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  1. September 29th, 2003, 06:55 PM #1
    SwoBow
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    Question No sound card?

    I am getting no sound. I have read or scanned much of the recent advice on this point on this board. I have investigated and tried many of steps of advice given others. I am the second owner of this computer. I am suspicious that that I do not have a sound card at all.

    What I got back from belarc is:

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    System Model: Toshiba Portable PC Version 1.0
    Operating System: Windows 200 Professional Service Pack 4

    Multimedia:
    Game port for Yamaha DS1
    Yamaha Legacy DS1 WDM Driver
    Yamaha Native DS1 WDM Driver

    Other Devices:
    Microsoft AC Adapter
    Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery
    Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery
    Toshiba FIR Port Type-DO [Infrared]
    Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
    PS/2 Compatible Mouse
    Toshiba PCX1100U USB Cable Modem (WDM)
    USB Root Hub

    ……………………

    So are those Yamaha Drivers actually sound cards? Should I go to the Yamaha site to download new drivers?

    Well in truth, I’m getting about 1% of the normal sound. If I lay my ear on the speaker I can barely make out what is being said. (Truly, I am not deaf!) Does that change your opinion?

    If I don’t have a sound card, how hard (on say a scale of 1-10 with 10 being very hard) would it be for someone who is nearly a newbie to install a sound card?

    Thanks for all your help for us newbies!

    SwoBow
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  2. September 29th, 2003, 07:34 PM #2
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    Same result with different speakers?
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  3. September 30th, 2003, 03:03 AM #3
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    Your speakers need to be powered speakers. The newer cards are no longer capable of driving the speakers. To test this, if you plug in headphones you should hear a louder volume.
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  4. September 30th, 2003, 12:51 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by NooNoo
    Your speakers need to be powered speakers. The newer cards are no longer capable of driving the speakers. To test this, if you plug in headphones you should hear a louder volume.
    The tiny sound is coming from built in speakers in this laptop computer.

    When I plug in headphones I hear nothing.
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  5. September 30th, 2003, 02:33 PM #5
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    Aaah laptop, slightly different kettle of fish - make and model please?
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  6. October 4th, 2003, 07:53 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by NooNoo
    Aaah laptop, slightly different kettle of fish - make and model please?
    Oh, I see, Belarc was not very specific.

    I have a Toshiba Tecra 8100.
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  7. September 30th, 2003, 12:48 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by shamus
    Same result with different speakers?
    I'm afraid I don't have convenient access to different speakers. But I did try the headphone jack and got no sound.
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