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No sound from Soundblaster Live 24-bit card
Not sure where's best to ask this, but basically, I've taken my
soundcard from my old PC and installed it in my new one. My Windows XP recognises it, recognises the drivers, and mentions it in several places (Control Panel/Sounds etc.) But no sound comes out, whether it be playing a midi, an mp3, a CD, whatever. Checked volumes and speakers etc. a dozen times. There wasn't a soundcard as such before. There was something called Realtek(?) - I dont really know what that's all about, but anyway, before I installed the Soundblaster card, I went into the BIOS settings and turned the "onboard sound" off. (That did as intended because I checked afterwards.) It may be a silly question, but I don't have to attach any cables from the new soundcard to the motherboard do I? Or to the CD drive? I got the impression it wasn't necessary, but could be wrong! Thanks for any suggestions! Max. |
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No sound from Soundblaster Live 24-bit card
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Not sure where's best to ask this, but basically, I've taken my soundcard from my old PC and installed it in my new one. My Windows XP recognises it, recognises the drivers, and mentions it in several places (Control Panel/Sounds etc.) But no sound comes out, whether it be playing a midi, an mp3, a CD, whatever. Checked volumes and speakers etc. a dozen times. Did you also install the software that came with the card? You probably need their "mixer". There wasn't a soundcard as such before. There was something called Realtek(?) - I dont really know what that's all about Its the onboard sound chip. Why did you want thw Soundblaster rathwe than it? -- dadiOH ____________________________ Winters getting colder? Tired of the rat race? Taxes out of hand? Maybe just ready for a change? Check it out... http://www.floridaloghouse.net |
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No sound from Soundblaster Live 24-bit card
wrote in message ... Not sure where's best to ask this, but basically, I've taken my soundcard from my old PC and installed it in my new one. My Windows XP recognises it, recognises the drivers, and mentions it in several places (Control Panel/Sounds etc.) But no sound comes out, whether it be playing a midi, an mp3, a CD, whatever. Checked volumes and speakers etc. a dozen times. There wasn't a soundcard as such before. There was something called Realtek(?) - I dont really know what that's all about, but anyway, before I installed the Soundblaster card, I went into the BIOS settings and turned the "onboard sound" off. (That did as intended because I checked afterwards.) It may be a silly question, but I don't have to attach any cables from the new soundcard to the motherboard do I? Or to the CD drive? I got the impression it wasn't necessary, but could be wrong! Thanks for any suggestions! Max. I've had several (old) Soundblaster pci cards which did not survive being transplanted, (despite decent anti-static precautions / ...always use mains powered/active wrist straps when rummaging inside a PC), ...sometimes they just die !!! regards, Richard |
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No sound from Soundblaster Live 24-bit card
RJK wrote:
wrote in message ... Not sure where's best to ask this, but basically, I've taken my soundcard from my old PC and installed it in my new one. My Windows XP recognises it, recognises the drivers, and mentions it in several places (Control Panel/Sounds etc.) But no sound comes out, whether it be playing a midi, an mp3, a CD, whatever. Checked volumes and speakers etc. a dozen times. There wasn't a soundcard as such before. There was something called Realtek(?) - I dont really know what that's all about, but anyway, before I installed the Soundblaster card, I went into the BIOS settings and turned the "onboard sound" off. (That did as intended because I checked afterwards.) It may be a silly question, but I don't have to attach any cables from the new soundcard to the motherboard do I? Or to the CD drive? I got the impression it wasn't necessary, but could be wrong! Thanks for any suggestions! Max. I've had several (old) Soundblaster pci cards which did not survive being transplanted, (despite decent anti-static precautions / ...always use mains powered/active wrist straps when rummaging inside a PC), ...sometimes they just die !!! regards, Richard I've seen a picture of at least one Creative SoundBlaster for PCI bus, where two pins were burned on it. The pins burned when the card was plugged into a new computer. A suspicion is, something incompatible from a power perspective was done, and the power supply took great joy "correcting" the error. Needless to say, the card no longer functioned. So it's not always static. Something else is afoot. Paul |
