No onboard sound...

[IntegraGSR]

I've lately installed Windows XP on my new build, AMD 1700+ and ASUS A7N266-VM motherboard, 256MB Crucial RAM, GeForce4MX.

I have no sound at all, using the onboard sound. I've installed driver after driver, it all says its working, no problems, except I get no sound. The computer is hooked up to my stereo, which is tested and has worked on an older computer perfectly.

Is there a jumper problem here? ASUS didn't document my last problem (Chassis Intrusion) because my motherboard came with a few jumpers missing. Could I be missing a set of jumpers somewhere on this thing? There's no setting in the BIOS to enable/disable sound, so it has to be a hardware thing.

I've searched mulitple forums for the same problem...no dice.

Thanks!

[Redo40]

Actually the bios does have one setting for audio. Look under Advanced/scroll down to Chip Configuration/ make sure MCP Audio Controller is set to Auto.

Also, have you tried installing the drivers manually? Instead of using the cd menu.

Looking at the manual, I can't see any jumpers for the sound, but like you said, it may not be documented.

[ktkendall]

I would probably go with a pair of cheap speakers for troubleshooting purposes. Do you get the little volume speaker thingy down in the systray?? And can U adjust sound volume?? Sounds like U can so it thinks it is outputting sound, I wonder if your cable is in the correct output jack, maybe the colors are different on this board, isn't standard sound output jack usually the green one?? Maybe it's different on this board...

[IntegraGSR]

I'll try another set of speakers, and all volumes are up.

I've done the sound test procedure, where I play an mp3 and plug it into each port to test. The documentation says its the top one, but I am at work so I can't test it right now.

[jeresimo]

You are using your home stereo for your PC sound, what option did you choose in the Speaker Set Up page of your NVDIA Software:

Dolby® Surround Encoding
Enables audio to be encoded for playback on home theater receivers (using analog stereo outputs only) ?
or
Dolby® Digital Encoding
Enables audio to be encoded for playback on 5.1 home theater receivers (using digital SPDIF output only) ?

[IntegraGSR]

Originally posted by jeresimo You are using your home stereo for your PC sound, what option did you choose in the Speaker Set Up page of your NVDIA Software: Dolby® Surround Encoding Enables audio to be encoded for playback on home theater receivers (using analog stereo outputs only) ? or Dolby® Digital Encoding Enables audio to be encoded for playback on 5.1 home theater receivers (using digital SPDIF output only) ?

I am using the first one, analog output. This still baffles me.

[IntegraGSR]

Argh why do I always have the weirdest, most undocumented problems...so many pointless searches.

I remembered I also installed the digital audio PCI device that came with the motherboard, and I have since disconnected it, because I want analog sound. Of course it still isn't working, so I might just have to take a loss and get a cheap sound card and pass up on the really nice onboard I have...

I'll keep searching I guess.

[IntegraGSR]

Using the NVIDIA nForce Control Panel, music is definitely playing, the bars showing volume control immedately being to peak out and bounce as if there was music. They come out of the 4 speaker setup I have set, rear left/right, and right/left.

I have Analog Output checked and Digital Output unchecked, so sound should NOT go through the digital output.

When I turn off the music, the volume levels drop off, however, the Left and Right speakers still bounce about quarter way up. Turning "Line In" off, they immediately drop off and all is silent (to the computer, anyway). I know that speakers can double as weak microphones, however, it is plugged into the Line Out, not Line In. They also bounce when I have CD Audio or SPDIF selected, instead of Line In.

What in the world?

[IntegraGSR]

Also I have noticed that other computer do a full "beeep!" when starting up, as a normal startup. Mine is interrupted, as if it goes "blip!" instead of the normal "beep!". I don't know if it has anything to do with it or not.

[ktkendall]

Originally posted by IntegraGSR Also I have noticed that other computer do a full "beeep!" when starting up, as a normal startup. Mine is interrupted, as if it goes "blip!" instead of the normal "beep!". I don't know if it has anything to do with it or not.

I think those startup beeps come from your PC speaker that is connected right to the motherboard....

[IntegraGSR]

Yes, it's the standard POST beep, it just sounds short. I guess I should have posted this in the Assembly forum, as this has to be a hardware problem.

Thanks!