Sound Card Issue

[mjlarkin]

Hello all,

I seem to be having an issue with my sound card not loading all the time when my laptop boots up. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Larks

 

[Tmagic650]

What is your laptops make and model?

 

[mjlarkin]

Laptop Make

I have an Acer - Aspire 1640Z laptop which is approx 2 years old now.

Larks

 

[Tmagic650]

What operating system?

 

[mjlarkin]

Op system

I'm currenlty running Windows XP

 

[Tmagic650]

"I seem to be having an issue with my sound card not loading all the time when my laptop boots up"...

Your laptop doesn't have a sound card. It has what is called an on-board sound chip built into the motherboard. This problem only happens sometimes, or all the time?

 

[mjlarkin]

This problem happens when I turn my laptop everything 5th or 6th time.

 

[Tmagic650]

This may be caused by what they call a "cold" solder joint on the sound chip. If so, you will have to take the laptop in for service. This trouble will only get worse