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Solving Problems
No sound from headphones
A DJUST THE W INDOWS VOLUME CONTROL — Click or double-click the speaker
icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned up
and that the sound is not muted.
D ISCONNECT HEADPHONES FROM THE HEADPHONE CONNECTOR — Sound from
the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are connected to the
computer’s front-panel headphone connector.
T EST THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET — Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by
testing it with another device, such as a lamp.
E
LIMINATE POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE
— Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights,
or halogen lamps to check for interference.
R
EINSTALL THE SOUND DRIVER
— See "Manually Reinstalling Drivers" on
page 94.
R UN THE H ARDWARE T ROUBLESHOOTER — See "Troubleshooting Software and
Hardware Problems in the Microsoft Windows
®
XP and Windows Vista
®
Operating System" on page 95.
C HECK THE HEADPHONE CABLE CONNECTION — Ensure that the headphone
cable is securely inserted into the headphone connector (see "System Setup" on
page 185).
A DJUST THE W INDOWS VOLUME CONTROL — Click or double-click the speaker
icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned up
and that the sound is not muted.
E
NSURE THAT THE CORRECT AUDIO SOLUTION IS ENABLED IN THE
B I O S
SETUP
PROGRAM
— See "System Setup" on page 185.
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