audio recording trouble

[gleplae]

Hi,

I am having problems recording sound onto my computer via the microphone. I have tried using sound recorder to test the microphone and get nothing when I playback, I have also tried to access the volume control under sound recording in the multimedia and sound properties menu and it informs me that there is a problem with the sound hardware and it may be necessary to install mixer devices using the hardware installation wizard in the control panel. I am not sure what this message means and if the mike I am using is faulty or what. I attempted reinstalling the audio drives without any luck and the chipset is nVIDIA nFORCE2 400.

[TwoRails]

Completely remove all the sound card drivers and utilities and reinstall again. You may want to check the manufacture's site for the lastest ones. You can use a little cassette recorder to test the mic.