Greatsilverwyrm Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 About a week ago I installed a CD Burner in my grandmother's computer. Until just yesterday, her sound wouldn't work at all. All the speaker connections are fine, I can't find any broken drivers or anything, nothing's muted, nothing seems to be the matter.. Yesterday, like I said, her sound came back. It was back for about 10 seconds and then cut out again for about an hour, but now it's back almost full-time. She says though that every once in a while the sound will fade out for a bit and then come back in. Anyone have any suggestions? I'm thinking it could be that the speakers are shot, but, I dunno.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonda Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Ahh.... I remember the problems you were having :wink: If it isn't drivers, and nothing is comflicting... then I am not sure. I would either say A) Speakers are going bad B) There is a short in the wires for the speakers C) The sound card is going bad Try testing the sound with a different set of speakers, if it still happens it may be the sound card. Might want to get a second opinion though before you buy a new sound card incase it is a different piece of hardware malfunctioning Hope I helped :wink: ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunchbox456 Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 How old is the sound card? It almost sounds like a sound card problem, or speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatsilverwyrm Posted May 7, 2005 Author Share Posted May 7, 2005 Everything is new, Dell, bought about 3 or 4 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Dragon Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 Borrow some working speakers from somebody and see if those speakers have the same problem as the old speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 To me, it sounds like something magnetic / metallic is causing interference... but I'd guess you checked that already? (presuming, of course, that you can actually physically access the pc - I dunno where your grandma lives (as in, how far from you)) Other than that, my guess would be that the soundcard is fudged (if other speakers / headphones don't make a difference) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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