First of all - to you who will respond with "You should have bought a Mac"...I heard you.
My new computer came with a set of Bose speakers and they have been working fine - until Friday. Now, nothing comes through them with my new computer. I can plug them into my laptop or other computers and they work fine.
Also, I can get sound through my headset from the new computer by plugging the earphones into the headset outlet.
So, the speakers work and the sound card produces sound for the earphones, but nothing comes out of the back of the computer where the outlets are for the speakers.
Any ideas? (Other than buying a Mac).
Yes, I can see you grinning, Dan.
Posted by Tim Barrow (Member # 576) on :
check to see if the power to the speakers is plugged in and they are turned on first,...then try plugging your speakers into the headphone jack if the first step does not work,...
Posted by Tim Barrow (Member # 576) on :
you do not say what kind of sound device your new computer uses,..you can click the icon in the taskbar near the clock and check to see if there is a master system volume control for the device and check to see if the volume for the speakers is adjusted differently than the headphones etc,...I misread that your speakers work on other computers so ignore the advice on the power for the speakers,...,it could just be a faulty jack for the speaker system and you will have to use the headphone jack instead,..eliminate this as a problem by plugging in a different set of speakers that you know works into the same jack(speaker jack) and see if they do not function
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
Thanks Tim. I found the problem - there was loose nut on the keyboard (me). Friday, I had moved the tower unit and the speaker cable came unplugged. I had simply plugged it back into the wrong outlet.
So, you see folks, if I had a Mac I would be able to mess it up, too. There is no cure for stupidity.
Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
quote:to you who will respond with "You should have bought a Mac"...I heard you.
You couldn't hear them through the computer...
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
It could be something as simple as a hardware failure.
Hate to say it, but Macs are not exempt from hardware problems either.
Is your 'sound card' built into the motherboard, or does it have a 'sound card' in one of the motherboard pci slots?
Check the simple stuff first.... make sure you didn't kick the wires under your desk and pull one of the plugs out of the back of your speakers/sub-woofer.
Make sure you do have the speakers plugged into the correct jack on the back of your computer... which I assume you do, since you said it was working fine a few days ago.
Click the 'start' button.
Right-click on 'computer' on the right side of the menu that pops up.
Right-click on 'Manage'
Right-clcik 'Device Manager.'
Look for 'Sound, video and game controllers.'
Then, expand the options there and see if you have any yellow checkmarks, or other warning marks next to your sound controller/device.
You can 'double-click' the sound device there and it will bring up a box and tell you if it is working correctly or not.
This is helpful to know, I would think - in diagnosing the problem too.
Check back in... someone smarter than I - such as Curtis Hammond or Tim Barrow, can probably help you from there..
[ January 16, 2012, 12:46 PM: Message edited by: Todd Gill ]
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Raymond ... it's not stupidity!
Just a bad case of CRS (caused by old age).
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
you need a set of them wireless computer hearing aids))))))
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
Whoops, I see you got it resolved before I posted.
I was thinking that I had had a speaker plug half-pushed in, or bumped wire when re-doing things... and I have also accidentally plugged them into the wrong jack.
Glad it was something simple. Enjoy that rockin' new PC ! :-)
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Honestly this sounds like something you would hear on Christmas Vacation... Is it Plugged in? lol
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
OP - Huh?
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
Well, at least we've had a good laugh together.
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
You should have bought a Big Mac... That way you could have lunch.
Posted by Don Hulsey (Member # 128) on :
Hey Ray,
If you had a Mac, it probably would have told you that the speakers were plugged in the wrong connection. Of course, you wouldn't be able to hear it, cause the speakers were not working. Posted by Mike O'Neill (Member # 470) on :
If you can't find the problem Ray you can get plug and play USB soundcards for 20 or less off ebay.
I had to add a second sound card to my laptop for a monitor circuit for some music software I use and it worked out pretty good. Probably not the same quality as a turtle beach card, but no loss of sound quality that I can hear, and my dog hasn't complained yet Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
Thanks all. The problem is solved. Now, let's go do something productive...like harass Dan Sowhatshisname.
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