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Question posted by footsu on October 26th, 2013

Sound: We Have No Sound On Our Dell, Bought New Speakers, That Wasn't It. Everyt

we have no sound on our dell, we bought new speakers, did the trouble shoot and ....nothing, everything else is great. just the sound.... help? l love my dell.

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on October 27th, 2013 7:34 PM

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It's possible the onboard sound may be shot. You can install a PCI sound card if you know how. If not, you can just bring it to a local repair shop and have them do it for you.

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Owner's Manual - Page 5

...Sound and Speaker Problems 46 No sound from speakers 46 No sound from headphones 47 Video and Monitor Problems 47 If the screen is blank 47 If the screen is difficult to read 48 3 Troubleshooting Tools 49 Diagnostic Lights 49 Dell Diagnostics 52 Dell... Operating System 55 Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore 56 Using Dell PC Restore 57 Using the Operating System CD 59 4 Removing ...

Owner's Manual - Page 12

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Owner's Manual - Page 14

... network port or your computer. NOTE: Do not plug a telephone cable into a sound or telephony program. Use the black surround connector to the network adapter connector on the...to attach multichannel-capable speakers. On computers with a sound card, the microphone connector is not detecting a physical connection to attach headphones and most speakers with integrated sound) to the network...

Owner's Manual - Page 15

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Owner's Manual - Page 33

...If a peripheral device does not work properly, contact Dell (see the program's documentation. This message may help technical support personnel diagnose and fix the problem. &#... with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. If you begin any of a new battery exploding if it is a danger of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in a program, see ...

Owner's Manual - Page 34

...E - ADJUST THE WINDOWS VOLUME CONTROL - • Click the speaker icon in the drive or the CD or DVD. See "Sound and Speaker Problems" on page 55. Viruses can sometimes prevent Windows from recognizing ... it up by clicking any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in all DVD drives. See "Dell Diagnostics" on page 119. E N S U R E T H A T T H E D R I V E I S E...

Owner's Manual - Page 46

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Owner's Manual - Page 47

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Owner's Manual - Page 53

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Owner's Manual - Page 54

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Owner's Manual - Page 59

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Owner's Manual - Page 67

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Owner's Manual - Page 74

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Owner's Manual - Page 75

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Owner's Manual - Page 80

... the computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then turn them on. 15 If you installed a sound card: a Enter system setup (see "System Setup" on page 14. 17 Install any cables connected... any cables that should be attached to Off. b Connect external audio devices to the microphone, speaker/headphone, or line-in connectors on page 111), go to Onboard Devices and select Integrated NIC,...

Owner's Manual - Page 81

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Owner's Manual - Page 147

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Owner's Manual - Page 155

Index A audio. See sound B battery problems, 33 replacing, 104 BIOS, 111 boot sequence about, 115 changing, 117 option ... microphone, 12 USB, 12 contacting Dell, 122 copying CDs general information, 20 helpful tips, 21 how to, 20 copying DVDs general information, 20 helpful tips, 21 how to, 20 cover removing, 63 replacing, 105 D Dell contacting, 122 Dell Diagnostics, 52 support policy, 120...

Owner's Manual - Page 157

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Owner's Manual - Page 158

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