We know that a sound card is needed to drive a computer to make sound. If the sound card breaks, the computer cannot make sound. At this time, it needs to be reinstalled. How to install the sound card driver? Let's learn about it next.
Basic introduction of sound card driver
Sound card driver refers to multimedia sound card control program, English name is' adlib sound card driver '. Driver, English name is' device driver ', full name is' device driver'. It is a special program that can make computer and device communicate. It can be said that it is equivalent to the interface of hardware. Only through this interface can the operating system control the work of hardware device. If the driver of a device is not installed correctly, it cannot work normally. Therefore, drivers are known as "the soul of hardware", "the master of hardware", and "the bridge between hardware and system".
How to install the sound card driver
1. Right click 'my computer' - 'properties' -' hardware '-' device manager ', and expand' sound, video and game controller '. See if there is a yellow'? 'in front of it. It means that there is no sound card driver. It means that the sound card driver cannot be used normally. Right click the sound card and select' uninstall 'to delete it.
2. Do not know the sound card model. Look at the string of characters and numbers under the expanded 'sound, video and game controller'. You can also 'start' - 'run' - input dxdiag, open 'DirectX diagnostic tool' - sound, and find it from the opened interface.
3. Put the driver disc of the sound card into the CD-ROM drive, right-click the? Option under "sound, video and game controller", select "update driver", open "hardware update wizard", and select "yes, this time only". Click 'next' - 'auto install software' - 'next', the system will automatically search and install the sound card driver in the CD. If the CD does not have a sound card driver suitable for your use, try another one until it is finished.
How to deal with the installation failure of sound card driver
1. Before reinstalling the sound card driver, you need to uninstall the sound card driver of this computer. Right click "computer" on the desktop of the computer to select "properties", and then click "advanced system settings" to open the system properties window.
2. In the system properties dialog box that pops up, switch to the hardware tab and click the device manager button.
3. In the pop-up device manager window, find and expand the 'sound, video and game controller', list the drivers related to the sound card. The blue part is the main driver of the local sound card, and the others are the drivers of some auxiliary sound cards;
4. Then right click the main driver and select 'update driver', the driver update window will pop up, select 'auto install software' option, and click 'next' button;
5. At this time, the system will automatically find the saved driver backup, then update the current driver according to the backup file, and the system will automatically update after finding, and finally click finish. If the driver cannot be found, you need to re install the driver with CD;
6. Then select "install from the list or specified location" to quickly locate the driver. Here, you can select the driver path or directly select the driver installed by the system. If you specify a path on the computer, the system will search for the specified mobile media or file location, and then directly install it after finding it, and then click Finish to exit;
7. Select "do not search" in the pop-up "hardware update wizard", I want to choose the option of "driver to install". The system will find the compatible hardware driver from the integrated or installed driver, and directly select and install it, which is the fastest option;
8. Select the driver and click 'next' to install it until it is finished.