am using a gateway 400VTX, suddenly the sounds stops, all i hear from
the speaker is some scratch noise when, am playing CD, Games and
anything.
  The drivers show nothing of being corrupt, and i have changed all
the sound settings to defualt. But still wont work.
    what should i do?

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Request for Question Clarification by sublime1-ga on 04 Jul 2005 17:04 PDT

queensprince...

The first, and simplest step is to check the connections of
the cables coming out of your audio card. Wiggle and reseat
them. If that doesn't solve the problem, I would suggest
powering down your PC, unplugging the main power cable, 
opening it up and checking the amount of dust inside.

If it's too dusty, take special note of the amount on or
near the audio card. I would remove the audio card (you'll
need to unplug all the input/output cables first, noting 
where they go for when you put it back) and dust it with a
Swiffer cloth or even use your vacuum with the brush 
attachment, and clean it, and the rest of your system, as
gently and carefully as you can. Then re-seat the audio 
card, plug the cables back in, close up the PC, replace the
power cord, boot up and see if things have improved.

Let me know where this takes you...

sublime1-ga