Installing a sound card

One day, I decided to upgrade my sound card in my computer because my existing sound card was not functioning. In this post I will explain how I installed the sound card, and explain the safety precautions used during installation. This guide would particularly be useful for a novice computer user.

Before installing the sound card, I used an anti-static mat and wrist band so the components of the computer would not get damaged through electronic charge.

To install the sound card; I opened the side panel on the case by pushing the latch down. Once I opened the side panel and removed the blanking plate of the PCI slot using a screw driver, I then inserted a Sumvision 5.1 multi-channel PCI sound card by pushing it carefully into the vacant PCI slot. Once I inserted the sound card; I then inserted the CD inside the CD/DVD drive to install the drivers for the sound card.

To test if the sound card was operating correctly; I plugged in some speakers and opened MS Windows Media Player and played a sample audio file.

Useful Links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp4TDe814WU

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_card