I was listening to some music on my pc when all of a sudden with a big thud the sound died. I was using two speakers and a subwoofer, directly connected to my pc. Additionally my pc was hooked up to my stereo, which is in its turn connected to two more speakers.

All I can here now is some strange random static. Is it possible that I blew up my sound card? Shouldn't I have connected two different sound systems to my pc?

I'm using Realtek HD Audio connected to an internal bus.

I hve just experiance very Simmular problem;

I have a two year old 5.1 Creative p5800 speaker system.
I linked up via an audo mixer which feeds from my laptop, TV, and radio.
(This has been the case for over a year now)

I was just watching the move with a video through the TV, and suddenly all the sound stoped.

I still have audio from the mixer,
and when I plug hedphones into the jack on teh creative speaker syetem volume remote I still get sound.

What could posibly be wrong? Is there a way I could fix it?

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I had no bang though. - I think its more likely to be the speakers in your case mhs.

Is it one on them system where everything connects to the woffer?

I'll let you know If I manage to resolve y prob....they may be the same kindof. (besides I have no sound either.

Prehaps you could try plugging some other speakers or headphones into the sound card?

If It's not broken, Don't fix it!

It's definitely not my speakers. My stereo works if I play a cd, but I hear the static again when I hook it up to my pc.

It can only be my soundcard.

Ok, If its any help. I have managed to fix my system.
I opened up the subwoffer, filldled with the fuse on the curcit board, blowed dussd, wiggled the paneel (this was in despear ofcourse) and put it back together. It now works! :)..I thought it was a bit odd, becuase there was no noise at all.

Your problem sounds slightly more like something has blown (obviousaly). When it happened were you playing the music excceptionally loud?
I would be interest to know wheather you can still hear anyhting when you plug some other speakers/ headphone s into the soud card (and obviousally it would help you to diognose exactly what part of the ystem as at fault.

If It's not broken, Don't fix it!

I've tried plugging headphones into the soundcard, but that doesn't give me any sound either.

I wasn't playing the music exceptionally loud, but as I said I did hook up two different systems using a splitter plug. It's always hooked up this way, but I almost never used both systems at once. I guess that was a little bit too much for my soundcard.

I had the exact same problem last week! Boom! no sound. I plugged my Logitechs into another stereo; sound works. I went crazy, thinking my SB Live! had died; I even got so far as to almost buying a new sound board.

Decided to give it one more try. I couldn't find the manual for my SB at first so I went online , trying to find the page that shows which jack is what on the SB. Good luck! But then I found my manual, and discovered that I had plugged the speakers into the rear speaker jack. Duh. I had also rechecked MANY settings in the system. When I moved the speaker cable over to the true Line Out, BOOM! Sound! And of course, the volume, by this time, had been cranked all the way up! Surprise! LOL

Ok, now I had sound. But the funny thing was, yesteday when I went to copy some vinyl LP's, same thing. This time I clicked on the speaker down in my system tray, and brought up the mixer and sure enough, Line Out was muted. I didn't do it, I swear. But unMuting it brought the sound back. I am wondering if there is something in the software that does this, for whatever reason? Anyway, now I know what to do when it happens. It's aggravating!

Good luck.

Bob

A positive attitude won't solve all your problems, but it will annoy just enough people to be worth the effort.

Look in Device Manager to see if there is an indication of problems with the sound device. You may want to try removing it, rebooting and letting Windows re-install it.

If what OtheHill says comes true, and it says it has conflict or whtever, its prberbly most likely not worth bothering unless you know lots about electronics! - My opinion anyway!

If It's not broken, Don't fix it!

According to Device Manager everything should work properly. I've also tried installing the latest Realtek HD Audio driver without effect.

I guess there's only one conclusion left...

:(:(

guess so...

If It's not broken, Don't fix it!

Did you try removing it and rebooting?