How do you fix computer that makes no sound even after reloading the sound card drivers?

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Check speakers by pluging in a headphone, check device manager, enable, upgrade drivers, delete and reinstall check in controlpanel /audio/system sounds.

Your sound card is probably bad, OR your speakers may be connected ot the computer improperly.

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You might need to enable the device in the Hardware Manager (XP) or Device Manager (98). Check to see if there is more than one version of the device installed. Also, make sure that you have the speakers plugged into the correct jack.

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I had that problem too, and my problem was the sound card itself, which was buggy. Sound cards aren't that expensive to replace, I wouldn't think.

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