how do I fix my sound on the computer?
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Sounds like you have a driver problem. You may have to uninstall your drivers, or right-click My Computer > Device Manager, and scroll to your Sounds heading. Double-click that, and click on Update Driver. Before that, you can go to pcdrivers.com and search for the right driver for your sound card (you'll have to know the make/model of your sound card). Then, download it to your PC (I usually just d/l it to C:....you can put it where you want). When you update the driver, point it to the one you downloaded. That's all I can think of.....\n\nOne other thought, if you have an install CD or other source of existing driver, you might be able just to uninstall it then reinstall it. Sometimes that works, though you might have to physically remove the sound card and restart to totally uninstall it. Then, reinstall the sound card and let windows find it as "New Hardware." It will tell you then what it wants.
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check cables, check overall volume on pc, and for creative labs for example there is a sound mixer with volume labels for different types of inputs\n\nStill not working?  Check for switch on speakers, are they plugged in\n\nStill not working? Bring up control panel -> sounds -> check mute button, check volume, click on a sound  like asterisk, hit play still no sound?\n\nFind a geek...
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possibly the sound card was added after the original restore was made, or the card was changed, YOu will have to find out which one you have and download drivers for it
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Try adjusting the sound in the media player or your computers sound. It may also be the sound card.
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Sadly, there are no programs as such to do your job, unless it is part of the driver. Try using Control Panel to find the sound card settings (possibly under System, Device Manager). You might find a setting, but I doubt it.\n\nThis tends to be because a laptop's speakers aren't very big anyway. Space inside the laptop and power it uses from the battery prevent it being too good.\n\nThe best option is to buy plug-in speakers or use headphones. If you buy plug-in speakers, be sure to get mains powered or the quality won't be much better.
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Go to Control Panel then to the sound section. Mess around with it. Also look in the same section and make sure your mic isn't on mute.
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OK make sure the sound card is enabled in the BIOS then make sure if you have connected any front auto panel cables make sure they are correct or make sure in Windows setup that "Sounds" are installed," update the sound card drivers, make sure it is not on mute, try different speakers/headphones etc.
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Step 1: Checking volume and mute settings:\nThe volume setting for one or more sound devices might be disabled or set too low. Use the following steps to adjust volumes to their correct levels:\n\nIn Windows XP, click Start, and then click Control Panel.\nIn Windows 98 and ME, click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel \nIn Windows XP, open Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, and then click Sound and Audio Devices.\nIn Windows 98 and ME, open Sounds and Multimedia, and then click the Audio tab. \nIn Windows XP, click the Advanced button under Device Volume.\nIn Windows 98 and Me, click the Volume button under Sound Playback. \nRemove all checkmarks from Mute boxes at the bottom of the Master Volume window and adjust the volume setting slide bars to their highest positions. Close the Master Volume window and test for sound. If there is still no sound, go to the next Step. \n\nStep 2: Verifying the connections:\n\nUse the following steps to verify that the sound cables are properly connected from the speaker to the computer (cable connectors and plug assignments are normally color-coded to aid with connections).\n\nUnplug the sound cable. \nPlug headphones or one speaker directly into the speaker out connector on the back of the computer. The speaker out connector may have a symbol of a speaker \nor a circle with an arrow pointing out, or it may just say "OUT" next to it. Test for sound using the computer. If sound does not work, go to "Step 3: \n\nIf sound is restored when the headphones or one speaker is plugged in, replace the original sound cable with a new sound cable and test for sound. Sound should be restored after replacing the sound cable. If sound does not come back after replacing the cable, the sound card needs to be replaced because the speaker out connector is bad.\n\nStep 3: Configuring on-board sound in the BIOS:\n\nSome computers come with sound on the motherboard (on-board), and some computers use a sound card. The on-board sound setting in the BIOS has to be set according to your particular sound configuration. Perform the following steps to correctly configure the sound in the BIOS:\n\nLook at the back of your computer and use one of the following three items to determine the proper sound configuration and sound setting: \nIf the plugs for the speakers and microphones are located next to the parallel, serial, or USB ports, then the computer has on-board sound. The on-board sound setting in the BIOS should be Enabled. If the plugs for the speakers and microphone are located away from the other ports and sit in an area by themselves, the computer has a soundcard. The on-board sound setting (if there is one) in the BIOS should be Disabled. If the computer has sound plugs in both locations, a \nsoundcard has been added to the computer that already contains on-board sound. The on-board sound setting should be Disabled. To enter the BIOS, turn on the computer and when the first screen appears, press the F1 key repeatedly until the BIOS Setup screen opens. Use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW keys to select the Advanced tab. Press the DOWN ARROW key to select Onboard Audio Options and press ENTER. If Onboard Audio Options is not available, select I/O Device Configuration and press ENTER. If Audio Codec is listed, select it and press ENTER. Select either Enabled or Disabled depending on your \nconfiguration and press ENTER. Press the F10 key and then press ENTER to save and exit Start Windows and check for sound. If there is still no sound, continue to the next Step.\n\nStep 4: Restoring the sound drivers\n\nUse the recovery process to restore individual drivers for a sound or combination sound-modem card. \n\nIf the computer came with recovery discs (Windows 98 and Me), place the last disc of the set into the top disc drive and follow the on-screen menus as they appear. Restart the computer after restoring the sound driver software and test for sound.\nIf there is still no sound, continue to th
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Do the following( if you have a good grasp of computer things!\nGo to control panel. Then system. click on device manager look for your sound card and uninstall it.\nReboot your computer and it will install the sound card again, by telling you"found new hardware-follow the prompts and let the system select the drivers and this should work.\n\nBefore doing all this go to control panel and click on sounds/audio devices and check the speaker setting!