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No sound from Soundblaster Live 24-bit card
Thanks all for your responses. I've made a discovery, but to answer
points raised:- 1. I do a lot of MIDI work and all the instruments sound much better with a soundcard than onboard sound, hence my persevering. 2. I've always just used the minimum with Soundblaster cards, i.e. basic drivers, not all the "Creative" extras that come with it. That was always enough for me. 3. Not sure about 4 speakers. I only have an option for 2 on a desktop. All the other options are laptops, 5.1, 7.1 etc. 4. I've tried front AND back holes, believe me! Anyway....... I had a wild idea I would install the soundcard and software into ANOTHER PC - a really rubbishy old one I don't intend to keep. Just to try and narrow things down, right? Well I changed the BIOS, did the installation, then tried every hole. With the (new) PC, there was not a sound from ANY hole. However, with this one, green was still silent BUT it played the test music (albeit very very quietly) when I tried the blue hole!!!! From what I've described, does this scenario suggest anything to anyone about the state of the soundcard or PC??? I'm crossing my fingers that it proves "something"! Thanks again. Max |
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No sound from Soundblaster Live 24-bit card
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Not sure where's best to ask this, but basically, I've taken my soundcard from my old PC and installed it in my new one. My Windows XP recognises it, recognises the drivers, and mentions it in several places (Control Panel/Sounds etc.) But no sound comes out, whether it be playing a midi, an mp3, a CD, whatever. Checked volumes and speakers etc. a dozen times. There wasn't a soundcard as such before. There was something called Realtek(?) - I dont really know what that's all about, but anyway, before I installed the Soundblaster card, I went into the BIOS settings and turned the "onboard sound" off. (That did as intended because I checked afterwards.) It may be a silly question, but I don't have to attach any cables from the new soundcard to the motherboard do I? Or to the CD drive? I got the impression it wasn't necessary, but could be wrong! Thanks for any suggestions! Max. Go to "Control Panel", "Sounds and Audio Devices", in the "Device Volume" box, click on the "Advanced" tab and make sure nothing relevant is muted. Also, click on "Options", "Properties", make sure the "Mixer Device" shows the correct hardware and that all the necessary volume controls have check marks. If none of this helps, see if this applies to you. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...name=c01427349 Ben |
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No sound from Soundblaster Live 24-bit card
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Thanks all for your responses. I've made a discovery, but to answer points raised:- 1. I do a lot of MIDI work and all the instruments sound much better with a soundcard than onboard sound, hence my persevering. 2. I've always just used the minimum with Soundblaster cards, i.e. basic drivers, not all the "Creative" extras that come with it. That was always enough for me. 3. Not sure about 4 speakers. I only have an option for 2 on a desktop. All the other options are laptops, 5.1, 7.1 etc. 4. I've tried front AND back holes, believe me! Anyway....... I had a wild idea I would install the soundcard and software into ANOTHER PC - a really rubbishy old one I don't intend to keep. Just to try and narrow things down, right? Well I changed the BIOS, did the installation, then tried every hole. With the (new) PC, there was not a sound from ANY hole. However, with this one, green was still silent BUT it played the test music (albeit very very quietly) when I tried the blue hole!!!! From what I've described, does this scenario suggest anything to anyone about the state of the soundcard or PC??? I'm crossing my fingers that it proves "something"! Open the mixer (or Windows Sound Control) and make sure the appropriate channels are selected. IIRC, with a Soundblaster, it is "What-U-Hear". If Windows Sound Control isn't available, install the Creative mixer, then it will be. -- dadiOH ____________________________ Winters getting colder? Tired of the rat race? Taxes out of hand? Maybe just ready for a change? Check it out... http://www.floridaloghouse.net |
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