Compaq Compaq Evo Desktop, 177620-006 manual Solving Audio Problems, From the Control Panel

Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics

Solving Audio Problems

If your computer has audio features and you encounter audio problems, see the common causes and solutions listed in the following table.

Solving Audio Problems

Problem	Cause	Solution
Sound does not come	Software volume	Double-click the Speaker icon on
out of the speaker or	control is turned down.	the taskbar, then set volume by
headphones.		adjusting the volume slider.
	CD-ROM or DVD	Turn the volume control knob on
	volume control on the	front of computer to increase the
	front of the computer is	volume.
	turned down.
	The external speakers	Turn on the external speakers.
	are not turned on.
	External speakers	See the sound card documentation
	plugged into the wrong	for proper speaker connection.
	audio jack.
	Audio cable not	Connect audio cable between CD
	connected.	or DVD-ROM drive and the system
		board.
	Headphones or	Turn on and use headphones or
	devices connected to	external speakers, if connected, or
	the line-out connector	disconnect headphones or external
	mute the internal	speakers.
	speaker.
	Volume is muted.	1. From the Control Panel
		program, click Sound, Speech
		and Audio Devices, then click
		Sounds and Audio Devices.
		2. Click the Mute check box to
		remove the check mark from
		the box.

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