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7th October 2009, 6:26pm
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#1 | | Slayer of peanuts!
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Clydebank
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|  No sound card??
Stress!!
In the last day, the sound on my pc doesn exist, when I went to dxdiag to find out the name of the soundcard etc to install a driver for it, apparently I dont have a soundcard, so how the hell do i get the driver?!?!?
Im peeved today, and this aint helping!
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7th October 2009, 7:23pm
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#2 | | Aurė enteluva Gallery SuperMod
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| Re: No sound card??
Go to device manager and see if there's an audio device listed there anywhere, if so, hit uninstall, then run wondows update and t *should* do the work for you.
Failig that, run dxdiag again, get your motherboard model number, throw trhat into google and get the drivers from the manufacturers site. | 
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7th October 2009, 8:33pm
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#3 | | Slayer of peanuts!
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| Re: No sound card??
Ok, ill change that. What does my motherboard model come under?
There isnt a listed item named motherboard. I know, im thick!
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8th October 2009, 12:14pm
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#4 | | Destroyer of Worlds
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| Re: No sound card??
The only way I know of to find your motherboard make is to remove your side panel and have a look for a serial number
BUT
poking about in there can cause serious damage (static electricity). Wait and see if someone knows another way, because knowing me there's a much easier way which has much less risk
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8th October 2009, 12:16pm
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#5 | | Aurė enteluva Gallery SuperMod
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| Re: No sound card??
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Originally Posted by mishelle Ok, ill change that. What does my motherboard model come under?
There isnt a listed item named motherboard. I know, im thick! | whatever is listed on dxdiag as 'system model'. You probably won't have a maker name there but the serial number should be enough for google. | |
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8th October 2009, 12:22pm
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#6 | | Destroyer of Worlds
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| Re: No sound card??
^see, easier way
*investigates dxdiag*
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8th October 2009, 3:41pm
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#7 | | Slayer of peanuts!
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| Re: No sound card??
Well, found the driver for the card, but literaly squat has happened. I would like to assure you I defo got the right drive for the make and model.
I JUST WANT MY MUSIC BACK!!! 
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8th October 2009, 3:46pm
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#8 | | Aurė enteluva Gallery SuperMod
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| Re: No sound card??
Give this a bash - http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sou...gdN-fAxvgN1nbg
Delete anyhting that looks liek a sound driver, reboot, then try installing the sound drivers again. | |
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10th October 2009, 9:37am
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#9 | | Slayer of peanuts!
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| Re: No sound card??
Ok, one last question before I do the dreaded wiping and rebooting of the comp. If I restore the comp to a time I knew for definite I had the driver, will the driver appear again? Or am I thinking of the restore tool wrong?
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15th October 2009, 11:47am
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#10 | | Destroyer of Worlds
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| Re: No sound card??
If you were going to format anyway, wouldn't that be worth a try first?
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