Audio/ Sound Problems

[Erica]

I installed a new soundcard and its drivers and my
computer detects it in Device Manager but when i try to
play a sound it doesn't work it says that no soundcard is
installed. So i went to Audio/Sounds menu in control panel
and it says that no Audio Device is installed. When i
selected the Hardware tab in Audio Sounds it shows all my
sound devices. But the Volume and Audio tabs don't show
anything. So my question is how do i make it(Sounds/Audio
Menu) detect my soundcard? (Just in case it is a
SoundBlaster 16 PCI card.) Thanks.

 

[Jake]

-----Original Message-----
I installed a new soundcard and its drivers and my
computer detects it in Device Manager but when i try to
play a sound it doesn't work it says that no soundcard is
installed. So i went to Audio/Sounds menu in control panel
and it says that no Audio Device is installed. When i
selected the Hardware tab in Audio Sounds it shows all my
sound devices. But the Volume and Audio tabs don't show
anything. So my question is how do i make it (Sounds/Audio
Menu) detect my soundcard? (Just in case it is a
SoundBlaster 16 PCI card.) Thanks.

.
Did the Sound card come with an install CD? If Yes, use

it to install the card. If not, you'll probably have to
go to the manufacturers website to download the latest XP
drivers for it.

 

[Erica]

i already installed the drivers for it the drivers show
up. the computer detects (in Add Hardware and Device
Manager) them but my Audio menu (in control panel) doesn't
say i have a soundcard. I already went to bios to make
sure the soundcard showed -up and everything its there but
nothing happens.