Solve : Sound Card Detection issues?

1.	Solve : Sound Card Detection issues?
Answer» Hello all. After a few problems with my computer, (and the fact it came with no recovery CDS) I was forced to totally reinstall Windows XP on my computer. I was running the Media edition which came with it, but I was forced to purchase the Home edition. However, XP absolutely refuses to detect my on board sound card, I tried to look at things in the BIOS, but I am clueless and don't want to screw something up. Oddly enough, it detected my Video Card right away. I looked up the computer model, and it SAYS I should have a Sound Blaster Audigy card. Thank you in advance.A sound Blaster card would not be onboard... It is a card... Onboard would be built into the MOTHERBOARD... Am I right? (I have been known to be wrong) [glb]Flame[/glb]It came with the computer, that's what I meant.You could try Start>Settings>Control Panel>Add New Hardware.I tried that. Like I said. It will not detect it.What do you see under 'sound' in your device manager?Does it appear in DXDIAG? Have you installed drivers using any CD or from the internet? [glb]Flame[/glb]I don't see the card under device manager, and it won't let me install the drivers, saying I have no such card. It says audio codecs legacy audio drivers legacy audio video capture devices media control devices video codecs And DXDIAG?DXDIAG: Click Start -> Run... In the run box, type dxdiag ... Press enter.. You may see a small gray box appear... Just click no for now... You should now see a large gray box.. Click on the sound tab, and tell us what you see... [glb]Flame[/glb]It says: "No sound card was found. If one is expected, you should install a sound driver provided by the hardware manufacturer." Quote I don't see the card under device manager, and it won't let me install the drivers, saying I have no such card. Did you use the correct drivers for your card http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/Questions: 1. Is the soundcard properly seated? 2. Have you touched the soundcard? 3. Has the soundcard WORKED before you reformatted?a couple of thoughts. try the card in anoth pci slot.try another card that you know works. xp nomatter which one you use is very good at detecting everything and useing a default driver to kick start it evey after it asks for it and you no comprendo1: no idea 2: no 3: It worked perfectly I've been told by a friend who had her sound go that it was an XP setting. I cannot get the drivers to install: they say I have no sound card.There is a couple of ways to fight your way through Start>Settings>Control Panel>Add New Hardware to sort of force windows to play the game. It may be worth PLAYING around in there a bit.

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Hello all. After a few problems with my computer, (and the fact it came with no recovery CDS) I was forced to totally reinstall Windows XP on my computer. I was running the Media edition which came with it, but I was forced to purchase the Home edition.

However, XP absolutely refuses to detect my on board sound card, I tried to look at things in the BIOS, but I am clueless and don't want to screw something up.

Oddly enough, it detected my Video Card right away. I looked up the computer model, and it SAYS I should have a Sound Blaster Audigy card.

Thank you in advance.A sound Blaster card would not be onboard... It is a card... Onboard would be built into the MOTHERBOARD... Am I right? (I have been known to be wrong)

[glb]Flame[/glb]It came with the computer, that's what I meant.You could try
Start>Settings>Control Panel>Add New Hardware.I tried that. Like I said. It will not detect it.What do you see under 'sound' in your device manager?Does it appear in DXDIAG? Have you installed drivers using any CD or from the internet?

[glb]Flame[/glb]I don't see the card under device manager, and it won't let me install the drivers, saying I have no such card.

It says
audio codecs
legacy audio drivers
legacy audio video capture devices
media control devices
video codecs

And DXDIAG?DXDIAG: Click Start -> Run... In the run box, type dxdiag ... Press enter.. You may see a small gray box appear... Just click no for now... You should now see a large gray box.. Click on the sound tab, and tell us what you see...

[glb]Flame[/glb]It says: "No sound card was found. If one is expected, you should install a sound driver provided by the hardware manufacturer." Quote

I don't see the card under device manager, and it won't let me install the drivers, saying I have no such card.

Did you use the correct drivers for your card

http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/Questions:

1. Is the soundcard properly seated?
2. Have you touched the soundcard?
3. Has the soundcard WORKED before you reformatted?a couple of thoughts. try the card in anoth pci slot.try another card that you know works. xp nomatter which one you use is very good at detecting everything and useing a default driver to kick start it evey after it asks for it and you no comprendo1: no idea
2: no
3: It worked perfectly

I've been told by a friend who had her sound go that it was an XP setting. I cannot get the drivers to install: they say I have no sound card.There is a couple of ways to fight your way through
Start>Settings>Control Panel>Add New Hardware
to sort of force windows to play the game.
It may be worth PLAYING around in there a bit.

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