Onboard Audio (K7S5A) Help!! Please :(

[saddness4]

Hi guys, sorry to bother all of you with this but i just built a new computer with Duron 950, K7S5A mobo, 256 DDR bla bla.
I"m using windows xp professonial. My problem here is i can't seem to get the onboard audio to work. I lost the CD that comes with the mobo with all the drivers so i went to the ECS main suport website and downloaded their driver for the onboard 97' audio. I then manually installed it and XP now says it is functionally fine. Yet when i plug it into my (powered) speakers, there is no sound even when i turn it up full. I already checked every voulume button. I already heard about some of the problems such as needing powered speakers and low sound. I have powered speakers. Yet i think its the onboard audio thats broken because i plugged in a mic to test a recording and nothing records. Can anyone please help me get this onboard sound to work?

 

[HappyPuppy]

What is it that you're trying to play through the speakers that you can't hear?

 

[Fireman]

You might need to enable the onboard sound in the BIOS. Sometimes there is more than one item that needs to be changed in there to get it to function correctly. Surf around in there and enable all the audio stuff.

 

[Krugger]

Try posting your problem here K7S5A motherboard forum
there's been some other problems similar to yours, so you could look around before posting too.
hope it helps,
-----Krugger