ecs mb and xp pro no sound

[kato2274]

I Cannot Get The On Board Sound To Work.

can you elaborate. Exactly what does this mean.

my personal experience with ECS boards is that the onboard sound has no preamp and when you hook up a pair of non amplified speakers, you can't hear anything. but when you hook up self powered amplified speakers that have their own volume control, it works, though it sometimes sounds a little distorted.