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Aug 22, 2006 | 07:55 PM

MatthewC

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Computer speaker help needed

Hey guys and gals.

I just picked up an Acer PC (I know, I know) and have finished setting it up. I dont have any speakers yet but sisnt think that was a problem since I could hear out of the built in speaker right? Problem is, I cant. The only way I can hear sounds is if I plug in a set of headphones. I tried the troubleshooter, to dee if my sound devices were set up correctly and they seem to be. I also checked to see if it was turned way down or muted. Its not. Any ideas?

Aug 22, 2006 | 08:13 PM

Mil1ion

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There are powered speakers which receive an audio signal then the sound is amplified.
They have a power cord to a wall plug.

Or
there are NON-powered speakers that hook up to an amplified connection on the computer which get an amplified audio signal from the computer.

Which ones do you have?

Aug 22, 2006 | 08:16 PM

MatthewC

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I dont have any speakers yet. i thought I had some spare ones hanging around, but after I got the pc hooked up I realized they were gone. i thought i could use the little mono speaker that is in most PC's for the time being.

Aug 22, 2006 | 08:30 PM

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the speaker that is usually inside the case? that's really not able to be used at a speaker like you want to use it.

Its for motherboard related sounds

Aug 22, 2006 | 08:51 PM

MatthewC

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Originally Posted by jake00

the speaker that is usually inside the case? that's really not able to be used at a speaker like you want to use it.

Its for motherboard related sounds

My last computer had a built in speaker, and all my games, videos etc...were played on that....

Aug 23, 2006 | 07:00 PM

jake00

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really, got any pics or specs on this speaker? Im curious

Aug 23, 2006 | 09:33 PM

mikebon08

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A bunch of Windows 3.1-era systems did have a driver to use the PC speaker, I remember loading it and setting them up. That was back before sound cards were cheap and common. Some of those little speakers were pretty decent, most weren't, and if you can get a case with a built-in speaker at all today, they are crappy.

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Aug 24, 2006 | 10:13 PM

RockyMtnF250

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As jake00 was saying the built in speaker is for motherboard related sounds, it is plugged into the motherboard and gives off beep codes for bios level errors. If you have a sound card or on board audio you could plug this cheesy speaker in to the audio card if you attached the proper jack. The reason that the motherboard speaker is not controlled by a audio card is if you have a board level problem (like a poorly seated memory module) it may halt before the audio card is able to talk to the processor. The reason that this is just a cheap speaker is that all it needs to do is beep.

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