How common is loosing Onboard audio?

I have a ASUS P8Z77V-PRO board and after I installed a PCI card for interfacing with a serial mouse, my onboard audio died.

I've reinstalled windows over itself (i have yet to do a fresh wipe install, that's next)
I've reset CMOS
I've updated BIOS before and then again after resetting CMOS
I've uninstalled my audio drivers and reinstalled them.

I still get audio with USB speakers (duh, I guess) but all my outputs are DEAD as doornails.

Looks like I'm going to RMA the board to ASUS since amazon *probably* won't take it back now, but it still sucks. I was hoping someone here had some experience loosing onboard audio, or with amazon returns (maybe I'll get a nice agent that will allow the RMA...)

Anyway...that's where I'm at. Major bummer for such a nice board.:???:

Serial mouse??? Are saying you are using a mouse that requires a serial port?

Um Why?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by werty316

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by werty316

Serial mouse??? Are saying you are using a mouse that requires a serial port?

---

Serial mouse??? Are saying you are using a mouse that requires a serial port?

---

Most of us use such a Universal SERIAL Bus mouse. So technically, you guys are also bashing on everybody that uses such a mouse :-P

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

Most of us use such a Universal SERIAL Bus mouse. So technically, you guys are also bashing on everybody that uses such a mouse :-P

---

Haha good catch :P Also SATA is serial, most stuff is heading back towards serial after the brief stint with parallel.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

Most of us use such a Universal SERIAL Bus mouse. So technically, you guys are also bashing on everybody that uses such a mouse :-P

---

LOL, haha

On another note, I've heard of some people, including my friend who had the exact same problem. It was just gone, and you couldn't use it.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by werty316

Do you call a "USB" connection a "serial" connection? No you don't.

---

I think you need to read up on serial communication because yes it is a serial connection. There's some common misconception that serial means its slow and out of date, when its really not, its a completely different technology from parallel.

OMG bro, read what he said because I can't assume he meant USB if he doesn't specifically mention it. If he meant USB he would have specially said USB else he would have said serial speakers instead of USB speakers. When I read "serial" I thought of a 9-pin serial connection because mice exist with that type of interface connection plus everyone calls it "USB" and not "serial" because stating a device as having a serial interface is too vague.

Stop trying to put a spin my comment! It was a legitimate question but you guys are being a bunch jerks by thinking too much into it without knowing what he actually meant.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/69203732/Ra...1241782837.jpg

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/69203732/Ra...1241782837.jpg

---

Real mature bro; and it helps the original poster with his problem; you are a great help :clap:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by werty316

OMG bro, read what he said because I can't assume he meant USB if he doesn't specifically mention it. If he meant USB he would have specially said USB else he would have said serial speakers instead of USB speakers. When I read "serial" I thought of a 9-pin serial connection because mice exist with that type of interface connection plus everyone calls it "USB" and not "serial" because stating a device as having a serial interface is too vague.

Stop trying to put a spin my comment! It was a legitimate question but you guys are being a bunch jerks by thinking too much into it without knowing what he actually meant.

---

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by werty316

Real mature bro; and it helps the original poster with his problem; you are a great help :clap:

---

You're being too serious about this. Everybody here knows that on my first post in this thread it was meant more of a joke and everybody but you took off with it. If you look up the specs of the OP's ASUS MoBo, you'll see that it does not support a serial connection on the board itself. So, unless the OP has a USB to Serial (DB-9) adapter for use with a serial (DB-9) mouse, there's no way he's going to have a serial (DB-9) mouse attached to his MoBo.

A part of what the original poster said:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Figit090

I installed a PCI card for interfacing with a serial mouse.

---

http://helpingindia.com/images/pciserialport.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.gif
Nuff said.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by werty316

Real mature bro; and it helps the original poster with his problem; you are a great help :clap:

---

You didn't help him either :clap:

As far as audio going out I've only had one board that has had it happened and that was before I got it. One of my friends onboard audio quit out on him. So I would say its a pretty rare occurrence, but not out of the question especially if the computer is older (which yours is clearly not).

I haven't had any experience with Amazon support but I know Asus support is not very good.

I asked him if for sure he was using a serial mouse because as you've mentioned, it could be any type of "serial connection" and he wasn't specific about it.

Le me ask you this then, what type of mouse do you think he is referring too?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by werty316

I asked him if for sure he was using a serial mouse because as you've mentioned, it could be any type of "serial connection" and he wasn't specific about it.

Le me ask you this then, what type of mouse is he referring too?

---

The fact of the matter is it doesn't matter what kind of mouse he is referring too because that wasn't his question

"I was hoping someone here had some experience loosing onboard audio, or with amazon returns (maybe I'll get a nice agent that will allow the RMA...)"

EDIT: Wow a down vote on my post helpfulness and a nice "FU!"? Very helpful bro.