How to repair or fix Computer Desktop, PC, Laptop, Netbook or Notebook With No Sound.

Hey Guys, Today I am going to share with you my way on how to fix a computer with no sound or audio coming out from speaker or headset the easiest way possible. This method will also work on PC, Desktop, Netbook or Laptop.

Here are the steps below to fix sound problem in your computer.

Step 1. 

Identify the problem if it is in your windows driver, speaker or in your headset.

How to identify a problem if no sound is heard from a speaker or headset?

Try your speaker or headset plug into a known good audio source like your cellphone. And, if you hear an audio or sound coming out from your speaker or headset this probe that your headset or speaker is working properly. 

What if my headset or speakers is defective?

Replace the headset or speaker, and test it again.

You replace the headset or speakers nothing happens still no sound or audio can be heard. Continue to step 2.

Step 2.

Now you probe that the computer has a sound problem related to software. 

What if my audio or sound chip is defective? 

In my experience 77% of no sound or audio coming out from computer is software problem. .5% is on defective chip, .5% is CMOS or bios related, 1% device conflict, 1% broken audio port (jack) and 20% defective speaker or headset.

What are the causes of no audio or sound coming out from speakers?

A. Newly installed software conflict with your audio device. 

B. Not installed audio or sound driver.

C. Unnoticed disabled audio device in control panel or in device manager or in BIOS. 

D. Broken headset or speakers.
E. Defective audio port/jack.

Lets say you already identify the problem. The problem is in audio or sound driver. 

Step 3.

First Identify what operating system or its type is installed in your computer. 

Example: Windows 7 64 Bit, Windows 8.1 64 Bit or Windows 10 64 Bit.

How to identify what type of windows was installed in your computer?

Step 4.

Identifying the sound card or audio card chip in your computer motherboard.

How to identify sound card driver for your audio chip in your motherboard?

Step 5.

Downloading the sound card driver.

How to download sound driver for your audio device?

Example you are looking a driver for Realtek ALC887 codec for GIGABYTE F2A68HM-S1 motherboard. 

You can search for the brand and model no. of your audio chip in Google Search Box.

You can type in: GIGABYTE F2A68HM-S1 or Realtek ALC887 driver.

Where to download this Realtek ALC887 driver?

A. GIGABYTE Website.
By typing in "GIGABYTE F2A68HM-S1" in google search box. Google search will give you search results of Gigabyte Website with a link page on Gigabyte F2A68HM-S1 motherboard. And, you will find the driver for this audio device or other device driver which usually located in support tab of the said motherboard in the Gigabyte Website. Where you are required to input the operating system type and its architecture. 

Example: Windows 7 64 Bit. You must specify the correct Windows Operating System in order for device driver to work properly.

B. REALTEK Website.

C. Other websites that offer driver for your device.

Note: The motherboard website offers the best driver for its built-in devices.

Step 6.

Downloading and installing the driver. Make it sure that there were no errors found during installation. The downloaded file usually comes in .exe or .zip file format.

What if there were errors while installing the driver?
Maybe your downloaded file does not match with your device. Try downloading different version of the file. Double check the windows type installed on your computer.

Step 7.

Testing your computer if problem is fixed. Plug in a known good speaker or headset in your computer.

What if the sound problem is not fixed?

Go back to "How to identify sound or audio chip in your motherboard?"section. Perhaps you did not identify the sound device properly. Also, you have to download from motherboard website the audio device driver. 

What if there is no driver for the Operating System that I have in the motherboard website?

You can go to REALTEK Website for the driver if your audio chip is Realtek. 

What if all method in installing the audio device driver fails?

A. You can use different sound card that uses PCI or PCI-E port.

B. You can also plug USB Sound card on your Laptop or Desktop PC.

C. You can use headset with audio device on it. This headset works in USB connection. 

These sound cards or devices in mentioned above comes with installer or usually plug n play devices.

Step 8.

 Alternative or other way of installing sound card and other device driver in your computer.

What if there is an easiest way of installing drivers in our computer? 

You might like to download this tool.

You can check their website here: DriverPack Solution.

There are ways to run DriverPack Solution.

Option 1: You can click "Install all required drivers" button on their main page.

Warning: This method may download other unnecessary start-up file on your computer like update your driver. You can remove the file using msconfig.exe, see below how to modify your startup files. You can also remove the file by uninstalling it in Defaults Programs section in Control Panel.

For Windows 10 startup files modification using Task Manager or msconfig.exe: click here.

For Windows 7 startup files modification using msconfig.exe: click here.

Option 2: Download "DriverPack Offline Full" but the file size is 17 GB.

I used it most of the time but it takes time to download the large file from the website.

What is good about it? DriverPack is free of charge.

Note: Sometimes DriverPack does not have the files for your device, you are required to update to a newer version or may try the above steps to install your device driver.

Hope this will solve your driver problem in most devices not only in sound card driver.

Thank you for reading this post!

Last modified: 10-14-2019