I have a gateway pc and the sound card is gone. what can I do?
94110
There are lots and lots of sound cards on the market for a PC.  First, decide how much you want to spend.  Then, read reviews of the sound cards in that range.  Then, buy the sound card and install it in your PC.\n\nInstalling a sound card is pretty simple.  You can pretty much open up your PC, stick the card in an available slot, and install the software which comes with the card and it should work.\n\nIf you don't know how to install a card in your PC, ask a nerdly friend to do it for you.
1102543
something wrong with the sounds card
139829
You need to find out what kind of sound card you have, then download the latest drivers. You most probably will have to open up the computer and look at the sound card. It will either be part of the motherboard, or its own card. But somewhere on it it should say a model or manufacturer.
1068559
you may need a sound card. but i'm no computer expert. I just know when I had no sound that was my problem.
711026
Realtek\ngo to www.realtek.com\nand find the sound card driver\nthat is it.\ndownload it\nrestart your computer\nand it is back to normal
217712
Find out what the sound card is, go to www.driverguide.com
826901
Have you rebooted your computer? I used to have this problem intermittently, and often a reboot would fix the problem. It seemed to be some kind of weird Windows problem where it would lose track of the sound card. If the reboot doesn't work, the second step is to remove the sound card from the device manager and reinstall it. If that doesn't fix it, you may be looking for some new hardware. Best of luck!
955675
Sound cards aren't downloadable - that's hardware. The drivers are another story. If you you know what make of soundcard you have you can do a search to see if it is available or check with a technician at any reputable computer store, Ie. Compusmart. etc.
1070634
What is the last thing you had done before you lost the sound? Reinstall the sound drivers from your motherboard cd. See whether you have accidentally disabled the onboard sound from the BIOS settings, if disabled then enable that. If that does not help re format the HDD and reload the OS and the sound drivers. Above all fail then get a PCI sound card, push it in any PCI slot, disable the onboard sound card in BIOS and install the new card's drivers.
1176651
the problem is with your sound card on the motherboard or its driver!\n\nuninstall the sound card's driver from add or remove if its there and try to reinstall it from ur motherboard's cd!\n\nbest of luck!
395375
Try free down loads .com\n\nYour gonna need the maker of that sound card.. to get the driver.... downloaded..
1022517
try http://www.soundcard-drivers.com/drivers/30/30044.htm
267382
its simple. if u encounter that problem. #1: try reinstalling ur audio driver. if not #2: reformat ur drive then install a fresh copy of ur Operating System (windows). if not #3: replace ur sound card or ur motherboard if its a built-in type. ;)
937425
Take your sound card out and make sure your computer still works. Then try putting it back in.
294194
Your laptop should have come with a CD of drivers--if so, just re-install. \nIf not, check your documentation for the exact type of sound card you have and then you can download it from the below link.
1120986
go to the device manager and see if the  sound card is there if it is remove it and click add new hardware and setit up again if the problems insiste install it again on the board .\ngo to the  safe mode and remoe all the cards (i know it so hard operations but it is good ) \nand go back to windows and search for new hardware in win98 \nand set up the sound card again ( be sure the software in the CD is the sound card's software) \nif the probelems insists and the sound card is found in device manger and no sigen on it (!,?) these mean that u need to replace it .
106020
Go to "control panel" & click on add new hardware..\nWindows should detect the loss of the sound drivers & it'll be up again after a restart..\nIf theres still a problem, you should look for any CD'S or Floppy's that came with the computer which might have the audio driver files..\nCheers!