How do I know what audio driver you need

Currently, almost no one buys a separate sound card. In modern motherboards sound cards are integrated, which provide good sound quality. But as with any other hardware, sound cards can also be failures. Very often, the lack of sound on your computer can be fixed by reinstalling the driver for the sound card.

You will need

• The computer program is TuneUp Utilities, Internet access

Instruction

1. To know which is the correct driver, in a systematic way and using special tools. Click on the icon "My computer" right-click and select "device Manager". Find the line "Sound device" and click on the arrow. You will see the name of the sound card installed on your computer. Knowing its name, download the correct driver from the Internet.
2. If you open the tab "Sound devices", and there is the name of your sound card says "Unknown hardware", then use another method. Download the program of diagnostics and settings of the computer TuneUp Utilities. Install it on your computer.
3. Run the program. After the first start it will start scanning your computer for problems. If you want to interrupt this process by pressing "Cancel". If you wait until the end of the scan, agree to offer a program to correct problems. Now you have the main menu of the program.
4. In the upper window select "Fix problems" and click on "Show system information". Next, select the Devices tab. Note the lower window "Audio devices". In this window, find the inscription "line in". Opposite this title will be a line driverthat uses your sound card. Also in this window will display additional info about the sound hardware in the computer.
5. For drivers unable to use the Internet browser or download software DriverPack Solution. It will automatically find and install the driver for the sound card.