Sound Card Addition

deantn · December 3rd, 2006

Fixed a machine for a friend, new power supply and power button added.
When they hooked everything up sound wouldn't work, tried everything to get sound working, everthing showed it was working. Speakers worked fine in another machine.
So decided to add a sound card to machine, worked fine. Disabled all the sound on MOBO. Now when they restart computer sound is dead again. Check everything and Windows shows it as working but no sound out of speakers again. Restart and they work fine, but shutdown and next start they aren't working. Have to restart every time to get sound, never run into this problem before. Any clue what might be causing the problem?

**Hitman** · December 3rd, 2006

We need more info. PC Specs, Mobo, CPU, Sound Card, OS, etc.

I am thinking it's probably a driver issue.

jph1589 · December 3rd, 2006

I looked on the HP website and noticed this for your machine. It is dated November 2006

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Universal Audio Architecture Update (Q888111)

I wonder if either this is causing the problem or maybe it needs to be installed. You can look in your control panel add/remove progs to see if Q888111 is already installed.

I wouldn't automatically install or delete it, but it is something to consider.

This is the main driver page from HP for your machine in case you didn't have it.

http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/fi...e/64_6260.html

**Hitman** · December 3rd, 2006

JPH I don't think he is talking about the computer in his Sig. He is talking about a friends computer

jph1589 · December 3rd, 2006

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Originally Posted by Hitman

JPH I don't think he is talking about the computer in his Sig. He is talking about a friends computer

My bad........one of these days I'll stop typing until after I have coffee.

deantn · December 4th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by jph1589

My bad........one of these days I'll stop typing until after I have coffee.

My problem also, no coffee no brain funtion.
Will have to get the info on computer and get back to all.
Did find another thng about onboard sound, it needs "mmsystem.dll" installed before it will work so going to try that when go look at again.
Also found another sound card that I might put in if all other fails.
Well going to freeze while car warms up and get a little "work" done, maybe.

**gvblake22** · December 4th, 2006

That is an odd problem for sure. What sound card is it? Maybe try uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers. Also, make sure you have the most recent drivers available on the manufacturer's website.

screwballl · December 7th, 2006

I was thinking about this... I have noticed at random, my X-Fi simply doesn't work, no sound... I have go into the Device Manager, disable it and then enable it.. this fixes the problem for me so it may be a driver issue as well for your friend as well

[Dr. V] · December 7th, 2006

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Originally Posted by screwballl

I was thinking about this... I have noticed at random, my X-Fi simply doesn't work, no sound... I have go into the Device Manager, disable it and then enable it.. this fixes the problem for me so it may be a driver issue as well for your friend as well

driver problems are overlooked 80-90% of the time and thats usually what the problem is. before trashing, or calling hardware trash, ALWAYS check any kind of driver fix u can.

deantn · December 8th, 2006

Tried disabling the sound on MOBO, and then enabled ,no such luck there. Reinstalled the sound card( no clue what it is nothing on it to tell who made it, had SN# but never looked for it in Google). Anyway OS picked it up and had sound, then the strange part. Plugged scanner into computer, USB plug&play, no sound. Reboot and and sound returns. Awful strange things happening on this computer.

December 3rd, 2006	#1
deantn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N E TN. Mts. Posts: 72	Sound Card Addition Fixed a machine for a friend, new power supply and power button added. When they hooked everything up sound wouldn't work, tried everything to get sound working, everthing showed it was working. Speakers worked fine in another machine. So decided to add a sound card to machine, worked fine. Disabled all the sound on MOBO. Now when they restart computer sound is dead again. Check everything and Windows shows it as working but no sound out of speakers again. Restart and they work fine, but shutdown and next start they aren't working. Have to restart every time to get sound, never run into this problem before. Any clue what might be causing the problem? HP/Compaq dx2200, 3.06Ghz Pentium4, 2-160 GB HDD,1.5 GHz DDR2, NEC_DVD_RW,HL-DT-ST RW/DVD, Cyborg Joystick, Acer 17" Monitor Finally Added a Linux OS Ubuntu 7.10 Now Learning it a different story. Finally able to move Ubuntu to its own HDD. Added an Older Compaq 5000, 40G HDD for WINS 80 G HDD for Ubuntu 7.10 17" CRT Mainly for Test Machine

December 3rd, 2006	#3
jph1589 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 367	INFO I looked on the HP website and noticed this for your machine. It is dated November 2006 Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Universal Audio Architecture Update (Q888111) I wonder if either this is causing the problem or maybe it needs to be installed. You can look in your control panel add/remove progs to see if Q888111 is already installed. I wouldn't automatically install or delete it, but it is something to consider. This is the main driver page from HP for your machine in case you didn't have it. http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/fi...e/64_6260.html Commodore 64 overclocked into outerspace Last edited by jph1589; December 3rd, 2006 at 06:20.

December 7th, 2006	#8
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,281 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Sound Card Addition I was thinking about this... I have noticed at random, my X-Fi simply doesn't work, no sound... I have go into the Device Manager, disable it and then enable it.. this fixes the problem for me so it may be a driver issue as well for your friend as well Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

December 8th, 2006	#10
deantn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N E TN. Mts. Posts: 72	Re: Sound Card Addition Tried disabling the sound on MOBO, and then enabled ,no such luck there. Reinstalled the sound card( no clue what it is nothing on it to tell who made it, had SN# but never looked for it in Google). Anyway OS picked it up and had sound, then the strange part. Plugged scanner into computer, USB plug&play, no sound. Reboot and and sound returns. Awful strange things happening on this computer. HP/Compaq dx2200, 3.06Ghz Pentium4, 2-160 GB HDD,1.5 GHz DDR2, NEC_DVD_RW,HL-DT-ST RW/DVD, Cyborg Joystick, Acer 17" Monitor Finally Added a Linux OS Ubuntu 7.10 Now Learning it a different story. Finally able to move Ubuntu to its own HDD. Added an Older Compaq 5000, 40G HDD for WINS 80 G HDD for Ubuntu 7.10 17" CRT Mainly for Test Machine

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December 3rd, 2006	#2
Hitman Functional Alcoholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: 14S E:561116 N:3830189 Posts: 4,217 Blog Entries: 2	We need more info. PC Specs, Mobo, CPU, Sound Card, OS, etc. I am thinking it's probably a driver issue.

December 4th, 2006	#7
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,351 Blog Entries: 1	That is an odd problem for sure. What sound card is it? Maybe try uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers. Also, make sure you have the most recent drivers available on the manufacturer's website.