# I've killed my soundcard, apparently
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-killed-my-soundcard-apparently/217287
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [December 6, 2003, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-killed-my-soundcard-apparently/217287 "2003-12-06T01:24:26Z")
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### Author:  [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2003, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-killed-my-soundcard-apparently/217287/1 "2003-12-06T01:24:26Z")
…and the hamsters killed your OP.
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### Author:  [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-killed-my-soundcard-apparently/217287/2 "2003-12-07T20:31:10Z")
Ok, here’s the deal:
The company laptop now makes no sound of any kind, because apparently I managed to uninstall something criitical when trying to clean up unneeded programs. Windows now says that there is no default device for audio, so all the controls are dead.
Am I stuck trying to open a laptop to see what kind of device there is? Isn’t the audio going to be controlled off the motherboard probably anyway?
The other problem is that this is a Sceptre off brand computer, and I’ve searched in vain before for even a model number. I don’t know how to get any documentation on this at all.
Suggestions?