Updated the numbers for my PC's hardware.
Recently moved back up to college and brought my desktop and laptop with me.
Desktop is running Windows Vista and is custom built but perhaps you guys might have some answers.
Specs:
MSI K9N4-SLI motherboard (has onboard sound)
Nvidia graphics card (cant remember specific number)
Dual core processor (AMD 64 i believe)
3 gigs of RAM
2 internal harddrives (1-120GB and 1-750GB)
3 internal fans (Front, back, side)
Heat sink and the other various necessary components
Power Supply: APEX SL-8600EPS 600W
Onboard sound is Realtek'97 Audio
After plugging in all my equipment (monitor, tower, speakers, etc) Boots up, display works, graphics work, all data is there. I come to find out that the sound doesn't work however. Nothing is muted, the drivers have the most recent updates and the speakers work fine when plugged into my laptop. Tested a pair of working headphones as well and they work fine on other machines except for my desktop. Went through and uninstalled the sound driver and reinstalled the latest one, still no sound. Even removing the onboard sound driver data and installing the latest one directly from their website, still no sound. Went through my BIOS setup and turn the sound off and back on after a restart, still no sound. My father (a computer manager) mentioned that there could possibly be a blown fuse on the motherboard preventing the sound from working.
The only other thing that happened during my setup was that the plug for my surge protector was hit by me as i was moving about. My computer was on and in working order and when i hit the plug, it lost power to everything plugged in, however, it came back on without having to restart. My desktop display was still the same and everything was still working (besides my sound which wasn't working)
Second issue now. Shut down everything and wake up the next morning to find my computer wont turn on. Checked all the wires, all the plugs were in, the power switch on the back was turned on. No lights, no indication it was receiving power. My speakers, clock, and monitor plugged into the same surge protector as my desktop were still receiving power. Attempted different ports on the surge protector, still no power. Plugged directly into a working outlet, no power to my desktop.
After reading a different topic about my Power Issue, it seems to me that my power supply died (for whatever reason).
Now, I'm hoping that there might be some answers out there so any help would be appreciated.
