On my parents computer, their speakers are hooked up (tested several speakers), their sound driver is installed and working and the computer is dtectiong speakers, but it is NOT wokring. I am in the proccess of virus scanning but i dont think its a virus. Any suggestions? Is the onboard realtek ac'97 codec burned out? It just reacently stoped working fyi. edit sorry for the double post!
Yeah if the other speakers don't work and the drivers are installed then maybe yes, you can pick up a cheap PCI sound card though, where abouts are you so we can find the place to buy for you...
's alright! Yeah if you're not looking for the greatest sound quality then a cheap PCI one will be fine.
I think i might even go for a Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music, since all my dad does is blast his music as loud as it goes I think it might be good for him, because of the quality. He has a 2.1 harman/kardon system, not sure on the wattage. Is there a big improvement? like i said my dad BLASTS the music.
Well if you play music loud then you'll want a good quality card, while it may not actually amplify the sound the better the sound quality in the first place the better the sound quality from the speakers (to a certain extent) If the sound coming from the computers isn't all that good and is them amplified then the crackles/bad parts of the sound will be amplified (and more will be added as it is amplified more, it's what happens with sound) but if the sound coming rfom the computer is crystal clear and near 'perfect' (I don't think there will ever be perfect sound) then when it's amplified then the overall sound will be better as crackles/bad parts wont be there to amplify. I hope that makes sense, it's hard to explain it in words.
Yeah i get what your saying, thanks. I'll try to explain it to my dad. EDIT: How do you feel about the Audigy 2 Value? It's in the price range my dad wants to spend and has good reviews. http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16829102179
Sounds like the onboard sound might just be fried, as long as you're plugging the speakers into the right port on the motherboard I have an Audigy 2 and I love it. It's always worked for me flawlessly.
Before you spend money on a new card, have you tried downloading the audio drivers from your motherboard manufacturer and reinstalling them? Sometimes Windows updates the AC97 drivers with generic ones effectively breaking your sound. Always try the obvious things before you move to the drastic ones.
