Problem with computer sound.

Lovecat · 12th August 2004, 07:07 PM

I was wondering if anyone can help me. I have a laptop with speakers plugged in. But there is no sound comming out of them.

Yes they are switched on.
Yes I have got the volume up on the spekers.
I have them plugged into the right hole on the computer.
I have the scomputers sound up full.

I have unplugged them and switched the system sound to come through the laptops built in speakers.
I have also tried different speakers but still nothing.

Can anyone help?

I_got_a_mohawk · 12th August 2004, 07:47 PM

are you sure the sound is turned up in winamp/WMP whatever, aswell as on the volume control on the laptop, if its sound from a CD is the volume turned up on the CD drive bit (like turny bit on or beside the drive)

If its all workin the only thing i could think off is the soundcard being messed up

Misanthropy · 12th August 2004, 09:01 PM

are you positive the sound is up on the computer? you might have a volume dial somewhere on the case

are you getting any error messages when you try to play music? are the drivers installed correctly?

did the sound work before? have you changed any settings since then? installed new hardware? software?

Lovecat · 12th August 2004, 09:02 PM

I'm not computer illiterate to have not have checked that.

Yeah,I reckon it must be the sound card. I dont really have the money to buy one though.

Misanthropy · 12th August 2004, 09:05 PM

we're not saying you are computer illiterate, people just make mistakes is all

right click my computer, go to properties, hardware > device manager. check there's nothing weird going on in the sound, video and game controllers section

Lovecat · 12th August 2004, 09:08 PM

That all seems to be fine. Thats what I dont understand. I havent installed anything new either. I recently wiped my computer and started again, so all the drivers have been installed correctly.

I'm just going to have to get my daddy to buy me a new sound card. Or a new laptop. Although that may just be wishful thinking.

Misanthropy · 12th August 2004, 09:10 PM

probably cheaper than buying a new sound card for a laptop, anyway...

(unless you get an external one I mean)

[edit] err... when did it stop working? after you formatted?

Lovecat · 12th August 2004, 09:32 PM

No, I formatted about three weeks ago. And it stoped working on Friday morning. So I'm not sure what happened.

I_got_a_mohawk · 12th August 2004, 10:26 PM

check the volume on the computer, and any controls on the outside of the case (as was said before)

and try some different songs, for some reason when i transfered all my music vids onto my new computer over a network some of them had no sound, so i spent 10 minutes shittiny it about no sound, till someone said hi on msn

Rebelius · 12th August 2004, 11:50 PM

Control Panel > Sounds And Audio > Audio

Check that your soundcard is selected in the Playback Device part.

If it's onboard sound (likely on a lappy) check that the Audio Codec is enabled in the BIOS.

Scooter · 13th August 2004, 08:23 AM

If it is an external card, could you test it on another computer?

Ritchie.

Lovecat · 13th August 2004, 10:12 AM

It's built into the computer I think. I'm not really sure. My dad gets back tonight so at least I can tell him I've narrowed it down.

Rebelius · 13th August 2004, 11:21 AM

did you do what i said?

12th August 2004, 07:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lovecat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,043	Problem with computer sound. I was wondering if anyone can help me. I have a laptop with speakers plugged in. But there is no sound comming out of them. Yes they are switched on. Yes I have got the volume up on the spekers. I have them plugged into the right hole on the computer. I have the scomputers sound up full. I have unplugged them and switched the system sound to come through the laptops built in speakers. I have also tried different speakers but still nothing. Can anyone help?

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12th August 2004, 07:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
I_got_a_mohawk Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blairgowrie Posts: 4,733 Band: Spengler	are you sure the sound is turned up in winamp/WMP whatever, aswell as on the volume control on the laptop, if its sound from a CD is the volume turned up on the CD drive bit (like turny bit on or beside the drive) If its all workin the only thing i could think off is the soundcard being messed up

12th August 2004, 09:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Misanthropy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,101	are you positive the sound is up on the computer? you might have a volume dial somewhere on the case are you getting any error messages when you try to play music? are the drivers installed correctly? did the sound work before? have you changed any settings since then? installed new hardware? software?

12th August 2004, 09:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lovecat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,043	I'm not computer illiterate to have not have checked that. Yeah,I reckon it must be the sound card. I dont really have the money to buy one though.

12th August 2004, 09:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Misanthropy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,101	we're not saying you are computer illiterate, people just make mistakes is all right click my computer, go to properties, hardware > device manager. check there's nothing weird going on in the sound, video and game controllers section

12th August 2004, 09:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lovecat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,043	That all seems to be fine. Thats what I dont understand. I havent installed anything new either. I recently wiped my computer and started again, so all the drivers have been installed correctly. I'm just going to have to get my daddy to buy me a new sound card. Or a new laptop. Although that may just be wishful thinking.

12th August 2004, 09:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Misanthropy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,101	probably cheaper than buying a new sound card for a laptop, anyway... (unless you get an external one I mean) [edit] err... when did it stop working? after you formatted?

12th August 2004, 09:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lovecat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,043	No, I formatted about three weeks ago. And it stoped working on Friday morning. So I'm not sure what happened.

12th August 2004, 10:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
I_got_a_mohawk Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blairgowrie Posts: 4,733 Band: Spengler	check the volume on the computer, and any controls on the outside of the case (as was said before) and try some different songs, for some reason when i transfered all my music vids onto my new computer over a network some of them had no sound, so i spent 10 minutes shittiny it about no sound, till someone said hi on msn

12th August 2004, 11:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rebelius Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 7,094	Control Panel > Sounds And Audio > Audio Check that your soundcard is selected in the Playback Device part. If it's onboard sound (likely on a lappy) check that the Audio Codec is enabled in the BIOS.

13th August 2004, 08:23 AM	#11 (permalink)
Scooter Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Great White North Posts: 388	If it is an external card, could you test it on another computer? Ritchie.

13th August 2004, 10:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
Lovecat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,043	It's built into the computer I think. I'm not really sure. My dad gets back tonight so at least I can tell him I've narrowed it down.

13th August 2004, 11:21 AM	#13 (permalink)
Rebelius Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 7,094	did you do what i said?