Hi, just recently I have had some technical difficulties with the sound on my computer. At first I thought some of the setting in the control panel may have been changed, but I checked that and the settings are fine. For some strange reason, sometimes there is no sound when I start up the computer. A lot of times, restarting the computer will fix the problem. But why is this happening in the first place??? The only way to explain this would be a hardware problem. It could either be the sound card, or it could be the built-in speakers in my monitor. I'm guessing that the problem is probably being caused by the monitor, but I need to know for sure. Several months ago, I had some problems with the monitor (the screen would be milk at first but then it would slowly return to normal after it was on for a while). The problem went away on its own. What do you guys think? What is causing this problem (sound card or monitor speakers)? How can I find out for sure?