I think my computer hates me

[Guest]

For the past few days my computer has had no sound. It fairly new about two
weeks old. I just woke up one day and there was no sound when I started it
up. I tried all the basic stuff like rebooting checking connections, etc..
but no luck. I asked around the discussion boards here and tried some of
their advice but still no luck. Finally I got desperate and reinstalled
Windows XP (wanted to do this anyone since I was having lots of other minor
annoyances with Vista) and still nothing. Finally after connecting the
speakers to the front headphone jack I got sound out of the left speaker. So
the next day I went out and spent 30 bucks on a new sound card. But after I
got it home and started up the computer to try and disable the sound card on
the motherboard to install the new one the sound suddenly came back. Now I
get sound out of the front headphone jack (speakers are currently connected
to it.) and sound out of the right side if I connect to the back jacks. But
basically it looks like I wasted 30 bucks on a sound card. Has anyone else
ever had this kind of thing happen to them?

 

[Ghostrider]

For the past few days my computer has had no sound. It fairly new about two
weeks old. I just woke up one day and there was no sound when I started it
up. I tried all the basic stuff like rebooting checking connections, etc..
but no luck. I asked around the discussion boards here and tried some of
their advice but still no luck. Finally I got desperate and reinstalled
Windows XP (wanted to do this anyone since I was having lots of other minor
annoyances with Vista) and still nothing. Finally after connecting the
speakers to the front headphone jack I got sound out of the left speaker. So
the next day I went out and spent 30 bucks on a new sound card. But after I
got it home and started up the computer to try and disable the sound card on
the motherboard to install the new one the sound suddenly came back. Now I
get sound out of the front headphone jack (speakers are currently connected
to it.) and sound out of the right side if I connect to the back jacks. But
basically it looks like I wasted 30 bucks on a sound card. Has anyone else
ever had this kind of thing happen to them?

For a fairly new computer, it must certainly be under some sort of warranty.
Why not have the seller sort out the problem? More often than not, the loss
of sound ranges, in order of fault, the wiring and connector between the
speaker and the computer [or sound card], changes in configuration of the
sound card due to installation of an application (usually a game).

 

[Elmo]

For the past few days my computer has had no sound. It fairly new about two
weeks old. I just woke up one day and there was no sound when I started it
up. I tried all the basic stuff like rebooting checking connections, etc..
but no luck. I asked around the discussion boards here and tried some of
their advice but still no luck. Finally I got desperate and reinstalled
Windows XP (wanted to do this anyone since I was having lots of other minor
annoyances with Vista) and still nothing. Finally after connecting the
speakers to the front headphone jack I got sound out of the left speaker. So
the next day I went out and spent 30 bucks on a new sound card. But after I
got it home and started up the computer to try and disable the sound card on
the motherboard to install the new one the sound suddenly came back. Now I
get sound out of the front headphone jack (speakers are currently connected
to it.) and sound out of the right side if I connect to the back jacks. But
basically it looks like I wasted 30 bucks on a sound card. Has anyone else
ever had this kind of thing happen to them?

Even without an extended warranty you should be able to take it back.

 

[Guest]

Well I bought it back on the 10th from circuit city and the reciept (I still
have it) says they have a 14 day return policy on computers. Plus I
uninstalled the Vista software it came with and installed XP so doesn't that
void it out?

 

[Elmo]

Well I bought it back on the 10th from circuit city and the reciept (I still
have it) says they have a 14 day return policy on computers. Plus I
uninstalled the Vista software it came with and installed XP so doesn't that
void it out?

The factory/company should give better than a 14 day return, or repair
policy.. If you're going to send it in as a return, or for repair,
reinstall Vista first.

Either way, I'm just trying to offer suggestions.. if you have specific
question, I'll try to answer that too.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

Plus I uninstalled the Vista software it came with and installed XP
so doesn't that void it out?

Most certainly does