How do u go about getting a new sound card....?

Question

can u buy it at the store, or do u have to contact your computer's manufacturer for a new one.My laptop's sound has been shot for a little over 6mths, and i think i may need a new sound card,and i want to know how do i go about getting one, pls let me know, thanks!

Answer 1

Laptops sound/video cards are typically integrated onto the motherboard (to save space) meaning that if you need to replace it, you typically have to replace the whole motherboard. This is typically $600 for a new motherboard.

Answer 2

you can go to the computer store and get a sound card that's compatible to your laptop, but just like one of ur contacts said u can also use a PCMCIA/Sound card and see if that works better for u.GL!

Answer 3

The best buy "geek squad" is really helpful with that. They can fix anything and will help you find what you are looking for.

Answer 4

With a laptop the sound is integrated in the chipset southbridge which is soldered onto the motherboard.

If your laptop is still under warranty you should be entitled to a free repair (if it's not you could try to explain that the problem started 6 months ago and see if that gets you anywhere).

If you can't get a warranty repair though then it's probably too expensive to be worth fixing.

Answer 5

You could try getting a USB or PCMCIA/Cardbus sound card for your laptop. Look at at the list at Newegg at http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis...

I noticed that they seem to be out of PCMCIA/Cardbus cards. Maybe those are on their way out.

Answer 6

Depends on the warranty of the laptop. Being laptops have on board sound you would be better off finding a PC repair shop and getting the laptop looked at.