Topic: Soundcards..

[Hexx]

Quick question- was playing online tonight, right in the middle of setting up a game my system shut itself
down. Turning it back on-I have no sound.
Could this be a simple (ie easy to fix problem) or is it more likely my card is on fire even as we speak?

[Javora]

Check your sound settings in control panel and device manager to see if it got muted somehow.  Since you were installing a program when it happened I'm thinking that some setting got hosed somewhere.

[Just plain old Punisher]

Check your program to see if it has any sound settings. Sometimes it will say something like "Primary sound card", that's just a generic entry. Use the drop down list to change it to whatever your sound card is.

[Dracho]

The other thing is to unplug and re-seat all of the audio and speaker cables.  When mine acts up it's generally because a dog has walked under my desk and snagged a wire with his foot or something.

[Tus-XC]

if those don't work i would also advise reinstalling the drivers as they could have become corrupt