Mobo Built in sound

richmond · 12-July-05, 04:36 AM

Alright... Im having some major problems with my audio.

I have a gigabyte ATX motherboard with built in audio. I reciently put the mobo into a new case, and when I turned it on, there was no audio. I'm not really sure what to do, or what went wrong.

I BELEIVE everything is hooked up right, and there doesn't seem to be any wires touching the mobo anywhere besides at the connectors.

If anyone knows what the problem might be it would really help me out a lot.

$SOLID$ Necro · 12-July-05, 04:45 AM

Have you looked in the Bios to make sure the onboard sound is enabled?

Do you have all the proper drivers?

Take a look in the device manager, make sure there are no conflicts or flags, just to be sure.

richmond · 12-July-05, 05:51 AM

OK, before I say anything else... I would like to mention the fact that I know about as little as there is to know about what I am saying. So if you are trying to explain something, please do so as if you were talking to a 5 year old. (Thanks)

OK, so where do I go to check if my onboard audio is enabled? System Bios? What do I look for?

Anything else I could try?

Highperf15 · 12-July-05, 06:02 AM

This is how to check the status of your hardware.....

1. Right-click on "My Computer".

2. Scroll down to "Properties and left-click.

3. Go to the "Hardware" tab and left-click.

4. Left-click on "Device Manager" button.

5. Scroll down until you see "Sound, Game and video controlers".

6. Left-click on the "+" next to it. You should see a sub-menu.

7. If you have a "?" or a "!", highlight the item, right click and scroll down to "Properties" and left-click. This will tell you whether there is a problem or not.

richmond · 12-July-05, 06:09 AM

No, there are no !'s or any other kind of symbol by any of them. The audio was working just fine in my old case, and I don't know what happened to it to make it crap out on me like this.

$SOLID$ Necro · 12-July-05, 06:21 AM

It's not the software then most likely, my bet is on the Bios not being set properly.

As the PC is booting up, hit the "Delete" key...this will give you acces to the Bios (And Overclocking settings, if you decide to try that one day)

It is up to you to read the manual and find the audio settings, I am not familiar with your board, sorry.

richmond · 12-July-05, 06:23 AM

I actually did that after you mentioned it in your previous post, and it says that "Onboard Audio Something Something" is enabled. I'm not sure if there is anything else I should be looking for, but I think its all set up right.

Any other ideas?

richmond · 12-July-05, 04:55 PM

Is there anything else I could try? I'm kind of lost...

TYCOON · 12-July-05, 05:05 PM

Check if that sound is muted and turned up all the way in windows, get a pair of headphones you know for sure work, plug them into the green jack.

Start->All Programs->Accessories->Entertainment->Volume control

Make sure all the sliders are up(Master Volume, Wave), and your microphone is the only thing thats is muted.

richmond · 12-July-05, 05:12 PM

No luck there. All sound is turned up, and I still didn't hear anything with the headphones pluged in.

TYCOON · 12-July-05, 05:19 PM

Curious, what are you using to play this "sound"?

Do you have winamp/windows media player playing you favorite song?

richmond · 12-July-05, 05:27 PM

All sorts of things... AIM has no sound, turning on windows makes no sound, windows media player makes no sound... its everything.

TYCOON · 25-July-05, 11:36 AM

A little thread followup...

If you are still having this problem, I came across this today in googles image search....

http://www.fonerbooks.com/images/sound.gif

If that doesnt work, the sound is broken...

defunct · 29-July-05, 04:38 AM

I know this is a little late and a shot in the dark but are you using the rear panel audio or did your old case have front panel audio connectors?

I ask cos the mobo front panel connectors may need to be jumpered if you're not using them. So if your old case used to have front audio but new case does not look into this.

Jumper may even have fallen off during swap? Check 'front audio connector' in mobo manual or something similar...

richmond · 05-August-05, 01:03 PM

defunct I love you...
I forgot all about removing that jumper. And your right, my old case had front Audio ports, and I am not using the them in my new one... I think I may have lost the jumper, any ideas on where to get some new ones?

thank you so much guys.

godfoot · 05-August-05, 01:10 PM

Just goes to show that sometimes the most frustrating of problems have the simplest of solutions.
Good on ya defunct.

richmond · 05-August-05, 01:15 PM

** nevermind, I found the old jumpers... wow I love this website.
There hasn't been one problem you guys have yet to figure out.
Keep up the great work guys.

12-July-05, 04:36 AM		#1 (permalink)
richmond Apex Master Tech	Mobo Built in sound Alright... Im having some major problems with my audio. I have a gigabyte ATX motherboard with built in audio. I reciently put the mobo into a new case, and when I turned it on, there was no audio. I'm not really sure what to do, or what went wrong. I BELEIVE everything is hooked up right, and there doesn't seem to be any wires touching the mobo anywhere besides at the connectors. If anyone knows what the problem might be it would really help me out a lot.

