The ESS Solo-1 PCI AudioDrive shows enabled and active
The Wave device for voice modem shows enabled and active.
When I start the computer, I can hear the speakers turn on.
The speaker's red light is on.
I can't hear music thru headphones when I put in a CD.
I can't hear video clips when I download them from a web site.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks

You might want to check the following

1. Your window volume setting
2. Your default program that controls the sound output. I had exactly the same problems before and found out that I made a mistake by selecting an option that route all sound signals as "digital" output. Since audible signals must be analog, I could not get any sound from neither my speakers nor headphones until I found the cause.

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by chanant:
You might want to check the following

1. Your window volume setting
2. Your default program that controls the sound output. I had exactly the same problems before and found out that I made a mistake by selecting an option that route all sound signals as "digital" output. Since audible signals must be analog, I could not get any sound from neither my speakers nor headphones until I found the cause.

1. Window control settings are ok
2.default program that controls the sound output doesnt have digital checked.
Under Device Mgr for System Speaker:
shows VMM32.vxd (CONFIGMG.vxd) for driver--I wonder if this is the correct driver??
Also shows also no conflicts on resources.

[This message has been edited by ip27g (edited 02-01-2002).]

Did this all happen in a sudden or did you install something that may have caused a conflict? Have you reinstall the device driver to make sure it is not corrupted? Need to know more background info.

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Have you installed the sound drivers for your on board audio. The drivers should be on the CD-ROM that came with your motherboard maybe in a folder named sound.

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[This message has been edited by rond36 (edited 02-02-2002).]

OK, to make a long story short--my modem died. I had trouble with the install due to conflicts, so they told "moved a pin on the modem" & told me to install it to a different port. At that time I did but also had to change some Basic cong. settings to get modem to work so no IRQ conflicts.
I see that the device mgr/system/speaker doesnt show a IRQ. Should it?

LPT 1 shows IRQ 7 and Basic config 0000
COM 1 shows IRQ 3 and Bsic confg. 0000
CoM 2 shows IRQ 4 and Basic config 0001
Com 3 shows IRQ 4 and Basic config 4
Com 4 shows for modem IRQ 11

As you can see, I know very little about computers---only enough to be dangerous. Sorry. I did finally get the modem installed but probably turned off the speakers in the process.

The short answer is YES - your sound card or whatever SHOULD have its own IRQ reserved for it (eg. Soundblasters typically use IRQ 5).

The list of IRQ assignments seem a little strange to me - I thought that (normally) COM1+COM3 and COM2+COM4 usually shared IRQs? Or it might be COM1+COM2? Anyways, the point is that normally this is the reason why installing Internal modems is a pain in PC without a Ps2 mouse. Sounds like you have already "gone down this path". ;-)?

I'd doublecheck that you set the jumpers onn the modem AND your sound card correctly - and that they match what's defined under your OS.



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I guess my memory of IRQs wasn't that far off (i.e. COM1+2, COM3+4 sharing interrupts)! I suggest you check this link, which is one of the PC Guide info pages on IRQs, and gives a nice summary of typical IRQ settings:
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/res/irq/func.htm

Note in particular the limited number of IRQs that are OPEN. Also, that IRQ 11 is typically used for video and has very high priority. I'm not sure if you'd want to bog down your system by placing a slow device like a modem on this location!

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ip27g,

PCI devices by their very nature are designed to share IRQs for the very reason someone earlier mentioned...there are a limited number.

Some however are more resource hungry than others and do well when left alone to their own devices(Oh, that was punishing! http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif )

What I would suggest is to head into SAFE MODE>MY COMPUTER (right click) PROPERTIES>DEVICE MANAGER>SOUND,VIDEO,GAME CONTROLLERS. Highlight all instances of your SOUND CARD and click REMOVE.

Reboot and let Windows find the Sound Card. If you have updated Drivers follow the procedure to install...if you want to use the Drivers found on the CD-ROM included with your MB then point Windows in that direction.

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