Microphone Problems

NiGHTSNiGHTS San Diego Icrontian
edited November 2003 in Hardware
I can't figure this problem out. I've had it for a while now and just figured it would go away by itself, as it sometimes does, but now it seems like it won't go away. Anyway, thanks in advance for the help, and let me know of any other system specs that you might need if you think you can help. See the attached picture for the problem...

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  • MancabusMancabus Charlottesville, VA
    edited November 2003
    So how many sound devices are in the computer, It looks like two to me. If so why are you running two, and not one. This may be your problem.
  • NiGHTSNiGHTS San Diego Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    I installed a crummy soundcard after I noticed my mic stopped working, and since then, have just left it there. I have an onboard sound, and the soundcard itself, but neither are allowing my computer's microphone to work. Should I try uninstalling both sound devices and let XP re-configure everything be recognizing it?
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    If you want the pci card to work, you gotta disable the onbard one in the bios.
  • NiGHTSNiGHTS San Diego Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Disabled, now I'm just getting the MPU-401 Compatable MIDI Device problem, and the mic still does not work.
  • MancabusMancabus Charlottesville, VA
    edited November 2003
    Have you checked the sounds and multimedia control panel to see if the microphone is muted. Or just double click the volume icon in the task bar and check there for muting of the mic. Somtimes if you happen to mute it in any program program it will mute it system wide.

    As for the MPU-401 thing I would try uninstalling the drivers, and reinstalling the newest driver from the manufacturers website.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2003
    Boot into safe mode and clean everything out of device manager relating to sound.

    Then reboot with either the onboard sound only, or with the onboard sound disabled and the "crummy soundcard" you mentioned.

    Silly question, but have you tested the MIC on another computer? I fought like the dickens with my sound when I had the same problem, only to discover (at wits end) that my MIC had croaked. :rolleyes:

    Shoulda used Scope, I guess... ;D
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