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12-July-05, 04:45 AM		#2 (permalink)
$SOLID$ Necro Mastah Overclocker	Have you looked in the Bios to make sure the onboard sound is enabled? Do you have all the proper drivers? Take a look in the device manager, make sure there are no conflicts or flags, just to be sure.

12-July-05, 05:51 AM		#3 (permalink)
richmond Apex Master Tech	OK, before I say anything else... I would like to mention the fact that I know about as little as there is to know about what I am saying. So if you are trying to explain something, please do so as if you were talking to a 5 year old. (Thanks) OK, so where do I go to check if my onboard audio is enabled? System Bios? What do I look for? Anything else I could try?

12-July-05, 06:02 AM		#4 (permalink)
Highperf15 a.k.a., Frank Bullitt	This is how to check the status of your hardware..... 1. Right-click on "My Computer". 2. Scroll down to "Properties and left-click. 3. Go to the "Hardware" tab and left-click. 4. Left-click on "Device Manager" button. 5. Scroll down until you see "Sound, Game and video controlers". 6. Left-click on the "+" next to it. You should see a sub-menu. 7. If you have a "?" or a "!", highlight the item, right click and scroll down to "Properties" and left-click. This will tell you whether there is a problem or not.

12-July-05, 06:09 AM		#5 (permalink)
richmond Apex Master Tech	No, there are no !'s or any other kind of symbol by any of them. The audio was working just fine in my old case, and I don't know what happened to it to make it crap out on me like this.

12-July-05, 06:21 AM		#6 (permalink)
$SOLID$ Necro Mastah Overclocker	It's not the software then most likely, my bet is on the Bios not being set properly. As the PC is booting up, hit the "Delete" key...this will give you acces to the Bios (And Overclocking settings, if you decide to try that one day) It is up to you to read the manual and find the audio settings, I am not familiar with your board, sorry.

12-July-05, 06:23 AM		#7 (permalink)
richmond Apex Master Tech	I actually did that after you mentioned it in your previous post, and it says that "Onboard Audio Something Something" is enabled. I'm not sure if there is anything else I should be looking for, but I think its all set up right. Any other ideas?

12-July-05, 04:55 PM		#8 (permalink)
richmond Apex Master Tech	Is there anything else I could try? I'm kind of lost...

12-July-05, 05:05 PM		#9 (permalink)
TYCOON Apex Tech God	Check if that sound is muted and turned up all the way in windows, get a pair of headphones you know for sure work, plug them into the green jack. Start->All Programs->Accessories->Entertainment->Volume control Make sure all the sliders are up(Master Volume, Wave), and your microphone is the only thing thats is muted.

12-July-05, 05:12 PM		#10 (permalink)
richmond Apex Master Tech	No luck there. All sound is turned up, and I still didn't hear anything with the headphones pluged in.

12-July-05, 05:19 PM		#11 (permalink)
TYCOON Apex Tech God	Curious, what are you using to play this "sound"? Do you have winamp/windows media player playing you favorite song?

12-July-05, 05:27 PM		#12 (permalink)
richmond Apex Master Tech	All sorts of things... AIM has no sound, turning on windows makes no sound, windows media player makes no sound... its everything.

25-July-05, 11:36 AM		#13 (permalink)
TYCOON Apex Tech God	A little thread followup... If you are still having this problem, I came across this today in googles image search.... http://www.fonerbooks.com/images/sound.gif If that doesnt work, the sound is broken...

29-July-05, 04:38 AM		#14 (permalink)
defunct Apex Techie Lite	I know this is a little late and a shot in the dark but are you using the rear panel audio or did your old case have front panel audio connectors? I ask cos the mobo front panel connectors may need to be jumpered if you're not using them. So if your old case used to have front audio but new case does not look into this. Jumper may even have fallen off during swap? Check 'front audio connector' in mobo manual or something similar...

05-August-05, 01:03 PM		#15 (permalink)
richmond Apex Master Tech	defunct I love you... I forgot all about removing that jumper. And your right, my old case had front Audio ports, and I am not using the them in my new one... I think I may have lost the jumper, any ideas on where to get some new ones? thank you so much guys.

05-August-05, 01:10 PM		#16 (permalink)
godfoot A George Orwell fan...sorta	Just goes to show that sometimes the most frustrating of problems have the simplest of solutions. Good on ya defunct.

05-August-05, 01:15 PM		#17 (permalink)
richmond Apex Master Tech	** nevermind, I found the old jumpers... wow I love this website. There hasn't been one problem you guys have yet to figure out. Keep up the great work guys.