Onboard Sound Not Working

[overclockingoodness]

I had a Santa Cruz 5.1 sound card, which was working fine until a few days ago. All of a sudden the sound died, and despite doing everything imaginable (reinstalled drivers, switched PCI slots etc.), the sound still didn't come back.

So today, I took out the card and was going to run the onboard sound and interestingly enough, the onboard sound didn't work either. I'm getting a "Input not detected" message. I've tried enabling/disabling AC'97 audio in the BIOS, but nothing worked. Again, I have reintalled the latest drivers, but still no use. I have even reset the BIOS, but I don't get anywhere.

Is the sound subsystem on the board is dead (which still doesn't explain why the Santa Cruz card doesn't work) or what's going on?

 

[brucekatz]

Did you install new software recently? It sounds like software change settings on you.

 

[Garlic]

Plug the speakers back into the wall!

 

[DaFinn]

Yes, did you install/uninstall anything before this happened. Could be a corrupted windows file giving you problems. Have had this happened on many occasions.
Please give more info in order to help you better.

 

[TeeJay1952]

Boot with a Knoppix Linux cd.
If sound is present than it is a windows problem. No sound, it is hardware.

 

[yourdeardaniel]

your speakers died

 

[overclockingoodness]

1. Speakers are plugged in and not dead.
2. Installed nothing on the system.
3. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the latest drivers.
4. I took apart the system and changed slots (reset the BIOS) just in case there was some odd glitch, but still no use.

 

[V00D00]

Would it be possible to try the card in another system? I doubt it's the card because both mysteriously stopped working. I have a Santa Cruz and when I used mine I was always sure to disable the onboard sound. It couldn't be that simple though, right?

 

[overclockingoodness]

True, I have disabled the onboard sound. I'll try the case in the new system. And yes, I agree with you. It can't be possible for both audio subsystems to die mysteriously.