What Is an Audio Driver?

The audio device is a driver on the computer, which mainly includes a sound card, audio decoder, optical drive, etc. For these things to work properly, there must be a driver, which is collectively referred to as an audio device driver. Their main function is that you can listen to music on your computer, and have sound when watching movies or playing VCD.

Audio driver

Right-click My Computer-Properties-Hardware-Device Manager-Expand the [Sound, Video and Game Controller] column. The first one in English is the sound card. Double-click-Driver-Update Driver. The XXX device or driver cannot be updated, which means that the driver file is missing, and the sound card driver needs to be reinstalled. You can use the motherboard's own

First, left-click the volume icon in the taskbar to see if it is clicked to mute, and if the volume is turned to a minimum. Second, check whether the sound card, speakers and other equipment are damaged, and whether the connection is regular. Remove the sound card, use an eraser with gold fingers, and then insert it tightly. 3. Install the sound card driver ^[1] .

(1) Right-click "My Computer" ---- "Properties" --- "Hardware" ---- "Device Manager", expand "Sound, Video and Game Controllers" and see if there is a yellow one ? , Yes, it indicates that the sound card driver is lacking, and no, it indicates that the sound card driver cannot be used normally. Right-click the sound card and select Uninstall to delete it.

(2) How to know the sound card model? Do not know the sound card model. See the string of characters and numbers under the expanded "Sound, Video and Game Controller" is your sound card model, or you can "Start"-"Run"-enter dxdiag , Open "DirectX Diagnostic Tool"-Sound, and look for it from the opened interface.

(3) CD installation Put the driver CD of the sound card into the CD-ROM drive, right-click on the "Sound, Video and Game Controller"? Option, select "Update Driver", open "Hardware Update Wizard", select "Yes, this time only" ----"Next" ----"Automatically install software"-"Next", the system will automatically Search for and install the sound card driver in the CD. If the CD does not have a sound card driver for your use, try another one until it is complete.

(Four) download driver software installation

1. There are a lot of websites for downloading sound card drivers. The simple way is to enter your sound card model into the "Search" text box on the homepage of a large-scale integrated website, and press the "Search" button. From the interface that opens, select the one you want. Download driven website. 2. In the open website, if the driver software you want is not displayed, you can use the website search engine to search.

3. Please pay attention to downloading the driver software: one is to make the correct brand model, the other is to use it on any system, and the third is to see the time when the driver software is announced. The latest may not be suitable for use. .

4. The downloaded driver software generally has an automatic installation function. After opening, click to install it automatically. If it cannot be installed automatically, decompress it for later use, and note the specific path of the software in the disk, such as D: \ \ Right-click "My Computer" ---- "Properties" --- "Hardware" ---- "Device Manager", open "Sound, Video and Game Controller", right-click "Sound, Video and Game Control" "" Sound card option, select "Update Driver", open "Hardware Update Wizard", remove the check mark in front of "Search removable media", check "Install from a list or specified location" --- "Next", check " Include this location in the search , fill in the path of the sound card driver folder to be used in the drop-down list box (D: \ \ ---" Next ", the system will automatically search and install the location you specified) Sound card driver.

(5) No more, try changing the sound card to another slot.

(6) Enter the hardware device manager of my computer-right-click the sound card-properties-resources-see if there is a conflict, enter the BIOS to solve it through settings.