Windows 7 Forums


Reply
Thread Tools

Please help! No sound device installed on Windows 7!!! Sound and webcam doesn't

 
 
TrainableMan TrainableMan is offline
^ The World's First ^
TrainableMan's Avatar
Join Date: May 2010
Location: PA, USA
Posts: 6,438
Thanked: 1221
 
      05-23-2012
In any other sections of device manager do you have a yellow warning indicating something is not working properly?

Unless you are missing a controller driver I can not think of a reason your sound card would not be detected other than actual physical damage, which is a possibility.
 
Reply With Quote
 
 
 
 
annalena annalena is offline
New Member
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 7
Thanked: 0
 
      05-23-2012
No I don't have any yellow warnings. Missing a controller driver? What can I do about it? Can I somehow take in and out the sound card? Would that help? Where is it placed?
 
Reply With Quote
 
 
 
 
Shintaro Shintaro is offline
Established Member
Shintaro's Avatar
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 1,232
Thanked: 147
Send a message via MSN to Shintaro
 
      05-23-2012
What happens when you "Scan for hardware changes"

It is in Device MAnager -> Action -> "Scan for hardware changes"
 
Reply With Quote
 
annalena annalena is offline
New Member
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 7
Thanked: 0
 
      05-23-2012
Nothing happens when I scan for hardware changes :/
 
Reply With Quote
 
TrainableMan TrainableMan is offline
^ The World's First ^
TrainableMan's Avatar
Join Date: May 2010
Location: PA, USA
Posts: 6,438
Thanked: 1221
 
      05-23-2012
In a notebook (and in most desktops these days) the controllers and sound card are integrated onto the motherboard. The only reason I hoped it might be missing a controller driver is because that is the only non-hardware failure reason I could think of as to why it wouldn't see the sound card.

Do you have any restore points prior to when it failed? If you have an old restore point I would try that. If you have a W7 Install DVD or restore disk I would run the repair option. And if none of that helped, which I suspect it won't, then I would back up my data to an external HD with Windows Easy Transfer and then I would take one last try with a full install. I truly suspect your computer is physically damaged and none of this will fix it but I would try it before I absolutely gave up.

Sorry, that's the best that comes to mind. Maybe somebody else will come along with another idea.
 
Reply With Quote
 
 
 
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Sound & Webcam issues A1iB Drivers 5 11-19-2012 10:44 PM
office not installed but installed hjansen@iprimus.com.au Windows 7 Support 3 07-20-2012 07:13 AM
No Audio output device is installed. holland Windows 7 Support 9 05-03-2012 08:44 PM
No Audio Output Device is Installed and no Sound,video and controllers tab in the Dev sozkey Drivers 52 07-28-2011 02:18 AM
No audio Output device is installed on Vaio Gattozzzzz Hardware 2 04-12-2010 04:57 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 09:39 AM.
W7Forums is an independent website and is not affiliated with Microsoft Corporation.