how do i find out what type of sound card is in the pc?
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there are two solutions to this. first, (assuming you are running xp home) open up control panel and select the system icon.  click on the hardware tab, then click on device manager. if your sound card is already installed, it should show up under sound, video and game controllers. the alternative is to remove the panels on the tower and actually look at the sound card itself. if it's built-in the motherboard, (not a card plugged into a slot) you need to find out the make and model of the motherboard and check out the manufacturer's info.
1081547
need more information about your system some sound cards have sound effects like echo that can be turned on and off but it sounds like a driver problem
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Go to your control panel and search for new hardware....then select soundcard...if you still have no luck....you may need to find a driver from the manufactures website.\n\nGood Luck
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try the following steps :\n1) Check your speakers cable that is plugged in the comp.\n2) Check Speakers power cable (if any ).\n3) Check If Sound driver is installed.\n4) Check Your Sound Card Driver Configuration.\n5) Check Windows Volume control (in the system tray).\n6) Call The computer engineer to check your pc.\n\nEnjoy !
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I don't know the exact sound card but it is a sound blaster pro comatible one. First thing to try is installing Sound Balster pro drivers which are included with windows. They should work fine.\n\nIf not, go to windows.update.com and scan your pc for updates to windows. It will usually detect any available driver updates to well known hardware also. There's a good chance it will detect your soundcard and suggest drivers. This will be in the optional installation section.\nGood luck!
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The sound card is a piece of hardware, not software. It takes software drivers to make it work, but the drivers won't work without the hardware (sound card).
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Was it an upgrade or a clean install? Windows does not necessarily install your audio drivers, it is the driver for the sound card or your motherboard. Go to hardware in the control panel and find out what the sound device is and see if the drivers are installed.
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If you get everest home edition :\n\nhttp://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html\n\nThen from there identify what graphics card ( make and model ) and sound card ( make and model again ) you have for each and then go to the manufacturers website to download the driver(s).\n\nIf you have any problems locating them then go to www.driverguide.com , registration is free and easy and they have plenty of drivers,\n\nIf you post back with make and models for both I can help you find them later on, if you would like
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you don't need to buy a soundcard if your motherboard has an inbuilt soundcard; check it out by looking at the back of your pc, if it has 3 or 4 little colored sockets (green, blue, yellow i think). If it does just plug the speakers to the right socket. If not, then you need a soundcard, good news is that they are not expensive
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You need to find out what kind of sound card you have, then download the latest drivers. You most probably will have to open up the computer and look at the sound card. It will either be part of the motherboard, or its own card. But somewhere on it it should say a model or manufacturer.
770951
you will have to find out what sound card it is and download the program for it.
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Start>>Control Panel>>Sounds & Audio Devices.  Is this what you're looking for?
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Go to http://www.soundcard-drivers.com/ and look for your computer model and sound card and download the driver.
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If you dont have a sound card than try re-installing your motherboard drivers. All PCs have motherboards (or mobos we call them...) check/find out what mobo you are using (the brand - is it - ABIT, ASUS, MSI etc)  and what chipset its working on (is it Intel, Nvidia etc). Than go to the appropriate mobo manufacturer's website and download the latest drivers. This should usually work. Good luck.
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Go to setting "click" control panel  then go to sound speech and Audio devices,. Then "click on  sound and audio devices this should show you what type of audio  device you have  , then go to hardware it should tell you if its working or not or go to the web site of your sound device (sample  www.realtek.com)
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To locate the old sound card: \n\nTurn the PC around and note where the speakers plug in. When you open the case, you can locate the sound card by lining it up with the jacks where you see the speakers plug into the back of the computer (those jacks are part of the sound card).\n\nI suppose you want to install a new one?\nCheck this link!\n\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/games/learnmore/installsoundcard.mspx
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first can you find out if the sound card is listed in devices in the control panel\nif it is it say that it has any problem's\nif it has no problems with it do you have software installed to say run music and sound facilities\n\nTry some of these and then pose us back a question with some more detail and I will try to help further