Sunday, June 21, 2009

Audio is not being played by the sound card

In most cases, there is a problem with the CD audio connections or system mixer settings. Start with your disc and verify that the CD you are trying to play actually contains Red Book audio (don't try to play data CD's). Next, try playing the music CD with a set of headphones attached to the CD-ROM drive directly. If there is no audio from the headphone jack, adjust the volume control. If there is still no music, the drive is probably defective and should be replaced immediately.
Try playing WAV or MIDI files through the sound card(for example: try the Sounds icon in the Control Panel) and verify that the card's volume setting is adequate. If you cannot play any sounds at all, there may be a problem with the sound card or its drivers rather than with the CD-ROM drive. Open the sound card's mixer applet and verify that the CD audio cable is appropriate for your sound card and CD-ROM drive and see that it's attached securely at both ends. Try another CD audio cable.