Before you start working with a sound card, you need to perform several steps related to the system detecting a new device and installing additional software on your computer.
Necessary
drivers for further correct operation of the board
Instructions
Step 1
Turn off your computer and unplug it from power sources. Use a screwdriver to remove the left side housing cover. Locate the corresponding sound card connector on the motherboard.
Step 2
Insert the card carefully, making sure it matches the connector. Close the computer cover, connect the speaker wires to the sound card. If you have several of them, then only one is enough, insert it into the green connector.
Step 3
Turn on your computer. Open the "Control Panel", in the menu select "Install devices". You will see a new window of the hardware installation wizard, following its instructions, search for available devices in the configuration of your computer.
Step 4
In the list of equipment that appears, select your sound card, install the software using the wizard. To do this, if you have drivers on an optical or hard drive, just specify the path to them using the "Browse" button. Complete the installation according to the instructions of the Add New Hardware Wizard.
Step 5
If you do not have drivers for your sound card, allow the wizard to connect to the network to find them and then install them. Make sure your internet connection is active.
Step 6
Also, use the usual disk installation method that comes with the purchase of the devices. Insert it into the drive and use the installation menu that appears to install your sound card. Reboot your computer.
Step 7
Make sure you have the correct codecs installed. Please enable any audio file on your media player to check if you have correctly installed the device. If your sound card is built into the motherboard, then the device driver is usually located on the shared software disc.
