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toby400ex
05-29-2004, 07:14 PM
Windows media player tells me there is a problem with my sound or video device, I cant listen to any sound or video files on my computer. How do I fix it?
DillonTMNT
05-29-2004, 07:25 PM
Windows Media Player? What kind of soundcard do you have? Video card? stock set up from factory? brand? onboard or offboard?





-Dillon
toby400ex
05-29-2004, 07:28 PM
Hmm, I think its all stock, my computer is an old Dell demension XPS 233. I think i found out my sound crap is Yamaha. lol As you can tell I know nothing about computers. Im pretty sure all of this computer is stock except for the cd-rom.
Syrus
05-29-2004, 07:38 PM
Might be an itergraded mobo. Try reinstalling the gfx & sound cards. If that doesnt work and u need to buy new ones, make sure your mobo isnt intergraded, as you wont be able to remove the old ones.
toby400ex
05-29-2004, 08:01 PM
Originally posted by Syrus
Might be an itergraded mobo. Try reinstalling the gfx & sound cards. If that doesnt work and u need to buy new ones, make sure your mobo isnt intergraded, as you wont be able to remove the old ones. What is all that you just said??????????
DillonTMNT
05-29-2004, 08:09 PM
Originally posted by Syrus
Might be an itergraded mobo. Try reinstalling the gfx & sound cards. If that doesnt work and u need to buy new ones, make sure your mobo isnt intergraded, as you wont be able to remove the old ones.


He said it might be a onboard sound card on the motherboard (the brain of the computer). If your sound/video cards are onboard on the motherboard you weill have to buy a whole new motherboard (might as well build a new computer). I hate onboard sound cards. If I had a onboard sound card on my computer I would run a regular sound card and slave the onboard.




-Dillon
toby400ex
05-29-2004, 08:35 PM
I hate this computer
:mad:
toby400ex
05-29-2004, 08:40 PM
So how do i find out if it is on board or not?
DillonTMNT
05-29-2004, 08:45 PM
http://support.jp.dell.com/docs/systems/dter2/Specs.htm#Audio

looks to be not onboard. did you move your tower around or kick it any not long ago? it could have jarred it out of place.




-Dillon
toby400ex
05-29-2004, 09:02 PM
hmm, well i have kicked it, not sure the last time though. I have the cover off, where is the card?