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    Sound Card Problem

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by BlackLight, Nov 30, 2008.

  1. BlackLight

    BlackLight Notebook Consultant

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    one day suddenly my sound card just stopped responding so i uninstalled the card and reinstalled it my drivers and all but still no sound. the sound card is recognized but i get an error message saying the 'a3d.dll' is missing from my creative audigy CDROM. does anyone knows whats that all about.
     
  2. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Put "a3d.dll" into Google and see what comes up - plenty in fact.