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simonrex22 · 12-22-2003, 07:14 AM

Im trying to find out the exact type of soundcard my computer has. Im running windows XP. Can someone tell me how i can find this info.

sailor · 12-22-2003, 07:37 AM

Right click on My Computer >> Properties >> Hardware >> Device Manager

Lasereth · 12-22-2003, 07:37 AM

Well, the simple way to do it is go into the control panel and check out the sound settings. Somewhere in the menus (depending on how you have XP set up) it'll tell ya the name of your soundcard. Many times, Windows XP won't give you exact models of certain types of hardware, but it should at least tell you what brand/basic model it is. Mine says SoundBlaster Live!.

You can use a program like SiSoft Sandra to find out this information as well: http://www.sisoftware.net/index.html...86&langx=en&a=

-Lasereth

glytch · 12-22-2003, 10:54 AM

You could also go to start->run then type dxdiag. It'll show your brand of soundcard as well as the drivers you're using on the sound tab.

Edit: This only works if you have DirectX installed, which most people so.

12-22-2003, 07:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
simonrex22 Insane	Soundcard Help Please Im trying to find out the exact type of soundcard my computer has. Im running windows XP. Can someone tell me how i can find this info.

12-22-2003, 07:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Right click on My Computer >> Properties >> Hardware >> Device Manager __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

12-22-2003, 07:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Well, the simple way to do it is go into the control panel and check out the sound settings. Somewhere in the menus (depending on how you have XP set up) it'll tell ya the name of your soundcard. Many times, Windows XP won't give you exact models of certain types of hardware, but it should at least tell you what brand/basic model it is. Mine says SoundBlaster Live!. You can use a program like SiSoft Sandra to find out this information as well: http://www.sisoftware.net/index.html...86&langx=en&a= -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

12-22-2003, 10:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
glytch I am not permanent. Location: Tennessee	You could also go to start->run then type dxdiag. It'll show your brand of soundcard as well as the drivers you're using on the sound tab. Edit: This only works if you have DirectX installed, which most people so. __________________ If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. - Mitch Hedberg