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Sound Card not detected by Windows

  • 04-06-2014 05:56PM
    #1
    bluevelvet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭


    I just finished building my PC. Everything works except for the Sound Card. I installed a Sound Blaster 5.1 VX oem card into the PCI slot on the motherboard. I also connected the on-board HD audio connection to the motherboard.
    I'm running Windows 7 32bit.

    The Sound card doesn't even show up in Device manager. I can get ON BOARD sound if I plug into the back panel, but for some reason I don't get any sound when I plug into the front panel.

    I've tried installing the drivers from the cd and also tried downloading drivers online but I only get the message "Windows could not detect a supported device". There is only one PCI slot on my motherboard so I can't try another slot either.

    Any ideas?
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Comments

  • #2
    miece16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 597 ✭✭✭miece16


    isn't the front panel connected to the motherboard using a hd audio cable? at least in my build i had to connect a cable to use the front audio and mic
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  • #3
    DoesNotCompute
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭DoesNotCompute


    Is the PCI slot enabled in the BIOS?


  • #4
    srsly78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    Make sure you install 32bit drivers.


  • #5
    bluevelvet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭bluevelvet


    DoesNotCompute wrote: »
    Is the PCI slot enabled in the BIOS?

    I looked at the BIOS settings but I didn't see any option for enabling/disabling the PCI slot.
    This is what my BIOS screen looks like YOUTUBE LINK ---> watch?v=0ixUfROxtdA.


  • #6
    bluevelvet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭bluevelvet


    Solved. It turns out the card just wasn't sitting right in the slot. I realized it when I took it out to try it in another PC.


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