My computer is convinced it has no sound card. Is there not a standard chip somewhere in the so the computer can atleast make its system sounds..
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If you are using Windows, is there a small speaker icon down beside the clock in the bottom right corner? Does it have a small red circle with a line through it? If it does then it is muted and needs to be unmutted. Go into the Control Panel, double click on Sound and when the window appears make sure the Playback tab is highlighted and Speakers is selected with the green tick mark beside it. Go into Device Manager and when the window opens look for Sound, Video and Game Controllers, click on the + sign and look for something like Realtek High Definition Audio. If it is not there then you do not have an audio card in your computer or you need to download a driver.
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Whilst there isn't a "standard chip", you may still have the required hardware. Check the back of your case - you may see sound jacks like this: http://www.fvdes.com/knowledgeroot/uploads/image/sound_card.jpg If not, then you really don't have any sound hardware!
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I have had to manually load/install the AC97 codec so many times on so many computers that whenever I hear a problem like this, it is my first thought.
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first lets check like has been suggested and see if you mute button is on or off control panel>sounds and audio devices> look and see if mute is check or uncheck? if checked, uncheck and click apply and OK next audio tab>sound playback>advanced button>peformance tab>restore Defaults click apply and OK If this all check out the control panel>system icon>Hardware tab>device manager> look for any yellow? under audio, if you see one then no driver are in place you audio. right click and update driver and see if it will install on its own, some will if not use CD from system with drivers on it to update drivers or if you don't have that than try this program NEED TO FIND YOUR DRIVERS? Go http://www.radarsync.com/ this software will find them and update them for you all for free, just click on the red download button (start free download free version) 1.18 MB is the size of file just choose where you would like to save it too. (You may also need this file Microsoft NET Framework 2.0) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/Search.aspx?displaylang=en#
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