Originally Posted by
Background Noise
Without the speakers do you get ANY system sounds? I think sounds is in control panel/sounds and audio and then the sounds tab. Highlight an event, then click the 'play' (triangle) button.
You probably need a driver or 2 for the motherboard. Have you gone through a windows update cycle, that usually highlights drivers missing from your setup. There's a fairly generic driver called something like AC97.
Yes I have tried those sounds and they dont play either. AC97 is the driver that is installed at the moment as Im sure thats what it was before. Windows itself is fully up to date.