How to get my on-chip audio working again???

[Fly Guy]

Title says it all. Im pretty sure its an ac97 on board audio chip. Years ago i used to know how to fix it but it doesnt seem to be showing up in my bios?????

any suggestions??

[theplatypus]

What have you changed recently? Open the device manager and find is there a little yellow question mark? Try updating the drivers. Don't get mad at my next question stupid things happen. Are your speakers plugged in?

[Fly Guy]

Originally Posted by theplatypus

Don't get mad at my next question .

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[tashier]

Haha,

That is a very common audio chip. I've seen it in lots of PC's. Ya, start with the obvious. Everything hooked up? Has it worked before? What do you mean it's not showing up in the BIOS? If it's onboard it should have settings in the BIOS setup screen. Are they there? Is it enabled?
When in windows does the device show up on your device manager screen under sound controllers? Are there any yellow question marks as platypus suggested?

[theplatypus]

Any luck with this?

[Tim224DT]

Ok do you have your mother board book?? There are some jumpers on your motherboard that might have to be moved in order for the onboard audio to be activated.

If you dont have your motherboard book next question is not as bad as johns but what brand and model do you have? Then i can go look at their site and it should have some PDF files on your board and also some drivers to download for your boards audio.

Tim

[tashier]

Haven't heard from him in a while on this. Maybe he got it working.

[Fly Guy]

Thanks everybody......a wire had been cut by getting pinched in between a drawer and the rollers......the speakers still had power and LOOKED like they were connected to the computer as well........they werent : )

[tashier]

Haha, oops