Problem with Sound

I think, it could be a Windows problem, so I'm posting here...
I have Win 7 x64, which generally works fine. However, recently a sound
problem developed. Sometimes, after a boot up, there is no sound, while the
speaker icon in the notification area (next to the clock) looks normal. In
other instances, after the boot up, the speaker icon has red x, but sound is
working, or no sound. As I see it, when Win 7 is booting up, the sound
system either loads or not, and the speaker icon does not reflect the actual
state of the sound system. Most of the times, re-booting solves the problem.
May someone please help me to eliminate this problem.

--
Ilya Zeldes
Fort Myers, Florida

Have you installed the latest Win7 drivers from the sound card
manufacturer's web site?

"Ilya Zeldes" <> wrote in message
news:0FF38076-4CAF-4B61-9786-...
>I think, it could be a Windows problem, so I'm posting here...
> I have Win 7 x64, which generally works fine. However, recently a sound
> problem developed. Sometimes, after a boot up, there is no sound, while
> the speaker icon in the notification area (next to the clock) looks
> normal. In other instances, after the boot up, the speaker icon has red x,
> but sound is working, or no sound. As I see it, when Win 7 is booting up,
> the sound system either loads or not, and the speaker icon does not
> reflect the actual state of the sound system. Most of the times,
> re-booting solves the problem.
> May someone please help me to eliminate this problem.
>
> --
> Ilya Zeldes
> Fort Myers, Florida

I think this is a quirk in Win 7 and I don't know what causes it, but
occasionally my system has no sound upon boot up but if I click in the
speaker icon it seems to always come back. The same for the red x - if
I click on the speaker icon it goes away.



On 2010-05-28 13:58, Ilya Zeldes wrote:
> I think, it could be a Windows problem, so I'm posting here...
> I have Win 7 x64, which generally works fine. However, recently a sound
> problem developed. Sometimes, after a boot up, there is no sound, while
> the speaker icon in the notification area (next to the clock) looks
> normal. In other instances, after the boot up, the speaker icon has red
> x, but sound is working, or no sound. As I see it, when Win 7 is booting
> up, the sound system either loads or not, and the speaker icon does not
> reflect the actual state of the sound system. Most of the times,
> re-booting solves the problem.
> May someone please help me to eliminate this problem.
>

No, I did not. My Win 7 is just a few months old and came preinstalled with
this sound card... Before I do anything, I'd like to determine what causes
the problem...

Ilya

"Jerry" <> wrote in message
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> Have you installed the latest Win7 drivers from the sound card
> manufacturer's web site?
>
> "Ilya Zeldes" <> wrote in message
> news:0FF38076-4CAF-4B61-9786-...
>>I think, it could be a Windows problem, so I'm posting here...
>> I have Win 7 x64, which generally works fine. However, recently a sound
>> problem developed. Sometimes, after a boot up, there is no sound, while
>> the speaker icon in the notification area (next to the clock) looks
>> normal. In other instances, after the boot up, the speaker icon has red
>> x, but sound is working, or no sound. As I see it, when Win 7 is booting
>> up, the sound system either loads or not, and the speaker icon does not
>> reflect the actual state of the sound system. Most of the times,
>> re-booting solves the problem.
>> May someone please help me to eliminate this problem.
>>
>> --
>> Ilya Zeldes
>> Fort Myers, Florida
>
>

Well, in my case, nothing (clicking, adjusting, etc) helps. Only reboot...

Ilya

"Bobby Johnson" <> wrote in message
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> I think this is a quirk in Win 7 and I don't know what causes it, but
> occasionally my system has no sound upon boot up but if I click in the
> speaker icon it seems to always come back. The same for the red x - if I
> click on the speaker icon it goes away.
>
>
>
> On 2010-05-28 13:58, Ilya Zeldes wrote:
>> I think, it could be a Windows problem, so I'm posting here...
>> I have Win 7 x64, which generally works fine. However, recently a sound
>> problem developed. Sometimes, after a boot up, there is no sound, while
>> the speaker icon in the notification area (next to the clock) looks
>> normal. In other instances, after the boot up, the speaker icon has red
>> x, but sound is working, or no sound. As I see it, when Win 7 is booting
>> up, the sound system either loads or not, and the speaker icon does not
>> reflect the actual state of the sound system. Most of the times,
>> re-booting solves the problem.
>> May someone please help me to eliminate this problem.
>>

