Can you tell me the make/model of the system or the make/model of the motherboard? If the sound card is not built into the motherboard, tell me the name of the sound card instead. Peace, Gman http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 9:57 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Strange noise > You knew I would be back with questions, didn't you???I have been poking > around in the control panel regarding SoundMax and anything else related > to > sound. I found the current driver version and it was established in 2002. > I > ran Checkit Diagnostics and it says everything is working properly! > Now, it would seem to me that since I had some static and noises that made > me think I had been struck by lightning, the problem should be with the > speakers. They have been there since 1998. > The light is on and the volume is up on the speaker but no sound. > Now, if you tell me I still need to search for a new driver, please tell > me > how to go about that. Do I google for SoundMAX web site and search there > for > a new driver? > Oh, and how do I check the "driver settings"? > Sandi --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------