Installing a software for any type of HARDWARE is called as a DRIVER. U need to find out the driver program for your Hardware and install it and then install a hardware that u want to be recognized by an Operating System that your machine uses. U can download the driver program on your hard-drive and double click it to install. Then simply reboot your machine (ofcourse after installing the hardware). The OS is your machine will recognize the type of Hardware that you have installed, and then you can configure or USE that hardware ... in your case Sound Card .... :)
If you have a PC, remove the power source. Lay the PC on it's side and remove cover. Find your ethernet jack at the back of your computer. Look on the inside in the same area as your ethernet. You will see several empty slots for additional cards. Choose one, insert your soundcard and puch down firmly, it should "snap" into place. Replace cover, turn on and when after it boots, it should find the appropriate driver, install it and tell you your new card in now ready to use. If you have a CD installation disc. Run it after you install the card and reboot. also your going to want to update the driver from the CD because usually the drivers on a CD are outdated,
Open the device manager, find in the list your sound card, right click on it, press update driver.
Pretty much every sound card that can work in Linux is already supported by ALSA in Ubuntu. Thus, if your sound card doesn't work out of the box, it probably isn't going to.
Graphic Cards are a device you need to use 3d games such as minecraft Sound Cards are a device you need to use sound devices such as speakers
This really depends on what you're installing (ex video, sound, modem, etc.). Once the PCI card has been physically installed the hardware should automatically be recognized by ubuntu. Ubuntu includes a wide variety of generic drivers that should allow you to use the device. If it is not detected google ubuntu and the model number of your hardware there is likely to be documentation for its installation
You install new drivers for it.
If you have an ATI video card, you do not need an NVIDIA driver. Ubuntu includes a "Restricted Drivers Manager" that will automatically download and install any proprietary drivers it detects your card needs.
ALSA drivers are built into the kernel. Virtually every that can be used in Linux already has a driver in the kernel. The fact that you are even looking indicates that your sound card is very likely unsupported.
to make sure the sound works or to install a new one..
install new sound card drivers and/or buy speakers if you don't have built in.
It could be any of these reasons:Your sound card is not working properlyYou have no sound cardYou need to install drivers for your sound card.You need new speakersYour connection jack on your sound card has been disconnected or damaged
No special hardware (other than a sound card) is necessary to play MP3 files on Ubuntu. You may need to install additional codecs. Installing the ubuntu-restricted-extras should install most codecs necessary for playback of MP3s. For other types of files, you may need to use the Medibuntu repository.
You can buy a sound card for a Windows 7 laptop from the Microsoftprokey website. You will need to purchase a product key to unlock the full features of the sound card. Once you have the key, you can download the sound card drivers from the website and install them on your laptop.
Because you need to install a driver for the internal sound car. Check the motherboard manufacture website for new drivers. If I don't know what card I have, or where it's located, how do I know which driver to install?
I think you mean that you want to download the drivers for the ASUS P4SGX sound card which is embedded in this motherboard? If so Go to http://support.asus.com/download/download_item.aspx?model=P4SGX-MX&product=1&type=All&SLanguage=en-us select >>Drivers Then choose your operating system and then the drivers for the sound card.
You need to install the drivers for the sound card your computer has installed in it.