Ilya,
Does your PC have onboard audio or a sound card?
Carlos

"Ilya Zeldes" wrote:

> Well, in my case, nothing (clicking, adjusting, etc) helps. Only reboot...
>
> Ilya
>
> "Bobby Johnson" <> wrote in message
> news:O8vNe3p$...
> > I think this is a quirk in Win 7 and I don't know what causes it, but
> > occasionally my system has no sound upon boot up but if I click in the
> > speaker icon it seems to always come back. The same for the red x - if I
> > click on the speaker icon it goes away.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2010-05-28 13:58, Ilya Zeldes wrote:
> >> I think, it could be a Windows problem, so I'm posting here...
> >> I have Win 7 x64, which generally works fine. However, recently a sound
> >> problem developed. Sometimes, after a boot up, there is no sound, while
> >> the speaker icon in the notification area (next to the clock) looks
> >> normal. In other instances, after the boot up, the speaker icon has red
> >> x, but sound is working, or no sound. As I see it, when Win 7 is booting
> >> up, the sound system either loads or not, and the speaker icon does not
> >> reflect the actual state of the sound system. Most of the times,
> >> re-booting solves the problem.
> >> May someone please help me to eliminate this problem.
> >>
> .
>

Yes, Carlos, it's ATI High Definition Audio Device and VIA High Definition
Audio

Ilya

"Carlos" <> wrote in message
news:AA38446C-635E-40A7-8CFC-...
> Ilya,
> Does your PC have onboard audio or a sound card?
> Carlos
>
> "Ilya Zeldes" wrote:
>
>> Well, in my case, nothing (clicking, adjusting, etc) helps. Only
>> reboot...
>>
>> Ilya
>>
>> "Bobby Johnson" <> wrote in message
>> news:O8vNe3p$...
>> > I think this is a quirk in Win 7 and I don't know what causes it, but
>> > occasionally my system has no sound upon boot up but if I click in the
>> > speaker icon it seems to always come back. The same for the red x - if
>> > I
>> > click on the speaker icon it goes away.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 2010-05-28 13:58, Ilya Zeldes wrote:
>> >> I think, it could be a Windows problem, so I'm posting here...
>> >> I have Win 7 x64, which generally works fine. However, recently a
>> >> sound
>> >> problem developed. Sometimes, after a boot up, there is no sound,
>> >> while
>> >> the speaker icon in the notification area (next to the clock) looks
>> >> normal. In other instances, after the boot up, the speaker icon has
>> >> red
>> >> x, but sound is working, or no sound. As I see it, when Win 7 is
>> >> booting
>> >> up, the sound system either loads or not, and the speaker icon does
>> >> not
>> >> reflect the actual state of the sound system. Most of the times,
>> >> re-booting solves the problem.
>> >> May someone please help me to eliminate this problem.
>> >>
>> .
>>

Ilya,
Then I guess you have an ATI graphic card with ATI HDMI Audio and an onboard
VIA audio chipset.
Which of both devices are you using?
Carlos

"Ilya Zeldes" wrote:

> Yes, Carlos, it's ATI High Definition Audio Device and VIA High Definition
> Audio
>
> Ilya
>
> "Carlos" <> wrote in message
> news:AA38446C-635E-40A7-8CFC-...
> > Ilya,
> > Does your PC have onboard audio or a sound card?
> > Carlos
> >
> > "Ilya Zeldes" wrote:
> >
> >> Well, in my case, nothing (clicking, adjusting, etc) helps. Only
> >> reboot...
> >>
> >> Ilya
> >>
> >> "Bobby Johnson" <> wrote in message
> >> news:O8vNe3p$...
> >> > I think this is a quirk in Win 7 and I don't know what causes it, but
> >> > occasionally my system has no sound upon boot up but if I click in the
> >> > speaker icon it seems to always come back. The same for the red x - if
> >> > I
> >> > click on the speaker icon it goes away.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 2010-05-28 13:58, Ilya Zeldes wrote:
> >> >> I think, it could be a Windows problem, so I'm posting here...
> >> >> I have Win 7 x64, which generally works fine. However, recently a
> >> >> sound
> >> >> problem developed. Sometimes, after a boot up, there is no sound,
> >> >> while
> >> >> the speaker icon in the notification area (next to the clock) looks
> >> >> normal. In other instances, after the boot up, the speaker icon has
> >> >> red
> >> >> x, but sound is working, or no sound. As I see it, when Win 7 is
> >> >> booting
> >> >> up, the sound system either loads or not, and the speaker icon does
> >> >> not
> >> >> reflect the actual state of the sound system. Most of the times,
> >> >> re-booting solves the problem.
> >> >> May someone please help me to eliminate this problem.
> >> >>
> >> .
> >>

