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The original poster is experiencing no sound on Windows 7 Ultimate with an ASUS P5SD2-VM motherboard and is asking if purchasing a sound card would fix the issue and how to disable the onboard sound. A responder suggests checking and updating drivers and provides instructions to verify if the speakers are correctly installed and set as default. The discussion indicates troubleshooting steps rather than a definitive solution, with a focus on driver updates and configuration adjustments.
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Like many others I have no sound on my win7 ultimate, I have an ASUS P5SD2-VM motherboard with onboard sound.
My Question - If I buy a sound card will that solve the problem and if som how do I disable yhe on board sound?
Any help please
 

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Saltgrass
You may need to load some additional drivers. But for now, right click the speaker icon and select playback devices to see if you have speakers installed and selected as default.
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You may need to load some additional drivers. But for now, right click the speaker icon and select playback devices to see if you have speakers installed and selected as default.
 

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