no sound

davidashtondavidashton
edited December 2004 in Science & Tech
Hi there, Im new to computers. not sure what to do about about the lack of sound on XP home computer,
its been suggested ive lost my sound driver, Its a foxconn . ive tried to look around on the net for a download but have been baffled with all the stuff out there.any suggestions as to how to tackle this problem or where else i could go to find the appropiate help.

thanks for your time on this matter,
dave.

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  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited December 2004
    Do you happen to know if the sound is integrated with the motherboard? If so, do you know the make and model of the motherboard? Did you install anything when you lost the sound? You could try system restore to a point when you had sound.
  • davidashtondavidashton
    edited December 2004
    thanks for the quick response.
    the sound card is seperate from the motherboard.
    had a load of problems reciently with the computer. over 500 parasites found.
    ive had it all cleaned up and just put it all back, this time with fire walls, antivirus software ect. prior to wiping the system clean i lost the sound this was probably due to a parasite.
    any way the sound card deffinetly says foxconn on it. any ideas?

    dave
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited December 2004
    davidashton wrote:
    ...the sound card deffinetly says foxconn on it. any ideas?
    The only links I could find for foxconn indicate that they make parts, like connectors. :)

    Look around on the card and see if there is anything else written somewhere.

    What does Device Manager show regarding your hardware? Are there any red X's or yellow exclamation points next to anything? What does it list under "Sound, Video, and Game Controllers"?
  • davidashtondavidashton
    edited December 2004
    in the control panel under sounds andaudio devices it states that sound play back default device= No playback device :bawling:
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited December 2004
    Did you re-check the card for any other hint as to manufacturer? If so, and you found nothing, copy ALL of the specs stamped on the largest chip on the card. If we know what chip it's using we can probably find a suitable driver.

    If you have a scanner or digital camera send us a pic of both sides of the card. Might save one or two thousand words. :D
  • davidashtondavidashton
    edited December 2004
    ok.
    now i think im getting somewhere, ive opened up my computer. I do not have a sound card, so it will be on the motherboard i guess. the processor is a AMD Athlon xp-2600+. is this usefull to you?
    Regards, Dave.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited December 2004
    With the exact brand and model of the Motherboard I am sure we can get you back in business in no time. :)
  • davidashtondavidashton
    edited December 2004
    the brand im not sure of, can't see. but printed in white across the circuit board are the letters/numbers which could be a modle number....

    either...
    A7BX-LA
    or.....
    A78X-LA

    is this of any use to you?

    Regards,
    Dave
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited December 2004
    From what I can see, that's a Nforce 2 board that's from a HP. What model is the PC?
  • davidashtondavidashton
    edited December 2004
    the computer is a compaq presario modle number s6089fr
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited December 2004
    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?dlc=pt&lc=en&os=228&product=402632&cc=br&softwareitem=pv-25722-1
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited December 2004
    For that computer, everything you need can be found here. :thumbsup:

    EDIT: You're just too quick for me, Black Hawk. :D
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited December 2004
    FoxConn also makes SOME custom ICs and OEM cards (including modem and audio cards and peripheral port cards, though they do not make very many cards any more for computers per se). Ever seen a Foxconn OEM'd motherboard??? There is a Foxconn mfring facility about 30 miles from me (they make mostly telecomm stuff there now, and do some warranty work). OFTEN, though, the OEM of the complete card supplies drivers it tunes, if it is a chip that says Foxconn. There is a Foxconn Electronics, and they also made computers and distributed them for special purposes.
  • davidashtondavidashton
    edited December 2004
    well, that seems to have done the trick. :celebrate You dudes kick arse. :thumbsup:

    Thanks very much for all your time given to my problem. My wife can now use the web cam to all her friends and family in Jerusalem. If I need any more help in the future I'll know where to come. :respect:

    Kind regards,
    Dave
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited December 2004
    That's what we're here for. ;)
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited December 2004
    Glad you got it sorted out. :)
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