My computer had a bad power surdge due to lighting storm..long story short had it fixed however now I have no sound. I do not have the volume control on the bottom right of my screen as well I checked device manager and it shows no device installed. I don't know where to download the soundcard from as I don't know what I had. I remember something about "soundmax". I'm pretty sure its an onboard sound device. Can someone please help me, its been like this for months!
Here is my system info:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 12/8/2009, 21:37:11
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: n/a
System Model: n/a
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.0
Processor: AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2500+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.8GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 246MB used, 1003MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No sound card was found. If one is expected, you should install a sound driver provided by the hardware manufacturer.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.
BIOS info:
ALERT: This BIOS has been identified as AWARD BIOS!
If it's true you got a bad power surdge due to lighting storm, then the sound device should have been to much exposed to it. As you say it's an onboard device so find your mobo utility cd and the sound driver should be in there. If you still don't get sound then i guess you will have to replace the mobo.
