soundcard problem

February 7, 2007 4:45 PM

Onboard soundcard problem.

i've got the asrock alivenf4g-dvi/m/asr motherboard with the onboard soundcard , unfortunately when i play anything now , i can only hear out of one speaker, it doesnt play in stereo anymore - can anyone help ?

posted by sgt.serenity to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

Response by poster: it comes with a realtek audio manager which i reinstalled but it's still the same : (
posted by sgt.serenity at 4:46 PM on February 7, 2007

I'll just note that it's possibly a hardware problem at (or near) the jack, in which case no amount of futzing with the software will help.
posted by Zed_Lopez at 4:56 PM on February 7, 2007

Check your connections, are they pushed in all the way? If they are, maybe try and use a pair of headphones or another set of speakers, as you might have blown one of yours.

If you're absolutely sure it's a software thing, look around in your sound settings (in the Windows mixer not the Realtek app, if you're using Windows) to see if it's set to mono.
posted by Drunken_munky at 4:57 PM on February 7, 2007

If you think it's software reloading the drivers might help. Pull up device manager and find the sound device listed there. Right click and uninstall - reload with the latest drivers from the manufacturers website. You might also be able to load up a linux live cd that has sound support to see if it is actually hardware vs just a software issue.
posted by unvivid at 7:12 PM on February 7, 2007