If you are using an external card and it works, there is a 90% chance the old sound card is fried. You don’t need to do further testing. Unless you need some exotic $200 sound card, you can get one for as low as $20. Microcenter or Fry’s or even Directron probably has one.
You’ll have to unhook the computer anyway to take it to the repair guy, you might as well turn a couple more screws and take the cover off yourself. Pull the old one and drop the new on in its place. 73, Ron, K5HM <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <http://www.qrz.com/db/k5hm> www.qrz.com/db/k5hm Excelsior! From: BVARC <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Martin Blaise via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 10:23 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> Cc: Martin Blaise <[email protected]>; Jimmy Vance <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Anyone have equipment to check a computer sound card Headphones do not produce sound. Have done all tests with speakers and drivers etc but never was able to get sound to work. I am currently using an external USB sound card but I really need to free up. Honestly I have done all I can. I need someone who could investigate. I can take it to the computer repair shop and pay $50 to $100 to get it fixed or I can buy a refurbished dell 660 Inspiron for $150 to $200 but then you have the issue of copying everything from one computer to the other and having to redo tqsl and lotw etc so I think my best option might be the repair, I have run at least a dozen troubleshooting tests. I am not experienced enough to work on testing a sound card that is embedded in the mother board. The other issue is that the dxpeditions are running Fox and hound mode and it requires a cat cable. I have one but can’t use with an external sound card plugged into the USB port. So basically it means unless I get the internal sound to work I will not be able to work any dx stations on ft8 and jt65 without being able to use that cat cable. That’s about it thanks On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 6:37 PM Jimmy Vance via BVARC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: If I recall you took a power hit or a lightning strike some time back. What have you done so far to troubleshoot? Have you tried plugging in different speakers and headphones? Why do you think you need to get inside the case to test? On 4/1/2019 5:20 PM, Martin Blaise via BVARC wrote: Do any of you out there do any computer repair? I need to know why the sound is not working but I have tried many tests it will have to involve someone who can go inside the tower. _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list Radio,Radio,Radio We are a radio Club! Talk it up! On the air about every event, every meeting, every net, every time, talk about the club, ham fests, events and people. [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Message delivered to [email protected] _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list Radio,Radio,Radio We are a radio Club! Talk it up! On the air about every event, every meeting, every net, every time, talk about the club, ham fests, events and people. [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Message delivered to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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