no sound!? (onboard- plz help me)

[Otraotaku]

i recently changed my chassis and all was well, it looks great  but whats this???    theres no sound!? OW... im Deaf please help me! 

the motherboard is an Nivida Nforce and the sound just does not work.... there is one conflict i have found after restarting 3times though... Device manager:  kernel DLS Systhesizer (!)

[AtomSmasher]

Well the obvious first questions is, have you gone to the motherboards manufacturers website and downloaded the newest drivers?

[c64rulez]

nvidia motherboard ? I thought they only manufacture graphic adapters. Is it possible you mix up things ?

[Zakk]

nvidia motherboard ? I thought they only manufacture graphic adapters. Is it possible you mix up things ?

So if you're not sure, why post? nVidia does a lot more than video nowdays.


Otra - Re-install the bundle that comes with the motherboard.  The chip is most likely an AC 97.  When you check the hardware list in Windows, what does it say under the sound, video and game controllers?  If the sound drivers are there, then you have a problem with the hardware or the settings (is sound muted in the e.q.?)

[Otraotaku]

nvidia motherboard ? I thought they only manufacture graphic adapters. Is it possible you mix up things ?

So if you're not sure, why post? nVidia does a lot more than video nowdays.


Otra - Re-install the bundle that comes with the motherboard.  The chip is most likely an AC 97.  When you check the hardware list in Windows, what does it say under the sound, video and game controllers?  If the sound drivers are there, then you have a problem with the hardware or the settings (is sound muted in the e.q.?)

all the drivers and everything sare the same before i switched cases.. now in my hardware list it states that everything is fine, and its a Nvidia(R)nforce MCP audio processing amound others... sound up to MAX and mute off... still no actual sound from it

[Otraotaku]

Well the obvious first questions is, have you gone to the motherboards manufacturers website and downloaded the newest drivers?

yeah, but the 1st time i actually downloaded it it rebooted my computer durring setup?

[Zakk]

Did you change power supplies with the new case?  If so swap back to the old one.  Might be worth a shot, or check and see if it's a pwer issue, or you might have something shorted under the board.  Are you sure the speakers are working and in the right socket?

[Otraotaku]

Did you change power supplies with the new case?  If so swap back to the old one.  Might be worth a shot, or check and see if it's a pwer issue, or you might have something shorted under the board.  Are you sure the speakers are working and in the right socket?

yeah, they work alright... and in the right port... i did change power supplys but the one thats in it now is alot powerful... everything else just wroks fine.... 

[Zakk]

Well, you said it was working, then it wasn't, and all you did was swap cases...well start eliminating the things you changed.  It's a lot easier swapping out the PS over the whole thing, so start with that. It doesn't matter if it's more powerful, something isn't working.

Worst case scenario: put the computer back in the old case and see if that takes care of the problem.

[Otraotaku]

Well, you said it was working, then it wasn't, and all you did was swap cases...well start eliminating the things you changed.  It's a lot easier swapping out the PS over the whole thing, so start with that. It doesn't matter if it's more powerful, something isn't working.

Worst case scenario: put the computer back in the old case and see if that takes care of the problem.

i wouldnt dare swap cases again... took forever as it was... im thinking about buying a cheap soundcard? would that do the trick? i dont really wanna mess with it too much... i have ESD'ed a Motherboard once before in the past...  heh, my situation sucks....

[knuttz]

Did you plug in any front mounted headphone/mic jacks (common on new cases) into the mobo?  If so then try and disconnect them.  They may be plugged into the wrong port or shorted.

[Otraotaku]

Did you plug in any front mounted headphone/mic jacks (common on new cases) into the mobo?  If so then try and disconnect them.  They may be plugged into the wrong port or shorted.

you know what i couldnt find anything, i never really plugged in anything new... just my old wires etc... theres a speaker on the bottom of chassis that i havent really hooked up, (i tried when installing the new case but nothing really worked) and as well as the reset switch, those two i have no idea how to set up

[Zakk]

Maybe you should have someone check out your work there.  If you don't even know how to hook up the wire leads to the switches and LED's, you might have jumpered something wrong, or any number of things.  I'm not insulting you or anything, just stating a fact.  Its not tough to swap out a motheboard, but there is a bit of a knack to it.

[Otraotaku]

Maybe you should have someone check out your work there.  If you don't even know how to hook up the wire leads to the switches and LED's, you might have jumpered something wrong, or any number of things.  I'm not insulting you or anything, just stating a fact.  Its not tough to swap out a motheboard, but there is a bit of a knack to it.

yeah, im familar with alot of the hardware..., but to telll ya the truth i kinda had to guess on the LED/HDD/PWR wires... other than that i dont see anything else i couldve faulted wth.....