no sound

[cloud7]

hi i have just reinstalled windows xp i hvae installed the sound drivers for realtek 97 off the mobo cd but i am gettin no sound?

[kram 2.0]

What motherboard do your have? Have you checked the Windows Sound Properties? Are your speakers known-working?

kram

[cloud7]

its a asus A8N-SLI premium board , i have plugged my usb headset in to the usb ports on the front and can get audio but not ftom any speakers. i have tried 2 diffrent set off speakers as well

[Cricket]

Which port are you plugging the speakers into?

Are you using powered speakers?

:) Cricket

[cloud7]

yeah im usin powered speakers pluged it into the pink and green ports

[Cricket]

Is the on-board audio enabled in the BIOS?

:) Cricket

[cloud7]

yeah i checked that :) i can get sound from my headphones plugged into the usb at the front of computer is it likely that the sound jacks have stopped workin? as i have tried 2 diffrent speakers and got no sound??

[glc]

USB uses codecs and bypasses the sound card. Your sound card is not working, if it's enabled in the bios you have a bad driver, you are not using the correct jacks, or a setting is wrong in its control panel.