The fact Win7 is new means nothing if you have not yet updated the
manufacturer's drivers.

"Ilya Zeldes" <> wrote in message
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> No, I did not. My Win 7 is just a few months old and came preinstalled
> with this sound card... Before I do anything, I'd like to determine what
> causes the problem...
>
> Ilya
>
> "Jerry" <> wrote in message
> news:#okvxqp$...
>> Have you installed the latest Win7 drivers from the sound card
>> manufacturer's web site?
>>
>> "Ilya Zeldes" <> wrote in message
>> news:0FF38076-4CAF-4B61-9786-...
>>>I think, it could be a Windows problem, so I'm posting here...
>>> I have Win 7 x64, which generally works fine. However, recently a sound
>>> problem developed. Sometimes, after a boot up, there is no sound, while
>>> the speaker icon in the notification area (next to the clock) looks
>>> normal. In other instances, after the boot up, the speaker icon has red
>>> x, but sound is working, or no sound. As I see it, when Win 7 is booting
>>> up, the sound system either loads or not, and the speaker icon does not
>>> reflect the actual state of the sound system. Most of the times,
>>> re-booting solves the problem.
>>> May someone please help me to eliminate this problem.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ilya Zeldes
>>> Fort Myers, Florida
>>
>>

Carlos,

I use VIA High Definition Audio

Ilya


"Carlos" <> wrote in message
news:CBB228DA-AFD5-4751-A49D-...
> Ilya,
> Then I guess you have an ATI graphic card with ATI HDMI Audio and an
> onboard
> VIA audio chipset.
> Which of both devices are you using?
> Carlos
>
> "Ilya Zeldes" wrote:
>
>> Yes, Carlos, it's ATI High Definition Audio Device and VIA High
>> Definition
>> Audio
>>
>> Ilya
>>
>> "Carlos" <> wrote in message
>> news:AA38446C-635E-40A7-8CFC-...
>> > Ilya,
>> > Does your PC have onboard audio or a sound card?
>> > Carlos
>> >
>> > "Ilya Zeldes" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Well, in my case, nothing (clicking, adjusting, etc) helps. Only
>> >> reboot...
>> >>
>> >> Ilya
>> >>
>> >> "Bobby Johnson" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:O8vNe3p$...
>> >> > I think this is a quirk in Win 7 and I don't know what causes it,
>> >> > but
>> >> > occasionally my system has no sound upon boot up but if I click in
>> >> > the
>> >> > speaker icon it seems to always come back. The same for the red x -
>> >> > if
>> >> > I
>> >> > click on the speaker icon it goes away.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On 2010-05-28 13:58, Ilya Zeldes wrote:
>> >> >> I think, it could be a Windows problem, so I'm posting here...
>> >> >> I have Win 7 x64, which generally works fine. However, recently a
>> >> >> sound
>> >> >> problem developed. Sometimes, after a boot up, there is no sound,
>> >> >> while
>> >> >> the speaker icon in the notification area (next to the clock) looks
>> >> >> normal. In other instances, after the boot up, the speaker icon has
>> >> >> red
>> >> >> x, but sound is working, or no sound. As I see it, when Win 7 is
>> >> >> booting
>> >> >> up, the sound system either loads or not, and the speaker icon does
>> >> >> not
>> >> >> reflect the actual state of the sound system. Most of the times,
>> >> >> re-booting solves the problem.
>> >> >> May someone please help me to eliminate this problem.
>> >> >>
>> >> .
>> >>