I borked my soundcard in a bad way (physical damage), and would like to just simply switch to using the onboard as a lazy fix. Only, I have no idea how to do so.
Any help would be greatly appretiated.
Soundcard help?
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neorichieb1971
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Depends on a couple of things 
... I'll start with the easiest and work backwards.
If the onboard is enabled and drivers for windows installed you can simply change the sound/card/device being used via the control panel:
start>control panel>Sounds and audio devices
[ this may be slightly different depending on your view of the control panel -
eg. start>control panel>Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices > Sounds and audio devices]
In the sounds and audio devices window choose the >audio tab at the top> and change the "default device" from your sound card to your onboard (probably called something like realtek/soundmax etc) >ok
And that should be that - ... if not see below:
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If there is only your soundcard and not your onboard audio listed under default devices this will mean one of 2 things - either the drivers are not installed for windows and/or the onboard audio is disabled in your bios at startup.
To install drivers use the cd that came with your motherboard/computer - without knowing the exact motherboard I'm afraid I can't advise you where to find them on the internet but they will be there too
To check if the bios settings are ok you will need to restart/turn on and typically right at the beginning you will see a little text flash up saying 'press "?" to enter setup/bios/startup' . Typically "?" will be f1, f2 or del.
Depending on your motherboard your settings will be probably found under something like chipset settings/pnp (plug and play settings)/onboard options etc. and the onboard audio should be listed as enabled/disabled within one of these - obviously make sure it is enabled and exit AND SAVE bios ...
If you need any more help could you post the motherboard type or failing that just the serial+model of computer if it's like a dell etc and I'm sure I or someone can help you out
hope this helps!
... I'll start with the easiest and work backwards.If the onboard is enabled and drivers for windows installed you can simply change the sound/card/device being used via the control panel:
start>control panel>Sounds and audio devices
[ this may be slightly different depending on your view of the control panel -
eg. start>control panel>Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices > Sounds and audio devices]
In the sounds and audio devices window choose the >audio tab at the top> and change the "default device" from your sound card to your onboard (probably called something like realtek/soundmax etc) >ok
And that should be that -
... if not see below:********
If there is only your soundcard and not your onboard audio listed under default devices this will mean one of 2 things - either the drivers are not installed for windows and/or the onboard audio is disabled in your bios at startup.
To install drivers use the cd that came with your motherboard/computer - without knowing the exact motherboard I'm afraid I can't advise you where to find them on the internet but they will be there too
To check if the bios settings are ok you will need to restart/turn on and typically right at the beginning you will see a little text flash up saying 'press "?" to enter setup/bios/startup' . Typically "?" will be f1, f2 or del.
Depending on your motherboard your settings will be probably found under something like chipset settings/pnp (plug and play settings)/onboard options etc. and the onboard audio should be listed as enabled/disabled within one of these - obviously make sure it is enabled
and exit AND SAVE bios ...If you need any more help could you post the motherboard type or failing that just the serial+model of computer if it's like a dell etc and I'm sure I or someone can help you out
hope this helps!
Thanks, I've got some stuff to play around with =)
I have no idea what kind of motherboard it has. It's a custom rig my cousin built years ago, and sold to me about a year ago (this thing is basically a dinosaur, but it's pretty sweet for how old it is). If the above fixes don't work I'll consult him about what to do.
I have no idea what kind of motherboard it has. It's a custom rig my cousin built years ago, and sold to me about a year ago (this thing is basically a dinosaur, but it's pretty sweet for how old it is). If the above fixes don't work I'll consult him about what to do.
