Cmedia sound card problems

[nirvana]

Melted my old motherboard down a few weeks ago, so I got a new motherboard plus a 2.5Ghz processor and a new HDD.

Anywho, I can't for the life of me figure out how to get my sound card to work correctly so that my mic will work.  I have the onboard AC'97 disabled (I think) and I can get 2 speakers and the subwoofer to work on a 5.1 set up but other than that nothing.  When I go to check the mic I can get output (scratching+visual) by sliding the mic plug out of the socket but there's no output when I speak into it and it is on.  I'm not sure if the card came with an installation CD or not as I wasn't the one to install and my step dad who installed it, doesn't know either.

It's a C-media card, don't know how to get anymore in depth then that.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Check that the mic bias cable is connected. Then check the device manager for the built in audio devices. If you see any installed, disable them and leave only the c-media card devices up.

Last, if neither one of you knows if the card came with a CD for drivers, the drivers are 99% sure not installed. Download them!

[nirvana]

How do  figure out the exact type of card so I know which drivers they are.  Or do you think they would be a universal type driver?

[MrRiplEy[H]]

One way to find out would be opening the case and looking for some writing on the card. Sometimes it says clearly which type of card it is, sometimes you have to use Google to mine the information from the internet.

In any case if you don't know which card you got, your problems are most likely driver related. And the best way to start is to open your case, see the writing on the card or even remove the card for a better look.

Sometimes I've found out my card type just by browsing the manufacturers site and comparing the pictures to what I have.