Sound Card

Goliath · 08-08-2004, 12:03 AM

i just put a new sound card in my computer. Creative Sound Blaster Live. but i cant hear anything from my speakers. there was no problem with the installation . the microphone works no problem. the 15 pin port works fine i hooked an old game pad on there to test it and it worked. supposably when i went to test the input and output devices. it received input from my mic and supposably it send output to my speakers but nothing comes out of them.
what could the problem be.

harrack52 · 07-08-2004, 11:16 PM

I'd check if all the cables are plugged in correctly, if your speakers are turned on and if the volume is turned up, both on the speakers themselves and in windows, and through the creative software if you've installed any.

Goliath · 07-08-2004, 11:19 PM

the volume is on max in the speakers and in windows Live Play Control

Emu · 08-08-2004, 01:39 AM

You are hooking up a standard miniplug (ANALOG) to the green port right?

Goliath · 08-08-2004, 02:27 AM

yes its in the green port

harrack52 · 08-08-2004, 05:12 AM

Try installing the latest drivers

Big B · 08-08-2004, 12:27 PM

I know this is silly, but if the speakers are powered, make sure the AC power is plugged in and the speakers are on.

Goliath · 08-08-2004, 04:14 PM

everything is plugged in the right place. the ac adapter is connect the speaker is on the green whole on my new sound card. my new sound card is selected on the audio properties in control panel. everything is set up there just no sound coming out of the speakers.

could the problem be that i can get any sound from my speakers because they are not supported by the card itself.

Big B · 08-08-2004, 04:25 PM

Unless there's some wierd bug going around, it should be fine. I would try the speakers on another PC (or even enable and use the onboard sound if your motherboard has it).

What speakers are you using, btw? Like I said, I really doubt there's a problem, but wierd stuff happens sometimes.

It could be that the SBLive! you got is a dud too.

Big B · 08-08-2004, 06:28 PM

http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=267691

Read that thread and see if doing the suggested stuff doesn't help you.

Goliath · 08-08-2004, 09:44 PM

well its working now. i got fed up with it so i uninstalled everything i could find with SB Live took out the card and put it in a different slot reinstalled all the software went online and downloaded all the sb upgrades. and now its working

thanks for your time guys

Big B · 08-08-2004, 10:10 PM

No problem. Creative cards, especially the Live! series, are rather picky about stuff like IRQ's, so seeing that a different slot fixed the problem isn't a surprise.

ninja fetus · 08-08-2004, 10:12 PM

thats happened to me before with my Live! I wonder why this happens

Big B · 08-08-2004, 10:26 PM

It's due to the way the Live! cards access resources. They tend to be rather picky about the IRQ's they have, and really don't like to share.

harrack52 · 08-08-2004, 10:27 PM

Well I've read many times that you shouldn't put any card in the first or last pci slot of your mobo because those slots share the same IRQ.

Of course you can assign IRQs manually, but in this day and age, assigning IRQs isn't exactly a skill everyone has. (I once had it, and I lost it because you usually don't need to do it anymore)

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Goliath Geek Trainee Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 22 Posts: 24 Status: Offline	Sound Card i just put a new sound card in my computer. Creative Sound Blaster Live. but i cant hear anything from my speakers. there was no problem with the installation . the microphone works no problem. the 15 pin port works fine i hooked an old game pad on there to test it and it worked. supposably when i went to test the input and output devices. it received input from my mic and supposably it send output to my speakers but nothing comes out of them. what could the problem be. Last edited by Goliath; 08-08-2004 at 12:09 AM.

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	I know this is silly, but if the speakers are powered, make sure the AC power is plugged in and the speakers are on. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

08-08-2004, 04:25 PM	#9 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Unless there's some wierd bug going around, it should be fine. I would try the speakers on another PC (or even enable and use the onboard sound if your motherboard has it). What speakers are you using, btw? Like I said, I really doubt there's a problem, but wierd stuff happens sometimes. It could be that the SBLive! you got is a dud too. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

08-08-2004, 06:28 PM	#10 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=267691 Read that thread and see if doing the suggested stuff doesn't help you. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

08-08-2004, 10:10 PM	#12 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	No problem. Creative cards, especially the Live! series, are rather picky about stuff like IRQ's, so seeing that a different slot fixed the problem isn't a surprise. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

07-08-2004, 11:16 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	I'd check if all the cables are plugged in correctly, if your speakers are turned on and if the volume is turned up, both on the speakers themselves and in windows, and through the creative software if you've installed any.

07-08-2004, 11:19 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
Goliath Geek Trainee Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 22 Posts: 24 Status: Offline	the volume is on max in the speakers and in windows Live Play Control

08-08-2004, 01:39 AM	#4 (permalink) Top
Emu Geek Trainee Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 29 Status: Offline	You are hooking up a standard miniplug (ANALOG) to the green port right?

08-08-2004, 02:27 AM	#5 (permalink) Top
Goliath Geek Trainee Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 22 Posts: 24 Status: Offline	yes its in the green port

08-08-2004, 05:12 AM	#6 (permalink) Top
harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	Try installing the latest drivers

08-08-2004, 04:14 PM	#8 (permalink) Top
Goliath Geek Trainee Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 22 Posts: 24 Status: Offline	everything is plugged in the right place. the ac adapter is connect the speaker is on the green whole on my new sound card. my new sound card is selected on the audio properties in control panel. everything is set up there just no sound coming out of the speakers. could the problem be that i can get any sound from my speakers because they are not supported by the card itself.

08-08-2004, 09:44 PM	#11 (permalink) Top
Goliath Geek Trainee Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 22 Posts: 24 Status: Offline	well its working now. i got fed up with it so i uninstalled everything i could find with SB Live took out the card and put it in a different slot reinstalled all the software went online and downloaded all the sb upgrades. and now its working thanks for your time guys

08-08-2004, 10:12 PM	#13 (permalink) Top
ninja fetus I'm a thugged out gangsta Join Date: Mar 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 3,525 Times Helpful: 70 Status: Offline My Computer	thats happened to me before with my Live! I wonder why this happens

08-08-2004, 10:26 PM	#14 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	It's due to the way the Live! cards access resources. They tend to be rather picky about the IRQ's they have, and really don't like to share. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

08-08-2004, 10:27 PM	#15 (permalink) Top
harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	Well I've read many times that you shouldn't put any card in the first or last pci slot of your mobo because those slots share the same IRQ. Of course you can assign IRQs manually, but in this day and age, assigning IRQs isn't exactly a skill everyone has. (I once had it, and I lost it because you usually don't need to do it anymore)

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