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Battlestar Valkyrie
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User ID: 719889
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11/08/2012 12:55 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Computer Question - No Sound OK... I am at wits end, so I have decided to turn to GLP. I am working on a laptop. I have reinstalled Win 7 because it had a bad HDD from being dropped. I got everything installed drivers-wise without too many problems. BUT I have no sound. I have tried a few newer and older drivers, didn't help. When I play a file, I can see the audio meters functioning, so I know that is working. I ran DXDIAG, my device is detected and theoretically I have no problems. I have tried headphones, doesn't work either. This has an HDMI port, but it uses a separate set of drivers. Is there anything I am missing here? All this has happened before, and will happen again. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 21129966
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11/08/2012 12:57 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Computer Question - No Sound Start-Control Panel-Sound....see which the OS is using as DEFAULT device, and choose accordingly |
Hawk-02
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11/08/2012 12:57 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Computer Question - No Sound Turn the volume up. Pickle Suprise! |
Anonymous Coward
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11/08/2012 12:58 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Computer Question - No Sound I mean, enable/disable the one you want, probably using HDMI as default device, just disable it and enable your other, on board sound |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 21129966
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11/08/2012 12:58 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Computer Question - No Sound Turn the volume up.
Quoting: Hawk-02 lol, this too haha |
Peaceplz
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11/08/2012 12:58 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Computer Question - No Sound My laptop used to do this from time to time, so I googled it.... turn it off, take out the battery, put the battery back in, voila, it works.
You're welcome! |
Lada D
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11/08/2012 01:02 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Computer Question - No Sound Is your sound provided by the motherboard or a seperate card?
I have to reseat my soundcard from time to time...it doesn't plug in to the pci port very well. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 21129966
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11/08/2012 01:06 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Computer Question - No Sound Is your sound provided by the motherboard or a seperate card?
I have to reseat my soundcard from time to time...it doesn't plug in to the pci port very well.
Quoting: Lada D It's a laptop....Not many "do it yourselfers" even know where to begin taking that off, and laptops have had built in sound devices for a while now..You are thinking about a desktop |
Anonymous Coward
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11/08/2012 01:07 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Computer Question - No Sound Turn the volume up.
Quoting: Hawk-02 Or look for a mute button - I have seen that enough times I look there first lol. |
Battlestar Valkyrie (OP)
User ID: 719889
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11/08/2012 01:14 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Computer Question - No Sound I have done all of the obvious - check mutes, levels, device selection.... Uninstalled drivers, rebooted. I did try that battery removal trick, didn't work. lol All this has happened before, and will happen again. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 21129966
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11/08/2012 01:19 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Computer Question - No Sound What was original OS for that laptop? I've seen ones that won't work with 7, even though it installs, because hardware only has xp drivers. Did you make sure what designation of OS was, x86 or x64? That could be a problem as well. |
Battlestar Valkyrie (OP)
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11/08/2012 01:20 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Computer Question - No Sound What was original OS for that laptop? I've seen ones that won't work with 7, even though it installs, because hardware only has xp drivers. Did you make sure what designation of OS was, x86 or x64? That could be a problem as well.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 21129966 Good idea, but it came with Win7 All this has happened before, and will happen again. |
AtsuiPanda
User ID: 16510251
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11/08/2012 01:23 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Computer Question - No Sound Maybe sound driver is bad? :/sdfhasdfshasd/:
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 24866361
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11/08/2012 01:40 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Computer Question - No Sound Maybe sound driver is bad?
Quoting: AtsuiPanda ^^ This, you're missing a sound driver. Go to the website for your computer and download the exe file for it. It will be there. |
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 24866361
Taiwan
11/08/2012 01:47 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Computer Question - No Sound Maybe sound driver is bad?
Quoting: AtsuiPanda ^^ This, you're missing a sound driver. Go to the website for your computer and download the exe file for it. It will be there. Sorry should have said, instead of trying new or older drivers use the one from your computer/model website. |
Anonymous Coward
User ID: 24866361
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11/08/2012 01:58 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Computer Question - No Sound
I have one other suggestion, a bit strange so bear with me. If you are already using the correct driver directly from the website that matches your comp, try plugging in some earphones. I once had a very confused computer that thought speakers were plugged in when they weren't. Some kind of short. Don't ask me how or why but plugging in headphones then pulling them out again fixed it. |
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