I deal with such by installing the motherboard and audio drivers. Sadly, I can't tell you much more than this given your posting.
Bob
For some reason I no longer have sound on this computer, The speaker Icon in the tray is no longer there, and when I check the audio, everything is working porperly. System is Windows 200 pro.

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