DevO Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 (edited) I bought a used desktop PC off some guy and I've just plugged it in the other day. Things were going well with the sound until just this morning when I turned it on. Something is messed up with the audio configuration. Basically its not detecting any audio device or speakers. I don't even have the volume control icon in the bottom right corner! I have my external speakers plugged in to the earphones jack. Can anyone tell me what to do?? I'm tuneless. Edited March 2, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 I had troubles with that too. But I went online and found that if you just reset the VX 2.0 modules to -3 as an average (takes some tweaking) and then compoputate the pingypongpingy back to where it should be, the Brahphet Sound Card 2.3.1 pops up and you're good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 I already TRIED that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 sorry, that's all i got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 in used computers lotsa times it's the soundcarded not being seated properly in the PCI slot - turn the computer off, pull the card out, go over the gold contacts with a pink pencil eraser, blow it off and reseat it. ...of course if this is an onboard soundcard then this is useless info..might be a loose jumper on mobo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 hmm i will try that.. i'll have to get a hold of some screwdrivers first though. i don't know if its an onboard soundcard or not (or what that even means!) thanks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 are you getting an exclaimation mark over the sound settings in the device manager? If so, you might want to find out which variety of sound card you've got in there and downloading a generic driver for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 no, there is no sound icon in the device manager (right side of the task bar) at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 are you running XP? I had a situation with my "onboard" soundcard and XP...just needed Service Pack 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted March 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Yeah I am running XP. Sorry but what is an "onboard soundcard"? I'm not sure if I am running service pack 2 or not.. How can I check? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 go to control panel > system, under the general tab it should say Version: MS Windows XP Service Pack 2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted March 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Ahh I see.. Yup, I have Service Pack 2 installed. Damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted March 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 So I opened up the computer and sure enough the audio cable done fell off the motherboard! I really want to fix this ASAP so I am posting pictures of the situation on here, for you, the skanks, to see. Please help! I had big plans to watch the Trailer Park Boys movie tonight! Here's the little fucker that seems to have fallen out: And here's the larger situation: And finally, here is a closer look at the area that seems to pertain to audio: I don't have a clue what I'm doing and don't want to mess anything up any further. I tried for a while to find a fit but nothing seemed to fit. Am I looking in the wrong place for where to plug this chord in to? Hmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 plug err back in yo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted March 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 I tried for a while to find a fit but nothing seemed to fit.Where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 What is the other end of that audio cable attached to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenSeasJim Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Looks like onboard sound (no sound cards in any slots)Also check the bios to make sure that the onboard audio is on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 it should go here where I've noted. I would only fit one way. notice the 6Channel Sound label. Your sound chip is probably around here. What model ECS mobo you got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted March 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 (edited) What is the other end of that audio cable attached to?I can't see what the other end is attached to. It goes up to the front of the computer, at the bottom, but I don't know where it goes. Edited March 2, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenSeasJim Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Do you have auido outputs on the front of the computer as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted March 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 (edited) The thing is bouche, that place where you highlighted, it has sort of a casing. Its not just the pins sticking out. So I can't fit the cable in to that space. Also there are 9 holes in the cable that I'm looking to plug into the motherboard. The holes go like this:........ .And theres no space that I see on this motherboard with pins sticking out in that pattern. Edited March 2, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 it should be connected to your CD or DVD drive to pass digital audio to your sound controller. So if one end is connected to your drive, the other end goes to your mobo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted March 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Do you have auido outputs on the front of the computer as well?YES and those weren't working before (even when the sound was working IE before the cable fell out I guess).. But I imagine that's where the other end of this audio cable goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted March 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Also check the bios to make sure that the onboard audio is on.Not sure what you mean here.. Can you dumb it down a bit for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenSeasJim Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 If there is no place for that cable to plug into on the Mboard then that board was probably just put into a case that had audio outputs on the front (which is why that probably didn't work in the first place). Have you checked the BIOS yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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