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I cant get any of my sounds to work help

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Brief note tying the thread together: started with no sound, and , and covered the usual quick checks. If those basics were already tried, deeper diagnostics often reveal the cause. The items below focus on things not yet mentioned and that commonly fix onboard-audio failures.

Common next steps that often solve motherboard-audio problems:

  • Inspect Device Manager (devmgmt.msc) under "Sound, video and game controllers" for missing devices or error icons. If a device shows an error, uninstall it (optionally choose to delete driver files) and reboot so Windows can attempt a clean reinstall.
  • Verify Windows audio services are running (Services: Windows Audio and Windows Audio Endpoint Builder) and set to Automatic.
  • Confirm the onboard audio is enabled in the BIOS/UEFI (look under Integrated Peripherals or Onboard Devices). Some systems disable integrated sound when another audio output is present.
  • Check for an incorrect default output: some systems expose HDMI/SPDIF and route sound there by default. Set the analog "Speakers"/Line-Out as the default playback device.
  • If the motherboard uses Realtek or similar, open the audio manager and look for jack-detection options (front-panel behavior) or S/PDIF routing; toggling those can restore sound when jack sensing is confused.

Useful isolation steps: try simple powered speakers or headphones on the rear panel, or boot a Linux live-USB to see whether sound works outside Windows. A cheap USB audio dongle is a fast way to tell if the problem is the onboard hardware/driver or Windows itself. For driver fixes, get the exact audio driver for the motherboard model from the board maker (chipset drivers sometimes matter too) and perform a clean install.

Caution: match drivers to the exact OS and board revision. If Device Manager entries are completely absent, that strongly points to BIOS/chipset/physical-failure rather than just a muted volume control.

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Member Avatar for RobertEB

I think you need to give us more info - e.g. is this is a problem on an otherwise unchanged system, do you have a sound card or using audio from the motherboard, ..............

Member Avatar for babygurl7022008

i have an audio from the motherboard

Member Avatar for bubbalupa

go to control panel and there should be a sound device icon click it and make sure the volume is turned up

Member Avatar for RobertEB

go to control panel and there should be a sound device icon click it and make sure the volume is turned up

If that did not work, try checking the software installations for the mobo - I had this problem with Intel.

Member Avatar for MidiMagic

3 places to check:

1. Dumb question, but do you have speakers attached? I bought a used computer, and ran it for two days before I realized I didn't get any speakers with it.

2. Volume Control (found in Start / Programs / Accessories / Entertainment). It's a small screen audio mixer with sliders for various sources on the soundcard.

3. Enter Control Panel / Sound and Audio Devices / Hardware and make sure your hardware is installed.

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