything anywhere without drivers.

Buy a basic sound card, the difference in quality between a 30 dollar card and a 300 dollar card are unnoticeable, getting better speakers will make a huge difference though.

 

[Wingrain]

It's not Realtek.. VIa HD audio deck

 

[Bear Cavalry]

have you tried the latest drivers?

check and see if the computer detects a multimedia device that doesnt have drivers installed for it. you can do this is the device manager.

 

[Wingrain]

I have already checked

 

[Bear Cavalry]

hmm, get a new sound card, its not worth the hassle to figure out whats wrong with it, good chance it just stopped working due to whatever, heat/age/wear.

you can buy a PCI or PCI-express sound card but i really think USB sound is the way forward

 

[Wingrain]

I have order a Sound card http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=873&product=17751&nav=1#

 

[chief]

buy this i use it its awsome and the USB sound card with it is great...
http://www.steelseries.com/us/products/audio/siberia-full-usb/information

 

[skoutzykola]

yeah it may work if you reinstall