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soundcard delete itself??
I have windows me and i cant find my soundcard on the comp. i have no sound and its really annoying.My g/fs mom said it could have deleted itself is that true and if so how can i get it back.ill rate high to any helpful information!!
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There are a few things that could have happened. I suggest trying these in reverse order. :)
First, the hardware might actually have a physical problem. Like, you kicked the computer and it jiggled out of it's slot.
Second, Windows might have somehow "lost" the drivers. I shouldn't be able to do this, but it does. The instructions below for going into the device manager might help with that. you might also try "adding new hardware" and seeing if Windows suddenly notices it's there again. It's happened to my dad before (I don't use windows, or I'm sure it would have happened to me too).
Third, the volume may just be muted. Check out the Control Panel for sounds.
Fourth, if you use speakers, make sure the wires are firmly connected, and see if they use batteries that may have gone dead. Try unplugging the speakers and see if you can get any sound from the built in speaker. If you don't use speakers, make sure no one shoved head phones into the speaker jacks or other such silliness. ;)
Good Luck!
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A sound card can't delete itself. A sound card is a piece of hardware. Do you have speakers? If so then make sure they're plugged in and that the volume's turned up.
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get speakers.
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Right click on my computer, then click hardware then "Device Manager". After you click that look for somthing that says "Sound, video and game controllers". Click the drop-down menu and try and find out what kind of card it is. If it's not under that, then go to "Other Devices" that has a yellow "?" mark. If you find it there then double click it then go to driver and try updating the driver. Of course, it could be that it just fell out of it's slot. My friend's old computer had a CPU that used a slot like the PC cards and it fell out. So, if nothing else works then take the case off of your computer and make sure it's in the socket.
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