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I'm sure there's something I'm overlooking. It's an ASUS A7V8X-X, and it has a built-in sound card. The driver's there, but I can get no sound. The speakers work; you can hear them when you plug them in the case. I've got to be overlooking something, but can't figure what. Could anyone give me a list of things to check to insure everything's working? Thanks.
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Quick, practical checklist that complements the thread: ’s jack mix-up and the suggestions from and show the usual culprits (cabling, configuration, or a bad board). The following steps are ordered to isolate the cause quickly — start at 1 and stop once a test gives a clear result.

  1. Verify the speakers and cable are actually working and powered: plug them into a phone, MP3 player or known-good stereo.
  2. Confirm the OS sees an audio device: check Device Manager under “Sound, video and game controllers” for errors, and check Playback Devices (speaker icon) to ensure a valid device is present and set as default. Also make sure the system audio service is running.
  3. Try every jack: rear line-out, front-panel headphone, and any optical/coax outputs. If one output works and another does not, the problem is cabling/header-related rather than the codec.
  4. Front-panel header mismatch: many cases use an HD-Audio front-panel plug while older boards expect AC97 (and vice versa). A mismatch can disable the rear jack or cause no sound; reseat the front-panel cable or try the rear panel directly.
  5. BIOS and drivers: verify onboard audio is enabled in BIOS (Integrated Peripherals). From the OS uninstall the audio device, reboot, then install the latest audio driver from the board/vendor site (chipset drivers can matter).
  6. OS vs hardware: boot a Linux live USB/CD to test sound outside Windows. If audio works from the live environment, the issue is driver/config; if not, suspect hardware.
  7. Final isolation: a cheap USB audio adapter or inexpensive PCI sound card will verify whether the motherboard’s onboard codec is dead. If the adapter/card works, the onboard audio is likely faulty and replacement or RMA is appropriate.

These steps map to the thread’s suggestions but add systematic checks (header type, BIOS, live-boot test, and a USB/PCI substitution) to determine whether the fix is configuration, cable, driver, or hardware.

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Member Avatar for goldeagle2005

actually, my friend had the same problem with his ASUS board. The same model as yours. Turned out the board was faulty. So, if you're sure the drivers are fine, the speaker is fine and the connections are fine, the mobo itself could be bad.

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I'm sure there's something I'm overlooking. It's an ASUS A7V8X-X, and it has a built-in sound card. The driver's there, but I can get no sound. The speakers work; you can hear them when you plug them in the case. I've got to be overlooking something, but can't figure what. Could anyone give me a list of things to check to insure everything's working? Thanks.
Giddyup

two basic things which you've likely already checked: be sure the 'mute' is unchecked, and ensure the speakers are plugged in the green hole. In Control Panel you can see if the Mobo thinks the speakers are working by going to the Multimedia>Sounds pane, select a sound and click the black solid arrow. If it goes square for a second it's working ..."the Old Geek"

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Thanks for the input. It turned out to be the plug, but it's pink and not green; don't know why that is. Makes me feel kind of simple. I had to check the manual to get the scoop on the plugs. Thanks again for the help.
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The pink plug means that it's for the microphone. Green is for the speakers.

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I certainly can't argue that, but the speakers began working. I had the speaker connection plugged into the green one, but nada.
Thank, BuddyB

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