No, you dont need to buy a new one... let somebody or technical to see to it if the sound card drivers is install inside or i think you have a CD Disk Utility for that Personal Computer you buy. Sound card won't run unless you install the sound card driver or program, hope it might help you... good luck!
Do the following things in order unless one of them fixes the problem.
1. Make sure that you have not muted the sound. Depending on your Operating System, you may have a small speaker icon next to the clock (on the lower right side). Does the speaker icon have a red circle with a slash by it? If so, double click on the speaker icon and un-check the mute box. While you have the volume control open, make sure the volume controls are in the middle and not turned all the way down.
2. Try plugging in a set of headphones into the sound card output jack, usually the green colored one. If this works, the sound card is OK and you may have problems with your speakers or connections. If this doesn't work you may have a problem with your sound card or drivers.
3. Go to Start and select Control Panel. Double-click system icon. Select Hardware Tab. Select Device Manager. Scroll down the list to the Sound section. Click on the + box and look for yellow asterisks or red circles next to any of the listings. If so, you may have a driver problem that needs to be fixed.
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No, you dont need to buy a new one... let somebody or technical to see to it if the sound card drivers is install inside or i think you have a CD Disk Utility for that Personal Computer you buy. Sound card won't run unless you install the sound card driver or program, hope it might help you... good luck!
Do the following things in order unless one of them fixes the problem.
1. Make sure that you have not muted the sound. Depending on your Operating System, you may have a small speaker icon next to the clock (on the lower right side). Does the speaker icon have a red circle with a slash by it? If so, double click on the speaker icon and un-check the mute box. While you have the volume control open, make sure the volume controls are in the middle and not turned all the way down.
2. Try plugging in a set of headphones into the sound card output jack, usually the green colored one. If this works, the sound card is OK and you may have problems with your speakers or connections. If this doesn't work you may have a problem with your sound card or drivers.
3. Go to Start and select Control Panel. Double-click system icon. Select Hardware Tab. Select Device Manager. Scroll down the list to the Sound section. Click on the + box and look for yellow asterisks or red circles next to any of the listings. If so, you may have a driver problem that needs to be fixed.