On Saturday 27 September 2003 08:15 pm, Margot wrote:
> Dennis Myers wrote:
> > On Saturday 27 September 2003 05:37 pm, Margot wrote:
> >>Dennis Myers wrote:
> >>>On Saturday 27 September 2003 02:11 pm, Anne Wilson wrote:
> >>>>Margot is having a problem.  If you use AC97 on-board sound, will you
> >>>>please tell us what HardDrake calls your card, and what driver it is
> >>>>using?  Thanks
> >>>>
> >>>>Anne
> >>>
> >>>I have AC97 on-board running and it uses  snd-via82xx as the driver
> >>>Mine does not work either except I can play the CD with grip, not xmms.
> >>>Sorry not much help.
> >>
> >>Might be a route worth following - had a look at grip, and at least it
> >>recognises the CD and gives me a track listing, which is more than I get
> >>from xmms. Still no sound though....
> >>
> >>You've told us your driver. What sound card does MCC say you have, and
> >>how did you get it there?
> >
> > It says my sound card is VIA Technologies VT8233.  I did not have to do
> > anything, it was autodetected on install. Have you perchance checked the
> > bios to see if the onboard sound is set to auto and not disabled? Just
> > fumbling in the dark with that, cause I do not recall if you said you had
> > made sure it was turned on. HTH
>
> Nobody has mentioned bios yet...how do I check it, and how do I change
> it if wrong?
It all depends on the computer you have. 

Warning, it could be dangerous to play with your BIOS, if you do not know what 
specific parameter does do not change it. 

All following is for DESKTOP ONLY, laptop is an other story.

Right after rebooting your PC press on of the following buttons.
Not always true.
F1- IBM; HP
F10 - DELL
ESC - Old Gateway
F2 - PakardBell

Look for a message that say Press <some button> to access setup
You will get insight BIOS settings. BIOS stands for - basic input output 
system. It's looks like nc or mc. Usually, but not all ways, arrows will move 
you through the system. Usually, but not always, on board sound is turned 
off/on in advance menu under pci devices. It is a good idea to reference 
documentation of your motherboard.   
  
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