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CHAPTER 6: Using Your Hardware
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Configuring the audio jacks
If the back of your computer has five audio jacks, they are universal jacks (which
use a round mini-jack connector). The five jacks can be used for more than one
purpose. For example, the blue jack on the computer can be a stereo in jack or
a stereo out jack. For more information on how each jack can be used, see the
Hardware Reference Guide. To use the universal audio jacks for something other
than the default audio device, you need to configure them.
To configure the universal audio jacks:
1
Connect your audio device(s) to the computer audio jack(s).
2
Click Start , then click Control Panel . The Control Panel window opens.
If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Sounds, Speech, and
Audio Devices . Click/Double-click Sounds and Audio Devices , then
click Advanced under Speaker Settings. The Advanced Audio Properties
dialog box opens.
-OR-
If your computer has the Realtek Sound Effect Manager installed,
double-click the Sound Effect Manager icon
on the taskbar. The
Realtek dialog box opens.
3
Configure the audio jacks for your speaker setup.
Connecting a projector or monitor
If your computer’s video card supports it (it must have two video connections),
you can connect an additional monitor or projector to your computer.
Important
The dialog boxes shown in this section
are examples only and may not represent
the actual screens on your computer.
To use a projector or additional monitor:
1
Turn off your computer.
2
Plug the projector or monitor cable into the secondary monitor port on
your computer.
Tips & Tricks
For the location of the VGA port on your
computer, see the Hardware Reference
Guide or the setup poster.
3
Turn on your computer.
4
Plug the projector or monitor power cord into an AC power outlet, then
turn it on. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for its
driver. You may need to install the driver from the disc supplied by the
manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer’s Web site.
5
After the driver is installed, right-click any empty space on the desktop,
then click
Properties . The Display Properties dialog box opens.
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