On 07 Nov 2009 22:27:25 -0500, (Samuel M.
Goldwasser) wrote:

Does it go "ding" from the spkr during bootup?

No, nothing!

That might be wrong. Most PC's belch some kind of beep or ding during
bootup before Windoze loads. Check the speaker wiring. Better yet,
try different jacks among the multitude of 3.5mm audio connectors the
pollute the rear panel. (See manual below).

Hopefully, you're using amplified speakers, not the HP style where the
amplifier is in the PC.

Ok, let's play with some diagnostics.
Start - run - dxdiag - Sound
This will run the DirectX diagnostics which include some noises from
the speaker. If there are any driver issues, DxDiag will complain.

Try diagnostics that do NOT require Windoze. I vaguely recall that
there were some built in diags in the BIOS, but my memory might be
faulty. Most of my Dell and IBM machines have them. Dive and and see
if there's anything useful in there.

There are a bunch of diagnostics available that boot from a floppy or
CD. Of course, they're all sitting in my palatial office and I'm at
home. Google isn't being very helpful. I'm finding a zillion CPU RAM
and HD testers, but nothing for sound. Maybe a Linux Live-CD. Well,
try this:
1. Grab:
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/crud/fonebell.com (12K)
2. Boot from an DOS floppy.
3. Run fonebell.com: It's suppose to sound like a phone ringing.
Well, it does on a 4.77MHz XP, but sounds more like a sick buzzer on
my 3.2Ghz Core2Duo. All I want it to do is make noise from the sound
chip without Windoze. If it works, you might have a driver problem in
Windoze.

When I find something better (for free), I'll post it (after I fix a
pile of trashed Apple G3 yo-yo laptop power supplies for the local
skool).

Last resort. RTFM:
http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/download/download_manual_detail.php?pFILE_TYPE=Manual&pMAIN _TYPE=Motherboard&pTITLE_ON_SCREEN=IP35+Pro&pSOCKE T_TYPE=LGA775

I did, if you can believe it!

You must be desperate. I never read the manual until after I fix the
problem. It's a matter of personal pride. (However, I do read the
release notes, which is where all the goodies are usually buried).



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