On Saturday 08 May 2010 04:05:55 Bob van der Poel wrote: > I've got 2 dead sound devices and am wondering if there is any way to > determine if the death is complete or a software issue? > > 1. My Audiophile 2496 has been working for years in my computer. A few > months ago it just stopped. At the time I figured it was a software > upgrade issue with pulseaudio, etc. so I pulled the card and ran with > the on-board sound on my Asus motherboard. Didn't sound wonderful, but > not to bad ... and I really did intend to upgrade the software "real > soon" so I just lived with it. Until today... > > 2. the on board sound on the Asus MB decided that "white noise" was > much more appreciated by me than the Ornette Coleman which I was > playing. Okay, it might be right ... but several reboots later it was > still insisting on static. > > So, I reinstalled the 2496 but it refuses to output anything. Even > tried with the envy24control program and was unable to get any bars to > show any activity. > > Ended up by installing a cheap soundblaster card from the bottom of my > junk box. It's playing right now, and it's not great, but not really > awful. > > So, any way to see if either the on board or the 2496 has any life left in > them? If any of the proposed software-fixes do not help, check the main-board and the 2496 for blown up capacitors. Normally all should be cylinder-like with flat bottom and top. If any have a round bottom and/or top, they are bad. The more blown capacitors there are on the motherboard, the worse the supplied power becomes, the more capacitors blow... Have fun, Arnold
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