Guest RyanH Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 For the past few days my computer has had no sound. It fairly new about two weeks old. I just woke up one day and there was no sound when I started it up. I tried all the basic stuff like rebooting checking connections, etc.. but no luck. I asked around the discussion boards here and tried some of their advice but still no luck. Finally I got desperate and reinstalled Windows XP (wanted to do this anyone since I was having lots of other minor annoyances with Vista) and still nothing. Finally after connecting the speakers to the front headphone jack I got sound out of the left speaker. So the next day I went out and spent 30 bucks on a new sound card. But after I got it home and started up the computer to try and disable the sound card on the motherboard to install the new one the sound suddenly came back. Now I get sound out of the front headphone jack (speakers are currently connected to it.) and sound out of the right side if I connect to the back jacks. But basically it looks like I wasted 30 bucks on a sound card. Has anyone else ever had this kind of thing happen to them?
Guest Ghostrider Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 Re: I think my computer hates me RyanH wrote: > For the past few days my computer has had no sound. It fairly new about two > weeks old. I just woke up one day and there was no sound when I started it > up. I tried all the basic stuff like rebooting checking connections, etc.. > but no luck. I asked around the discussion boards here and tried some of > their advice but still no luck. Finally I got desperate and reinstalled > Windows XP (wanted to do this anyone since I was having lots of other minor > annoyances with Vista) and still nothing. Finally after connecting the > speakers to the front headphone jack I got sound out of the left speaker. So > the next day I went out and spent 30 bucks on a new sound card. But after I > got it home and started up the computer to try and disable the sound card on > the motherboard to install the new one the sound suddenly came back. Now I > get sound out of the front headphone jack (speakers are currently connected > to it.) and sound out of the right side if I connect to the back jacks. But > basically it looks like I wasted 30 bucks on a sound card. Has anyone else > ever had this kind of thing happen to them? For a fairly new computer, it must certainly be under some sort of warranty. Why not have the seller sort out the problem? More often than not, the loss of sound ranges, in order of fault, the wiring and connector between the speaker and the computer [or sound card], changes in configuration of the sound card due to installation of an application (usually a game).
Guest Elmo Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 Re: I think my computer hates me RyanH wrote: > For the past few days my computer has had no sound. It fairly new about two > weeks old. I just woke up one day and there was no sound when I started it > up. I tried all the basic stuff like rebooting checking connections, etc.. > but no luck. I asked around the discussion boards here and tried some of > their advice but still no luck. Finally I got desperate and reinstalled > Windows XP (wanted to do this anyone since I was having lots of other minor > annoyances with Vista) and still nothing. Finally after connecting the > speakers to the front headphone jack I got sound out of the left speaker. So > the next day I went out and spent 30 bucks on a new sound card. But after I > got it home and started up the computer to try and disable the sound card on > the motherboard to install the new one the sound suddenly came back. Now I > get sound out of the front headphone jack (speakers are currently connected > to it.) and sound out of the right side if I connect to the back jacks. But > basically it looks like I wasted 30 bucks on a sound card. Has anyone else > ever had this kind of thing happen to them? Even without an extended warranty you should be able to take it back. -- Joe =o)
Guest RyanH Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Re: I think my computer hates me Well I bought it back on the 10th from circuit city and the reciept (I still have it) says they have a 14 day return policy on computers. Plus I uninstalled the Vista software it came with and installed XP so doesn't that void it out? "Elmo" wrote: > RyanH wrote: > > For the past few days my computer has had no sound. It fairly new about two > > weeks old. I just woke up one day and there was no sound when I started it > > up. I tried all the basic stuff like rebooting checking connections, etc.. > > but no luck. I asked around the discussion boards here and tried some of > > their advice but still no luck. Finally I got desperate and reinstalled > > Windows XP (wanted to do this anyone since I was having lots of other minor > > annoyances with Vista) and still nothing. Finally after connecting the > > speakers to the front headphone jack I got sound out of the left speaker. So > > the next day I went out and spent 30 bucks on a new sound card. But after I > > got it home and started up the computer to try and disable the sound card on > > the motherboard to install the new one the sound suddenly came back. Now I > > get sound out of the front headphone jack (speakers are currently connected > > to it.) and sound out of the right side if I connect to the back jacks. But > > basically it looks like I wasted 30 bucks on a sound card. Has anyone else > > ever had this kind of thing happen to them? > > Even without an extended warranty you should be able to take it back. > > -- > Joe =o) >
Guest Elmo Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Re: I think my computer hates me RyanH wrote: > Well I bought it back on the 10th from circuit city and the reciept (I still > have it) says they have a 14 day return policy on computers. Plus I > uninstalled the Vista software it came with and installed XP so doesn't that > void it out? > > "Elmo" wrote: > >> RyanH wrote: >>> For the past few days my computer has had no sound. It fairly new about two >>> weeks old. I just woke up one day and there was no sound when I started it >>> up. I tried all the basic stuff like rebooting checking connections, etc.. >>> but no luck. I asked around the discussion boards here and tried some of >>> their advice but still no luck. Finally I got desperate and reinstalled >>> Windows XP (wanted to do this anyone since I was having lots of other minor >>> annoyances with Vista) and still nothing. Finally after connecting the >>> speakers to the front headphone jack I got sound out of the left speaker. So >>> the next day I went out and spent 30 bucks on a new sound card. But after I >>> got it home and started up the computer to try and disable the sound card on >>> the motherboard to install the new one the sound suddenly came back. Now I >>> get sound out of the front headphone jack (speakers are currently connected >>> to it.) and sound out of the right side if I connect to the back jacks. But >>> basically it looks like I wasted 30 bucks on a sound card. Has anyone else >>> ever had this kind of thing happen to them? >> Even without an extended warranty you should be able to take it back. The factory/company should give better than a 14 day return, or repair policy.. If you're going to send it in as a return, or for repair, reinstall Vista first. Either way, I'm just trying to offer suggestions.. if you have specific question, I'll try to answer that too. -- Joe =o)
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Re: I think my computer hates me On Sep 30, 10:21 pm, RyanH <Ry...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Plus I uninstalled the Vista software it came with and installed XP > so doesn't that void it out? Most certainly does
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