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re: Clean install Windows 98SE and no Audio Monday, July 11, 2005 at 5:30 pm Posted by Carl (369 messages posted) If you have on board sound it could have gotten disabled in the BIOS. Worth a check but I doubt if Device manager would say it was working. On Monday, July 11, 2005 at 2:39 pm, Mike wrote: >I formatted the hard drive and did a clean install with a 98SE CD(not a recovery >CD). The audio worked fine before the reinstall. The drivers installed automatically >from the driver cd and all is well in the device manager. I have carefully checked >to make sure that all the proper boxes are checked and volume controls are turned >up in the multimedia controls. There is no sound coming from the speakers or the >headphone jack. I reinstalled Windows and the drivers again and gained nothing. I'm >positively stumped, could it be a motherboard problem? I value your expertise, Thank >You [Reply or follow-up to this message] Correction: There is sound at Head Phone J Monday, July 11, 2005 at 5:37 pm Posted by Mike (6 messages posted) There is sound at the headphone jack but not at line out on the back. Thanks On Monday, July 11, 2005 at 5:30 pm, Carl wrote: >If you have on board sound it could have gotten disabled in the BIOS. Worth a check >but I doubt if Device manager >would say it was working. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Correction: There is sound at Head Phone J Monday, July 11, 2005 at 5:45 pm Posted by Carl (369 messages posted) Make sure the speaker power is turned on. had a fried that had battery powered speakers and he had a hard time finding the problem. Has to be a connection or power problem to the speakers I would think. On Monday, July 11, 2005 at 5:37 pm, Mike wrote: >There is sound at the headphone jack but not at line out on the back. Thanks > > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Speakers will take input from a Sony Walkman Monday, July 11, 2005 at 5:51 pm Posted by Mike (6 messages posted) The speakers work fine - thanks On Monday, July 11, 2005 at 5:45 pm, Carl wrote: >Make sure the speaker power is turned on. had a fried >that had battery powered speakers and he had a hard >time finding the problem. Has to be a connection >or power problem to the speakers I would think. > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Speakers will take input from a Sony Walkman Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 1:52 pm Posted by Carl (369 messages posted) Do you get the sound that windows gives as the desktop comes on the screen or is it just cd music you don't hear? On Monday, July 11, 2005 at 5:51 pm, Mike wrote: >The speakers work fine - thanks > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Clean install Windows 98SE and no Audio Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 6:25 pm Posted by Birdogz (6 messages posted) I had this same problem on an old Packard Bell when I used SE instead of the recovery disk. Take a look inside on either your sound card or the mobo if it's an "onboard" sound set up, usually the chip has a recognizable name or number on it. Just do a google search for the driver and you'll be good to go. On Monday, July 11, 2005 at 2:39 pm, Mike wrote: >I formatted the hard drive and did a clean install with a 98SE CD(not a recovery >CD). The audio worked fine before the reinstall. The drivers installed automatically >from the driver cd and all is well in the device manager. I have carefully checked >to make sure that all the proper boxes are checked and volume controls are turned >up in the multimedia controls. There is no sound coming from the speakers or the >headphone jack. I reinstalled Windows and the drivers again and gained nothing. I'm >positively stumped, could it be a motherboard problem? I value your expertise, Thank >You [Reply or follow-up to this message] Problem Solved: Output jack faulty Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at 7:26 pm Posted by Mike (6 messages posted) Thanks for all the great input!! On Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 1:52 pm, Carl wrote: >Do you get the sound that windows gives as the desktop comes on the screen or is >it just cd music you don't hear? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum