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#How to use external sound card for laptop install#
#How to use external sound card for laptop drivers#

Set the Device volume slider to the its highest setting and use the Speaker settings section to configure your speaker setup and audio playback performance settings.

From Control Panel, double-click Multimedia to display the Volume page of the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog, shown in Figure 12-3.

#How to use external sound card for laptop drivers#

Most sound cards have a test utility that you should run to verify that all aspects of the audio hardware and drivers are operating properly. Expand the "Sound, video and game controllers" branch and verify that the sound card is installed properly and that no conflicts exist. Right-click My Computer, choose Properties, click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button.

Follow the prompts, and provide any necessary information to complete the installation. Most audio adapters include an automated installation procedure for bundled applications, which usually autoruns immediately after the system restarts. When the process completes, reboot the system.

Windows should locate the proper drivers and load them.

When Windows displays the next dialog, either specify the location of the drivers or tell it which drives to search for them.

To do so, mark the Search for option button and click Next.

Although Windows includes drivers for many audio adapters, you are usually better off using the drivers supplied by the audio adapter manufacturer. Windows should recognize that the new audio adapter is present and display the Add New Hardware Wizard.

#How to use external sound card for laptop install#

Install the new sound card and restart the system.

Before you install the new adapter, remove the existing audio adapter and drivers, if any, and verify that all vestiges of the old audio adapter drivers are gone.

Figure 12-4: Enable digital audio in the optical drive device properties dialog