How to identify a laptop sound card after opening a laptop?

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How to identify a laptop sound card after opening a laptop?
 

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If you have a soundcard, it would be identified in the Device Manager.

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding.
 

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Hello Stuckfree,

As Wither3 has said, if there is a sound card in the system, it would be listed in Device Manager under Sounds. Following are the ways to open Device Manager in different OS:
Click here is Windows Vista.
Click here if Windows XP.

In case you want to physically look at the sound card present in the system, I would request you to help us with the brand and model number of the computer.

Please write back for further queries.
 

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If you have a soundcard, it would be identified in the Device Manager.

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding.


Yeah, you are right. If there is a sound card will be listed in device manager and also i can hear come out from my sound.

I may not explained well, O.K actually i mean to identify any sound card not matter of it's brand after open a laptop case physically.
 

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A sound card would look like a miniature graphics card. It would also likely have three input/output connections which would be in addition to those for your onboard audio.

You can look up the model of your HP and see how it was configured.
 

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    NVIDIA 780i
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    4 GB
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    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
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    Viewsonic VG2436
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    1920x1080p
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Not on a laptop, they are built onto the mainboard like a desktop mobo.

Only wifi cards and better gpus are built as cards that come in and out.
 

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Not on a laptop, they are built onto the mainboard like a desktop mobo.

Only wifi cards and better gpus are built as cards that come in and out.

I agree with that statement but just look on the opposite side of the sound port.
 

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I understand that most laptops have the sound card as part of the mobo, thus, my alluding to onboard audio. I don't know for sure, but I think you could probably also add a physical sound card to the mobo, if that option is supported.
 

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  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cyberpower
    CPU
    Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA 780i
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2436
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    Samsung HD 105SI
    WDC WD20
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    Apevia XJupiter
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    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 3200
    Mouse
    Logitech MX 600
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
Not on a laptop, they are built onto the mainboard like a desktop mobo.

Only wifi cards and better gpus are built as cards that come in and out.



Yeah the same in my case my laptop has a built-in sound card and GPU card, however i can identify a GPU card and don't know which part of mobo it the sound card.

In my scenario is not for my laptop only but in general laptop which i want be able to identify a sound or GPU card by just open a laptop case and see at the mobo.
 

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    HP
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    2 G
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    HP
    Memory
    2 G
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    AMD
    Sound Card
    REALTEK
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2
Well in general there probably isn't a sound card but it is integrated into the motherboard. See a card would imply that it is separate and can be removed correct? Unlike a desktop there usually aren't separate cards in laptops; that's one reason why I don't like them. Even with a desktop frequently the sound is build into the motherboard and either way with integrated parts there isn't much you can do with them.
 

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  • Operating System
    Windows 8.1 Industry Pro x64
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    HP Pavillion Elite HPE-250f
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    Intel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz
    Memory
    8 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware 25 AW2521HF
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 &1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.cnet.com/products/hp-pavilion-elite-hpe-250f/
  • Operating System
    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Mint
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Poweredge T140
    CPU
    i3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T
    Memory
    8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB & 360 GB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetailstxn/poweredge-t140?~ck=bt
Well in general there probably isn't a sound card but it is integrated into the motherboard. See a card would imply that it is separate and can be removed correct? Unlike a desktop there usually aren't separate cards in laptops; that's one reason why I don't like them. Even with a desktop frequently the sound is build into the motherboard and either way with integrated parts there isn't much you can do with them.


So you mean you don't have idea of how identify it, am i right?
 

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    HP
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    HP
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    AMD
    Sound Card
    REALTEK
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2
Not if it is built into the motherboard.
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 8.1 Industry Pro x64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Elite HPE-250f
    CPU
    Intel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz
    Memory
    8 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware 25 AW2521HF
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 &1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.cnet.com/products/hp-pavilion-elite-hpe-250f/
  • Operating System
    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Mint
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Poweredge T140
    CPU
    i3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T
    Memory
    8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB & 360 GB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetailstxn/poweredge-t140?~ck=bt
A sound card is look like most PCI devices expect on the back of the card, you will see some colored ports... Where you can connect speakers, microphones, etc... It assembles in the back of the desktop and mostly in front side of the laptop in a PCI slot and fixed into a bracket on the back side of the computer.
 

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Well in general there probably isn't a sound card but it is integrated into the motherboard. See a card would imply that it is separate and can be removed correct? Unlike a desktop there usually aren't separate cards in laptops; that's one reason why I don't like them. Even with a desktop frequently the sound is build into the motherboard and either way with integrated parts there isn't much you can do with them.


Help please how to identify any sound card easily that is integrated into a laptop mobo.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    2 G
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    2 G
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD
    Sound Card
    REALTEK
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2
Just like I stated if it is built into the motherboard then there is no card just a bunch of chips. A card would imply something separate right? If so then there isn't anything separate. Why do you want to know? Do you have a problem? Perhaps if you explain the situation we can help. Have you looked inside your laptop? If so what do you see? Do you see any cards at all?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 8.1 Industry Pro x64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Elite HPE-250f
    CPU
    Intel i7 860 Quad core 2.8 ghz
    Memory
    8 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 1 gb ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware 25 AW2521HF
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 &1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.cnet.com/products/hp-pavilion-elite-hpe-250f/
  • Operating System
    Windows 2012 R2 Data center/Linux Mint
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Poweredge T140
    CPU
    i3 9100 3.6GHz, 8M cache, 4C/4T
    Memory
    8GB 2666MT/s DDR4 ECC UDIMM
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1 TB & 360 GB x2
    Other Info
    https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/productdetailstxn/poweredge-t140?~ck=bt
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