sound wont play...

[platipus]

I watched a video on youtube, the sound isnt working....I tried to listen to music on real player, its not working...I checked if anything was mute but it looks fine. I tried recording with audacity and it says "Error while opening sound device. Please check input device settings" Please help me out, I know this is WAYYYY off topic. :cry:
Note : I can access Master Volume and I also use Windows XP.

[LtData]

Re: sound wont play...

Moved to Off Topic Forum.
Can you play sound files with Windows Media Player? Is your soundcard a USB device, PCI card, or internal?

[platipus]

Re: sound wont play...

i can play songs and videos on winamp and media player fine, i think theres something wrong internally, not really sure.
I clicked Vloume Control and it says something about installing a mixer device
"no active mixer device availanble".

[LtData]

Re: sound wont play...

Go to your Control Panel --> Sounds and Audio Devices --> Audio
What choices do you have in the top two drop-down boxes?

[platipus]

Re: sound wont play...

only Modem #1 Line Record... I have no clue why thats all it list.

[LtData]

Re: sound wont play...

It seems like your sound drivers are corrupt, you should probably reinstall them. Now, where you get the installer depends on what sound card you have.
Is there a local computer-knowledgeable person you can ask to help? I say that because this is a very delicate and detail-intensitive process.

[platipus]

Re: sound wont play...

is there a way to find out exactly what I have, just by looking at a program.

[Bill41]

Re: sound wont play...

is there a way to find out exactly what I have, just by looking at a program.

Download and install Belarc Advisor. It will give you a Computer Profile Summary that will list everything on your computer. You can get it here: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Bill

[platipus]

Re: sound wont play...

Multimedia:
Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device

[LtData]

Re: sound wont play...

What chipset did Belarc said you have? Does it also mention the southbridge you have? If it doesn't mention either of these, does it say the motherboard and model that you have?

[platipus]

Re: sound wont play...

Im guessing what ever u asked for is any of these I listed :
Main Circuit Board
Board: ASUSTek Computer INC. Kelut 2.02
Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 3.14 03/09/2005

Drives
80.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
50.47 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

TSSTcorp CDW/DVD TS-H492A [CD-ROM drive]

Generic USB CF Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 2
Generic USB MS Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 4
Generic USB SD Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 1
Generic USB SM Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 3
SAMSUNG SP0802N [Hard drive] (80.06 GB) -- drive 0, s/n S00JJ40Y631472, rev TK200-04, SMART Status: Healthy

Other Devices
VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
USB Mass Storage Device

Bus Adapters
VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller (4x)
VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller
USB Root Hub (5x)

I have no clue but If its none of those in the list I can keep looking for other lists.

[platipus]

Re: sound wont play...

I really need help.

[Bill41]

Re: sound wont play...

I really need help.

Have you tried reinstalling driver?
You can find it here: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false

[platipus]

Re: sound wont play...

thanks alot, it worked.