Move the sound card in another PCI slot.
Michael

"Colin J" <cmj763@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I have checked other similar questions but my problem does not seem to
>match others particularly.
>
> I cannot hear sounds!
>
> I have XP Home, SP2 all updates, and Creative Audigy ZD2 soundcard, I
> think I have latest drivers etc. I can "just" hear sounds from the
> computer speaker! When I boot up, the welcome sounds seem to briefly come
> from the loudspeakers, then stop, then revert to computer speaker only. I
> have tried the software with the package "Creative diagnostic" and it said
> that it could find no soundcard!!, and suggested taking it out, and
> putting it back in, which I duly did, with no luck! The soundcard is on
> the device manager, and on Aida software. there are no mute buttons on the
> volume control. the only thing I "may" have done, was put in a new
> wireless card, but that should not interfere.
>
> Any ideas please, and if more information required please ask.
>
> Thanks
>
> Colin