My computer is mute.

[Pierce Tondry]

As in, I get no sound out of it. It was working fine yesterday and now, nothing. I've rebooted, reinstalled drivers, switched to a different pair of speakers and even switched to a different audio jack on the PC. I get no sound whatsoever. It's fairly disturbing. Anyone have any ideas as to what might be causing this? The PC works just fine otherwise so I'm at a total loss.

[Yog]

I assume you have checked the volume controls in windows?

Also, go to "control panel" - "device manager", "sound video and game controllers", right click your sound card / sound chip, and select properties. It should say "This device is working properly".

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Perhaps you've gone deaf. :(

[Dasquian Belargic]

Aliens may have stolen the sound from space your computer occupies?

[Pierce Tondry]

Yog: Yes.

Lil: No.

Das: No.

Fred: DUDE THAT WAS MY COBBLER

Jerry: No soup for you!

Brian: I'm farking hungry. Time to scrounge.

And for anyone else who may ask, yes I checked to see if I was on mute. It was the first thing I did. :p

I've checked online and can't find anything that seems to give me advice other than "install new sound card". I could do that, I just don't feel like spending money if I don't have to.

[Darth Turbogeek]

1) Kill the software driver

2) Reboot

3) Allow system to rediscover and reinstall driver

[Pierce Tondry]

No success. This is amazingly odd. I am WTFing six ways from Sunday.

[TheHolo.Net]

You did double check all physical connections?

[Pierce Tondry]

If by that you mean make sure things are securely plugged in their connector ports, then yes. I had to, to test the speakers vs the headphones.

This is making me grumble. At least my iPhone can still pick up internet things.

[Darth Turbogeek]

No success. This is amazingly odd. I am WTFing six ways from Sunday.


Well unless you didnt completely strip the driver out totally from device manager then reboto and allow the software to reinstall - you have a dead sound card. Very odd, it is onboard isnt it?

Dont usually see those dying.

[Pierce Tondry]

I did exactly that with no success. And yes, it's onboard. I wonder what the hell happened.

If I were to buy a sound card and install it, I guess that would solve the problem. Unless there's something else entirely that's going on software-wise.

[Morgan Evanar]

Make sure the sound service is running. Which version of windows are you running and which motherboard do you have?

[Pierce Tondry]

OS is 64-bit Vista. Mobo is a Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX. Below is a product link if you want to see it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128372

[Darth Turbogeek]

It's possible you have reinstalled the 32 bit drivers by mistake. Now, all 64bit drivers must be signed before the OS allows them to be installed so I cant quite see how that would happen but eh, worth a guess.

It honestly would not surprise me you reload the OS as Windows 7 and it just works.

[Morgan Evanar]

Make sure the Windows Audio service is running.

There was a very recent driver release for the sound, give it a shot. http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Driver_Model.aspx?ProductID=2952&ost=windows+vista+x64+(64-bit)#anchor_os

[Pierce Tondry]

I had already found and installed that driver.

The sound is back. Why the sound is back I don't know. I have changed nothing since this morning/last night. Not a thing has been unplugged, nor has a software item been installed. The only thing I can gather is that my PC was temporarily possessed by a demon and later exorcised by the brothers Winchester.

Thanks very much to those who offered assistance.

[Wyl Staedtler]

Oh yeah, I told Sam about your problem during our weekly "rendezvous". Glad they cleared it up for you, the sneaky bastards. ;)

[Pierce Tondry]

... stop distracting my courier with your lusty ways!

[Dasquian Belargic]

Sorry, Bri.. you know there must be at least one obligatory scene of Sam and/or Dean giving some hottie the eyes before serious business can commence.

[Wyl Staedtler]

Oh, there were more than eyes involved. ;)

[Dasquian Belargic]

There is always more involved where the eyes are concerned, it's inevitable :mischief

[Wyl Staedtler]

This is true. Throw in a classic car and Padalimbs and, well, it's game over man.