The sound on my computer doesnt work any help would be much appreciated!!!?

Question

the sound does not work, i don't know if its the sound card or not. i go to control panel it says no sound detected but yet i click to run WAV and it says cannot open sound card may be in use ...i don't get it and i really need my sound working any help would be appreciated and since i am computer illiterate u may wanna break it down on what i should do. THANKS




ok i cked the device manager and it shows no yellow (!) anywhere and i dont know how to figure out what sound card my computer has nor do i have a manual to look back on.

in device manager under sound, video and controllers it reads
audio codecs
legacy audio drivers
legacy video capture devices
media control devices
mpu-401 compatiable midi device
standard game port unimodem half-duplex audio device and
video codecs


***how do i check my sound card to see if its disabled?????

Answer 1

Try and do a update of your drivers....go to window start >>>window upate

Answer 2

in device manager the sound card is the audio controller





1. firstly try to find if mute all has been ticked

click start>all programs >accessories >entertainment >volume control and check that the mutes are not ticked.



2.or you can then right click my computer icon >manage >system info>device manager

find the sound card in the device listings

right click the audio controller and you get some menus to check



if there is a yellow ? then delete the sound device and reboot.



if nothing appears wrong you can try this:



3. The DirectX Diagnostic Tool is designed to help you troubleshoot DirectX-related issues.



The default installation folder for Dxdiag.exe for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP is:

C:\Windows\System32

To start the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, click Start, click Run, type dxdiag in the Open box, and then click OK.



Sound

The Sound tab displays your current sound settings, and enables you to test DirectSound. The Sound tab can tell you if your audio driver is "Signed" - which indicates that it has passed Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs testing regimen.



The Hardware Sound Acceleration Level slider is used to correct audio glitches that might be caused by some audio drivers. Reducing the acceleration by one notch and re-testing the application is the best way to troubleshoot DirectSound audio problems. Lowering the Hardware Sound Acceleration Level from the default setting of "full acceleration" may disable advanced audio processing techniques, such as 3D spatialization from functioning.



If the DirectX Diagnostic Tool detects a problem with your sound settings, a warning message is displayed in the Notes box.

Answer 3

It might NOT be the sound card. It might be something as simple as you forgot to plug something in. Check to see your speakers are plugged into an outlet AND the computer and that all of the cords are plugged into the speakers themselves. Other than that, I recommend calling the sound card company or "The Source" or something like that for some help. You won't get much on Yahoo! Answers.