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Sound Card Hardware Checks
These checks include determining the speakers are plugged onto the speaker port. In case the sound card does not record sound, verify that the microphone is installed in the proper jack (not the speaker jack) and that it is turned ON. Check the amount of disk space on the drive to ensure that there is enough space to hold the file being created.
In the case of stereo speaker systems, there is a possibility that you might have connected the speakers on the wrong sides, which produces a problem when you try to adjust the balance between them. Increasing the volume on the right speaker increases the output of the left speaker. The only solution to this problem is to physically switch the positions of the speakers.
Usually sound card problems are related to either Hardware conflicts such as IRQ settings, or having the wrong driver installed. The best and quickest way to check for hardware conflicts is to open the Device Manager and look for yellow exclamation points in front of the device names. Look for a yellow exclamation point in front of the sound card name. This indicates that there is a problem with the sound card.
