How to identify a laptop sound card after opening a laptop?

Stuckfree · Mar 22, 2013

wither 3 · Mar 22, 2013

If you have a soundcard, it would be identified in the Device Manager.

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding.

Allan D · Mar 22, 2013

Hello Stuckfree,

As Wither3 has said, if there is a sound card in the system, it would be listed in Device Manager under Sounds. Following are the ways to open Device Manager in different OS:
Click here is Windows Vista.
Click here if Windows XP.

In case you want to physically look at the sound card present in the system, I would request you to help us with the brand and model number of the computer.

Please write back for further queries.

Stuckfree · Mar 22, 2013

If you have a soundcard, it would be identified in the Device Manager.

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding.

Yeah, you are right. If there is a sound card will be listed in device manager and also i can hear come out from my sound.

I may not explained well, O.K actually i mean to identify any sound card not matter of it's brand after open a laptop case physically.

wither 3 · Mar 22, 2013

A sound card would look like a miniature graphics card. It would also likely have three input/output connections which would be in addition to those for your onboard audio.

You can look up the model of your HP and see how it was configured.

Patonb · Mar 22, 2013

Not on a laptop, they are built onto the mainboard like a desktop mobo.

Only wifi cards and better gpus are built as cards that come in and out.

townsbg · Mar 23, 2013

Patonb said:
Not on a laptop, they are built onto the mainboard like a desktop mobo.

Only wifi cards and better gpus are built as cards that come in and out.

I agree with that statement but just look on the opposite side of the sound port.

wither 3 · Mar 23, 2013

I understand that most laptops have the sound card as part of the mobo, thus, my alluding to onboard audio. I don't know for sure, but I think you could probably also add a physical sound card to the mobo, if that option is supported.

Stuckfree · Mar 23, 2013

Patonb said:
Not on a laptop, they are built onto the mainboard like a desktop mobo.

Only wifi cards and better gpus are built as cards that come in and out.

Yeah the same in my case my laptop has a built-in sound card and GPU card, however i can identify a GPU card and don't know which part of mobo it the sound card.

In my scenario is not for my laptop only but in general laptop which i want be able to identify a sound or GPU card by just open a laptop case and see at the mobo.

townsbg · Mar 24, 2013

Well in general there probably isn't a sound card but it is integrated into the motherboard. See a card would imply that it is separate and can be removed correct? Unlike a desktop there usually aren't separate cards in laptops; that's one reason why I don't like them. Even with a desktop frequently the sound is build into the motherboard and either way with integrated parts there isn't much you can do with them.

Stuckfree · Mar 24, 2013

townsbg said:
Well in general there probably isn't a sound card but it is integrated into the motherboard. See a card would imply that it is separate and can be removed correct? Unlike a desktop there usually aren't separate cards in laptops; that's one reason why I don't like them. Even with a desktop frequently the sound is build into the motherboard and either way with integrated parts there isn't much you can do with them.

So you mean you don't have idea of how identify it, am i right?

townsbg · Mar 24, 2013

Not if it is built into the motherboard.

janicee · Mar 25, 2013

A sound card is look like most PCI devices expect on the back of the card, you will see some colored ports... Where you can connect speakers, microphones, etc... It assembles in the back of the desktop and mostly in front side of the laptop in a PCI slot and fixed into a bracket on the back side of the computer.

Stuckfree · Mar 25, 2013

townsbg said:
Well in general there probably isn't a sound card but it is integrated into the motherboard. See a card would imply that it is separate and can be removed correct? Unlike a desktop there usually aren't separate cards in laptops; that's one reason why I don't like them. Even with a desktop frequently the sound is build into the motherboard and either way with integrated parts there isn't much you can do with them.

Help please how to identify any sound card easily that is integrated into a laptop mobo.

townsbg · Mar 26, 2013

Just like I stated if it is built into the motherboard then there is no card just a bunch of chips. A card would imply something separate right? If so then there isn't anything separate. Why do you want to know? Do you have a problem? Perhaps if you explain the situation we can help. Have you looked inside your laptop? If so what do you see? Do you see any cards at all?

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