I have an older Dell computer and WOULD LIKE to set it up so my g'kids can play the computer games that we have.  I have Windows 98 that I can install.  The problem is that the computer has not sound.  How difficult would it be to add a sound card, and is it something I can do myself?  I am not going to connect the computer to the internet, just going to set it up to play the games.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  It will be a looong school vacation.  Thanksit's easy to install but you need to download the drivers for the card if a drivers cd does not come with the card.

When you said computer doesn't have sound, you meant it does not have a card already in that can play sound or just that you can't get the already present device to work?Sound card always comes with driver CD.Just make sure that that card has drivers for 98.The computer never had sound.  There must be something I have to do other than install the disc?  SORRY if I am sounding stupid, but it's something I have not done before.  How much will it cost?Basic sound card, ~$15.Are you sure you have the speakers plugged into the right port?yeswoah- if there is a place to plug speakers into, you have a sound card.

so all you need is to install the drivers.

download everest, run it and save a quick report. attach it to your next post.Just go to youtube and SEARCH "install sound card" and you'll get a video explaining how to install. Luck. Quote from: BRONI on April 09, 2009, 06:34:18 PM

Sound card always comes with driver CD.