Thread: Sound card appears to be dead?

now, may hardware issue rather *buntu one. apologies if case.

on motherboard (note not sound card), there several sound outlets. 2 @ front (headphones , mic) , several @ (your usual setup people decent speaker setup - orange, blue, black, pink - use green one).

yesterday removed sound jack rear sound outlets install ethernet cable, , replaced it.there unusual noise, , plastic cap surrounds jack opening fell off. isn't surprising, it's second-hand pc bought school. did job okay far.

sound (obviously) proceeded not work. thought this, , came conclusion should work @ front. plugged speakers headphone socket instead, still didn't work.

now, questions. have several options:

1) try , find out why front outputs aren't working either. guys can suggest helpful. i've run debian, ubuntu, , windows, none of them pick anymore. guess it's borked along rest of sound section. can see if it's still living software or whatever?

2) have spare sound card. problem is, it's unusual 1 2002, , highly doubt works anything. couldn't find drivers online, starters. should bother putting 1 in?

3) give bad job. don't need sound, nice.

suggestions, people.

first off, give alsa info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/audio/alsainfo

try retasking 1 of other rear jacks line out: http://voices.canonical.com/david.he...eadphone-jack/

front audio connection, check obvious. plugged mobo?

2) have spare sound card. should bother putting 1 in?

it depends on kind of card (more info needed). know lot of sound cards had era still had custom power plugs , wouldn't work modern psu.

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