80 Solving Problems
No sound from headphones
ADJUST THE WINDOWS 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.
DISCONNECT HEADPHONES FROM THE HEADPHONE CONNECTOR —Sound from
the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are connected to the
computer’s front-panel headphone connector.
TEST THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET —Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by
testing it with another device, such as a lamp.
ELIMINATE POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE —Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights,
or halogen lamps to check for interference.
REINSTALL THE SOUND DRIVER —See "Manually Reinstalling Drivers" on
page94.
RUN THE HARDWARE TROUBLESHOOTER—See "Troubleshooting Software and
Hardware Problems in the Microsoft Windows® XP and Windows Vista®
OperatingSystem" on pag e 95.
CHECK THE HEADPHONE CABLE CONNECTION —Ensure that the headphone
cable is securely inserted into the headphone connector (see "System Setup" on
page185).
ADJUST THE WINDOWS 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.
ENSURE THAT THE CORRECT AUDIO SOLUTION IS ENABLED IN THE BIOS SETUP
PROGRAM —See "System Setup" on page185.
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