problems with speakers...no volume

[brovver]

Hi, I'm using a Acer Aspire AX3810 computor with viewsonic monitors. The system is all very new and I am not getting any volume. I'm using headphones, but there is nothing coming from either the headphones or the speakers. I've checked the volume and its on full - I can't think of anything else can anyone please please help...

thanks

[caveman_nige]

A few people around me have had similar issues recently and they fixed it buy downloading a different driver from the soundcard manufacturers website...

[brovver]

Thanks

I shall try that...

[biffo1]

hi mate what sound card are u using and have u got it in the right socket , also the right input in playback devices

[dik]

Couple of things to check, right click speaker icon and open volume controll, check nothing is muted, also make sure the soundcard is set as the default sound device, I had a problem after updating my ac79 drivers where my pc had then set "tunebite" as the default audio device so I got no sound from speakers

[brovver]

Thanks for all the above - I am not very techi and do not have a clue about what the sound card is let alone where it is but I tried a different monitor that has a lead that connects the monitor to the computor (for volume, speakers etc)and just the head phones worked..... this has confused me even more.... what do I do?

[manster]

are you pluging your headphones into your monitor or the back of your pc (green socket) ?

[brovver]

nothing can be plugged into the monitor and i've tried the headphones in each colour of the pc, the headphones have got a pink and a green lead...
But the head phones did work with the samsung monitor...

[manster]

now we have established the headphones are not faulty. plug them into the green socket on the back of your pc. then play something on your pc.make sure your volume isnt muted. then report back

[brovver]

Hi did that but still no joy....checked all the volumes in sounds nothing is muted..

[manster]

go to device manager to see if your soundcard is disabled .

if using windows xp

control panel/ system /hardware/ device manager

[brovver]

Everything to do with sounds seems fine - intel and realtek hd audio both show as working properly.
Is that work i'm looking for?

[manster]

do you have sound controls showing in control panel ?

[manster]

silly questions but have you tried turning it all off and turning it back on again ?

[brovver]

Yes - whrn u go into it it has 3 headings, playback, recording and sounds..