help!!

ceciluna · 06-29-2005, 10:01 AM

Hello!

I just bought a seoncd hand computer and I am clueless about it i dont even know if i have a sound card at all (ya i know this is stupid). So I do not have any sound, but how do I figure out what i need to do to get some!?

thanx a lot to anyone whos willing to help!

kof2000 · 06-29-2005, 01:41 PM

check to see if theres and hole slots like the kind on cd players to plug in ear phones on the back of the computer.

Scrat · 06-29-2005, 02:08 PM

Is the computer a "Brand Name" computer i.e. DELL, HP, COMPAQ, etc... if so please look for the model number/name then post it here. If not, do you know of any details/information about the computer from when you bought it?

The picture below is of a sound card(normaly you would only see the lower left edge if it is in your computer). On the lower left edge of it you can see 3 connectors that are Pink, Blue, Green.
Pink= Microphone socket
Blue= Line-In Socket
Green= Speakers socket

Look on the back of your computer for some connectors that are similur to these.
Note: Some computers will only have 1 or 2 of these sockets and they may be all black.
Connect your speakers to the green socket, or black if there is no green. Then turn your speaker power on.

ceciluna · 06-29-2005, 02:19 PM

ok so i do have a sound card! good news

Now, I have not bought speakers yet, but I thought the computer should make some kind of sound anyway?

thanks a lot for your help!!!

**DCIScouts** · 06-29-2005, 04:18 PM

Well, in some certain circumstances the BIOS and modem will make some noise but nothing to serenade you with...

I fyou want to listen to music or some real sound, you will have to get speakers. About $20 - $30 should get you a decent pair of speakers if you just want it to be there, and don't really care too much about the quality of the sound...

ceciluna · 06-30-2005, 09:01 AM

ya im definitly going to get some speakers but i just wanted to make sure that there is no problem with the sound card first. In fact, when i go to "system speaker properties" it tells me no drivers are installed for this device. Does that simply mean i havent installed speakers yet?
Thank you all i really appreciate it!

Scrat · 06-30-2005, 04:12 PM

- Does it have a question mark or exclimation mark next to it in Device manager?
- Do you have a set of earphones from a walkman, discman, stereo etc... If you do then you can plug these into the sound card to test it in the mean time untill you get the speakers.
- Have you tried the "update driver" button under it's property window?
- Do you know any details yet about your PC or its parts... i.e. Brand, model etc

bluto2 · 07-01-2005, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ceciluna

ya im definitly going to get some speakers but i just wanted to make sure that there is no problem with the sound card first. In fact, when i go to "system speaker properties" it tells me no drivers are installed for this device. Does that simply mean i havent installed speakers yet?
Thank you all i really appreciate it!

The internal speaker is useless.But
You made a mistake most of us make only once,quote:
I just bought a seoncd hand computer
Mistakes are,
You didn't get all the manuals and driver disks.
But please describe as much as you can about it .
How did you determine Quote:

ok so i do have a sound card! good news

backseatgunner · 07-01-2005, 10:34 PM

Download cup-z at cpuid.com. It will tell you everything you want to know about the hardware on your system.

06-29-2005, 10:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
ceciluna New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 8	help!! Hello! I just bought a seoncd hand computer and I am clueless about it i dont even know if i have a sound card at all (ya i know this is stupid). So I do not have any sound, but how do I figure out what i need to do to get some!? thanx a lot to anyone whos willing to help!

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06-29-2005, 02:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Scrat Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 27 Posts: 630	Is the computer a "Brand Name" computer i.e. DELL, HP, COMPAQ, etc... if so please look for the model number/name then post it here. If not, do you know of any details/information about the computer from when you bought it? The picture below is of a sound card(normaly you would only see the lower left edge if it is in your computer). On the lower left edge of it you can see 3 connectors that are Pink, Blue, Green. Pink= Microphone socket Blue= Line-In Socket Green= Speakers socket Look on the back of your computer for some connectors that are similur to these. Note: Some computers will only have 1 or 2 of these sockets and they may be all black. Connect your speakers to the green socket, or black if there is no green. Then turn your speaker power on. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3500+, GigaByte GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Ltd Ed. ATI Radeon GeCube 256Mb 9600XT, Compro DVB-T300 Dig/Analog TV Card 2x 1GB, 2x 512Mb DDR CL3 400Mhz PC3200 - Dual Channel WD 120Gb SATA 7200rpm 8MB, WD 80Gb SATA 7200rpm 8MB Excel 108Mb Wireless PCI, WinXP Prof. Samsung CD-R/RW 52-32-52, Samsung DVD 16x reader, LG DVD MultiBurner Benq 17" FP71E 12ms LCD, Logitech LX700 K&M, Logitech G25 Racing Wheel, Logitech Z-5400 FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND!! Team 44358

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Scrat Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 27 Posts: 630	- Does it have a question mark or exclimation mark next to it in Device manager? - Do you have a set of earphones from a walkman, discman, stereo etc... If you do then you can plug these into the sound card to test it in the mean time untill you get the speakers. - Have you tried the "update driver" button under it's property window? - Do you know any details yet about your PC or its parts... i.e. Brand, model etc __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3500+, GigaByte GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Ltd Ed. ATI Radeon GeCube 256Mb 9600XT, Compro DVB-T300 Dig/Analog TV Card 2x 1GB, 2x 512Mb DDR CL3 400Mhz PC3200 - Dual Channel WD 120Gb SATA 7200rpm 8MB, WD 80Gb SATA 7200rpm 8MB Excel 108Mb Wireless PCI, WinXP Prof. Samsung CD-R/RW 52-32-52, Samsung DVD 16x reader, LG DVD MultiBurner Benq 17" FP71E 12ms LCD, Logitech LX700 K&M, Logitech G25 Racing Wheel, Logitech Z-5400 FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND!! Team 44358

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06-29-2005, 02:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
ceciluna New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 8	ok so i do have a sound card! good news Now, I have not bought speakers yet, but I thought the computer should make some kind of sound anyway? thanks a lot for your help!!!

06-29-2005, 04:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
DCIScouts Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Age: 26 Posts: 5,106	Well, in some certain circumstances the BIOS and modem will make some noise but nothing to serenade you with... I fyou want to listen to music or some real sound, you will have to get speakers. About $20 - $30 should get you a decent pair of speakers if you just want it to be there, and don't really care too much about the quality of the sound...

06-30-2005, 09:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
ceciluna New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 8	ya im definitly going to get some speakers but i just wanted to make sure that there is no problem with the sound card first. In fact, when i go to "system speaker properties" it tells me no drivers are installed for this device. Does that simply mean i havent installed speakers yet? Thank you all i really appreciate it!

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