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Vista_32bit

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so i just got this new sound card. i installed it and disabled the integrated hd sound in the bios. my computer says the sound is working on the icon on the bottom left but the sound isn't actually playing on my speakers. please help
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    *Modified*Dell Inspiron 531s
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.3GHz
    Motherboard
    Dell RY206 0RY206
    Memory
    4GB Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400 DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX GeForce GTS 250
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer 5.1 Surround Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SE198WFP 19-inch Widescreen Flat-panel LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200RPM
    PSU
    LOGISYS 575W SLI Ready ATX12V
    Case
    Cooler Master CM 690
    Cooling
    2 120mm, 4 vents optional fans
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Notebook Mouse 3000
    Keyboard
    Dell Stock
    Internet Speed
    20 MB/s Down...2 MB/s Up
did you replug your cables? (unplug em from your motherboard's audio jacks and plugged em into your soundcard's audio jacks)

if you are using a frontpannel I/O module, did you remember to rewire the (internal) cables from your motherboard's connector(s) onto your soundcard's connectors?

Disabling your HD sound in bios doesn't necessary make it so your soundcard will work.
Check windows device manager and see what shows up there.
If you disabled your integrated HD sound in bios it should not show up in that list anymore. Check if your soundcard shows up and wether it shows as enabled/installed etc.

Did you install the drivers from the cd?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Me, myself and I
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E 8500
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q3 DELUXE
    Memory
    4x 1GB DDR3
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus GeForce 9800GTX+
    Sound Card
    SoundBlaster X-Fi X-treme gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung Syncmaster 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    1x 250gb SATA 4x 1TB SATA in RAID5
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 650Watt
    Case
    CoolerMaster 690
    Cooling
    4x 140mm, 3x 120mm, 1x 80mm casefans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Keyboard
    Razer Lycosa
    Internet Speed
    ADSL 12mbit/s
    Other Info
    My other OS is a Linux =)
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