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What sound quits though? \n\nYou might want to check the wires to see if youre connected correctly. Your speakers might need to be replaced. Or if its your PC sound thats breaking then you might need to update your sound driver.\n\nGo to control panel then click on systems. Find out what sound card you have. Then go to http://www.soundcard-drivers.com/ and download the update for your sound card and update your driver. Otherwise, you might need to just do a system restore if your sound.dll file is getting corrupted.\n\nThere are viruses that attack the sound.dll file and anti-virus thinks sound.dll is a virus and it quarantines it or screws it up by mistake.
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Your sound card could be shot. Click on Start, then go to My Computer, and RIGHT click, choose Properties. A box will appear, choose the Hardware Tab, then Device Manager. This will show all the hardware in your computer. If there is a problem with the sound card, the icon will have a exclamation point (!) in a yellow triangle. If your sound device does or doesn't right click on it, and choose Update Drivers, hopefully it will find one if it's a driver problem. Say your having no luck, download this free program called Advanced Windows Care, hopefully that will fix it if it's a software thing. Lastly unplug your speakers and plug a headset in where the speakers are to see if can hear anything, to make sure the speakers aren't toast. Best of luck
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Okay..\nletz start from "A".\n\nCheck if you have connected the speakers properly. \n\nIf you have connected the speakers properly, ensure that you have switched on the speakers. \n\nIf all these have been done, check if you have reduced the speaker volume to 'Zero'. \n\nIf this is also in tact, letz come back to your comp:.ensure that you have not disabled the sound in your comp. If you are using an onboard card, and you are running on windows, a speaker icon will be displayed in the system tray to the left of the clock. Ensure that there is no red cross mark on the icon. Anyways, double click on the icon and here opens a new settings box. verify the settings and uncheck all the "MUTE" tick boxes and drag the equalizers to the top. Play the music and check if you are getting enough. If it is still there in the pole, take out your audio driver CD and go ahead with a fresh installation. You can confirm the functionality of your sound card by Right clicking on the My Computer icon, goin down to the properties and device manager. Check if there is an yellow astrick on the sound card. If yes, no issues... try a fresh installation.. your comp is gonna sing...\n\nn IF THIS DOENT WORK, CONTACT YOUR VENDOR AND ORDER A FRESH SOUND CARD..\n\nI RECOMMENT CREATIVE PLATINUM AUDIGY....\nA...W...E..S..O..M..E...man...itz gonna be a feast for your ears..\n\ngud luck..
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Do a system restore. Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore\n\nIf that doesn't work, reinstall your audio drivers
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Hi there\n\nIts really easy, I am expecting that you are using windows xp, so go to Control Panel, if in Catergory view, go to Sound Speech and Audio Devices > Sounds and Audio Devices > ( A dialog box will open ) > Select the "Sounds" tab from top. Thats all, you are there and you can change them according to your need, its all explained there.
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try updating the sound card drivers, they should be available from the manufacturers website
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you need to downlad and install the drivers for the sound card. Right click on the My Computer icon on the start menu or desktop, whereever it is, go to properties, and click. go to hardware, system devices. You sound card or it might say audio device will have a little yellow mark next to it. double click it and go to drivers, and update drivers. make sure you are online, and it should find the drivers for it
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Quickest easiest fix for problems like this is often  to download the newest drivers for your sound card.\n\n1. First you will need to know the name and model of your sound card, right click on my computer, click on properties, select the hardware tab then click device manager. Then click on the plus sign next to sound, video and game controllers. Your sound card is listed here. Sound Blaster is a common device.\n\n2. Type the name of your device into a Google Search to the effect of: "Drivers *name of sound card*" This will give you a bunch of sites you can download the newest driver. Download it to a location you'll remember, like your desktop.\n\n3. Once downloaded double click it and the driver should auto install. Reset your computer and you'll be back online.\n\nIf this doesn't solve the problem try uninstalling the driver first then reinstalling it. If this doesn't work you might have hardware problems. These are too many and too varied to answer here, call a friend who knows alot about computers and have them come over.