Dan said:
I have a micropohone that wont work. I have tried the microphone on my other
computer and it works fine, but it will not work on this computer. My sound
& audio settings show that it is set up to use SoundMAX, but i cannot find
this anywhere on my computer.
Any help as to how i can get this working would be appreciated.
Thanks
Dan
Check under Volume Control (the little speaker icon in your tray, or
Start > Run > sndvol32). Make sure your mic volume isn't muted or
turned down really low. Likely that's the problem. If not, something's
up; keep reading.
If you have more than one audio device on your computer (like an add-in
sound card and onboard sound), make sure you're plugging it into the
right mic jack.
Also disable any sound devices that you're not using. Example: If you
have an add-in audio card (one that goes in a PCI/PCI-X/ISA slot or a
USB/FireWire port), disable your motherboard's built-in sound in the
BIOS (if you have it). Likewise, if you're using your motherboard's
built-in sound devices, take out the PCI/PCI-X/ISA/USB/FireWire card.
You may think that twice the sound cards makes for twice the fun, but
that's just twice as many headaches.
If possible, get another mic and test your audio device's connection.
It's rare, but you may even have broken your mic jack somehow.
