Audio won't work after format!!(plz help)

[deutscher.bund]

Hello please can some one help me, I formatted my computer, and now my audio wont work. No error ops up the song plays but no sound comes out I highered the volume unmuted everything made sure everything was plugged in and still not working my computer consists of
Motherboard: Asus A7V8X-X
Sound Card: Cobra AW840
My recording dosent work as well. Please if someone can help me asap id appreciate that a lot.

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by deutscher.bund

Hello please can some one help me, I formatted my computer, and now my audio wont work. No error ops up the song plays but no sound comes out I highered the volume unmuted everything made sure everything was plugged in and still not working my computer consists of
Motherboard: Asus A7V8X-X
Sound Card: Cobra AW840
My recording dosent work as well. Please if someone can help me asap id appreciate that a lot.

This is the link to the driver for the sound card http://download.aopen.com.tw/default.aspx select category Sound Card / Cobra AW840

check Devise Manager to see if anything highlighted in yellow, also look at this
Check Control Panel/ Sound & Audio Devices/ Properties/ Audio tab/ Sound Playback click on down arrow and check that the correct audio is selected. Typically the problem will be they something like "modem line 0 playback" might have been substituted for the proper audio device.

Hope this helps

[deutscher.bund]

I downloaded the driver still no sucess i tried the my audio tab (playback) there was only one option under the arrow. And it was the prefered one, but what do you meen by check Devise Manager to see if anything highlighted in yellow?

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by deutscher.bund

I downloaded the driver still no sucess i tried the my audio tab (playback) there was only one option under the arrow. And it was the prefered one, but what do you meen by check Devise Manager to see if anything highlighted in yellow?

Right click My Computer / Properties / Hardware tab / Device Manager look for any yellow ? ! marks they indicate a problem device

Cheers

[deutscher.bund]

YES there is a yellow ! ? beside
Other devices
- multimedia audio control

But what am I supposed to do I dont know much about computers sry but plz respond asap.

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by deutscher.bund

YES there is a yellow ! ? beside
Other devices
- multimedia audio control

But what am I supposed to do I dont know much about computers sry but plz respond asap.

Check this out
Start / Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Component Services / a separate window will open – in left pane click Services(Local) / Scroll down to Windows Audio service / if the service is Disabled or Manual right click > select Properties > under Startup Type change to Automatic.

have you 2 sets of radio jacks, one near top of tower on I/O plate, where keyboard and mouse sockets are and one lower down the tower in an expansion slot.

Cheers

[deutscher.bund]

Alright well i did this:
Start / Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Component Services / a separate window will open – in left pane click Services(Local) / Scroll down to Windows Audio service / if the service is Disabled or Manual right click > select Properties > under Startup Type change to Automatic.
And thats all good but still no susess what do u mean by
have you 2 sets of radio jacks, one near top of tower on I/O plate, where keyboard and mouse sockets are and one lower down the tower in an expansion slot.?

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by deutscher.bund

Alright well i did this:
Start / Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Component Services / a separate window will open – in left pane click Services(Local) / Scroll down to Windows Audio service / if the service is Disabled or Manual right click > select Properties > under Startup Type change to Automatic.
And thats all good but still no susess what do u mean by
have you 2 sets of radio jacks, one near top of tower on I/O plate, where keyboard and mouse sockets are and one lower down the tower in an expansion slot.?

The motherboard has onboard sound and you say a sound card is installed, this would mean that you should have 2 sets of radio jacks. Can you get Belarc http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

copy and paste the report Not the Software Section, then I can see just what is and isn't installed.

Cheers

[deutscher.bund]

Operating System
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (build 2600)
System Model
No details available
Main Circuit Board b
Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7V8X-X REV 1.xx
Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software, Inc. ASUS A7V8X-X ACPI BIOS Revision 1007 11/13/2003
Processor a
1.80 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Drives
40.01 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
24.44 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8523B [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

ST340014A [Hard drive] (40.02 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 3JX2R1BG, rev 3.06, SMART Status: Healthy
Memory Modules c,d
1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DDR 1' has 512 MB
Slot 'DDR 2' is Empty
Slot 'DDR 3' has 512 MB
Printers
Microsoft Office Document Image Writer Driver on Microsoft Document Imaging Writer Port:
Controllers
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
VIA Bus Master IDE Controller
Display
RADEON 9550 [Display adapter]
RADEON 9550 Secondary [Display adapter]
ViewSonic E70f [Monitor] (16.3"vis, s/n 218012705414, July 2001)
Bus Adapters
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (3x)
Multimedia
CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device
Game port for CH Products Gamecard 3
Standard Game Port (2x)
Other Devices
USB Human Interface Device
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
HID-compliant mouse
USB Root Hub (4x)


Hope this helps!!

[deutscher.bund]

thanks for all your help i fixed it

[Cet]

I'm having the same problem, I have tried to do everything that you asked him to try and none of it worked, I have no yellow '?', my sound is on and unmuted, I have the speakers plugged in correctly.... no sound... I don't know what to do!! please help

[Cet]

Does nobody want to help me? :[ I have been searching all over and theres nothing about it except this guys post.... please help me, it would mean the world.

-Cet

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by Cet

Does nobody want to help me? :[ I have been searching all over and theres nothing about it except this guys post.... please help me, it would mean the world.

-Cet

Need more info on your system,Get Belarc, copy and paste the report, omit the Software section, it gives Product Codes for your OS and the Windows Critical Updates http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

[Cet]

Sorry to waste your time.. this is embarassing.. lol I had my speaker plugged into the wrong input xD

-Cet

[bookworm]

Originally Posted by Cet

Sorry to waste your time.. this is embarassing.. lol I had my speaker plugged into the wrong input xD

-Cet

It happens, glad it's sorted