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no sound in Dell Inspiron 3847
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No external powered speakers came with the computer which made me think the motherboard may have a built-in speaker for sound. Most bundles don't include speakers. Some users are happy with a pair of cheapie stereo units that can barely reproduce speech. Some want a 7.1 setup costing hundreds. For them to include speakers means increasing the cost for what are likely throwaway parts. There is a tiny piezoelectric speaker on the mobo but that is to make those beeping noises you hear on bootup. Does that mean I need to buy external speakers from Dell which will work with Inspiron 3847? You don't have any speakers. Yes, you'll have to buy some. Or, can any low cost ones from ebay http://www.ebay.com/bhp/laptop-external-speakers work? The usage will be for watching training videos You'll want a set of speakers that will reproduce well enough so you can hear it and with enough quality to understand what the speaker is saying. That USB audio plug doesn't produce sound. It merely creates yet another audio device (that you'll have to select in Windows sound applet). You will have to plug a pair of headphones into that dongle's jack to hear anything. Why pay for a USB audio device (to add yet another audio device to Windows you have to select) and use a headphone with it when you can just plug the headphones into the audio-out jack on the system case (ya know, the front-panel connector you mentioned)? So buy a set of headphones if you don't already have a pair. With laptops and for privacy and also not to nuisance others nearby, you and they would probably appreciate you using headphones so only you hear the noise, er, sound that your computer generates. My aunt got something like the following for an external speaker (I think it's just mono, not stereo, since obviously there is only one point for the sound source): http://www.walmart.com/ip/SDI-Techno...eaker/19340295 I've never heard it so cannot attest to its quality of audio output and volume or lack thereof. I know when one broke she went to Walmart to get another so it must've been good enough for her. Remember that external speakers will be heard by and nuisance nearby people. For the cost of that tiny external speaker, you can get a good pair of headphones. In fact, if you ever plan to listen to sound from your computer (assuming it is a laptop instead of the 3847 *desktop* you specified), you might want to get a pair of headphones that have pads that surround the ear. These dull the noise from the environment, especially on an airplane (where ear buds actually accentuate the noise and make it harder to hear the audio). What laptop are you talking about? While laptops do have audio-out jacks to connect external speakers or headphones, the brand, family, and model you specified is a desktop PC. Speakers are selected as audio output device, but the computer did not come with any. That means the speaker output (audio-out connector on backpanel) is selected. Obviously you still have to connect something to that connector to produce sound. Connectors don't make sounds. |
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no sound in Dell Inspiron 3847
No, I meant a music centre, the old name for a hi-fi system, or similar.
Kenny "t" wrote in message ... On 5/4/2014 4:38 PM, Kenny Cargill wrote: If you have a hi-fi it may have an audio in which you can use. Kenny No, I don't have any hi-fi if you meant these http://www.whathifi.com/reviews/hi-fi/hi-fi-speakers "t" wrote in message ... On 5/4/2014 6:18 AM, Paul wrote: t wrote: The computer is new and came with Windows 8.1. I re-installed the Realtek audio card drivers, but there is no sound. The CPU connects to the Dell 24 Monitor - S2440L monitor via VGA cable. Checking in the sounds option in Control panel shows external speakers are needed. I see there is a message in sound icon in bottom right that no speakers or headphones are plugged in. Glanced at the Dell manual at ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-produ...nual_en-us.pdf and from page 11, it appears that they have a front panel audio connector Ran the Windows troubleshooter which also did not help. In Device manager, I see Bluetooth Audio device, Intel Display audio, Realtek High Definition Audio all of which have the right drivers. Dell support thinks if I change the OS to Windows 7, I can get sound, but I have to buy the Windows 7 OS I thought most PCs today come with an integrated sound card and external speakers are additional. What could be causing the lack of audio? The volume is not set to mute. You can change your output choice. http://i57.tinypic.com/xn6zvr.jpg Paul Thanks, but I do not see the digital HD audio in my output choice. It seems the computer needs external speakers and since it did not ship with any, I need to get them from Dell or some low cost ones from http://www.ebay.com/bhp/desktop-pc-speakers I appreciate your advice and time. |
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no sound in Dell Inspiron 3847
t wrote:
On 5/4/2014 4:38 PM, Kenny Cargill wrote: If you have a hi-fi it may have an audio in which you can use. Kenny No, I don't have any hi-fi if you meant these http://www.whathifi.com/reviews/hi-fi/hi-fi-speakers Will you be going on a shopping trip ? You can get a pair of speakers for less than $20. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121013 And for $30, this one includes a bass box, so you can have imaginary bass in music. The bass box is driven with 4W of power in this case :-) Smokin. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121019 Paul |
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no sound in Dell Inspiron 3847
On 5/5/2014 2:03 AM, Paul wrote:
t wrote: On 5/4/2014 4:38 PM, Kenny Cargill wrote: If you have a hi-fi it may have an audio in which you can use. Kenny No, I don't have any hi-fi if you meant these http://www.whathifi.com/reviews/hi-fi/hi-fi-speakers Will you be going on a shopping trip ? You can get a pair of speakers for less than $20. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121013 And for $30, this one includes a bass box, so you can have imaginary bass in music. The bass box is driven with 4W of power in this case :-) Smokin. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121019 Paul Thanks Paul, I got the one at http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-S120-...dp/B000R9AAJA/ Since usage is for listening to training videos for one person, I think they should suffice. |
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no sound in Dell Inspiron 3847
On Sun, 04 May 2014 11:33:38 -0400, t wrote:
On 5/4/2014 5:39 AM, philo wrote: On 05/04/2014 12:58 AM, t wrote: The computer is new and came with Windows 8.1. I re-installed the Realtek audio card drivers, but there is no sound. The CPU connects to the Dell 24 Monitor - S2440L monitor via VGA cable. Checking in the sounds option in Control panel shows external speakers are needed. I see there is a message in sound icon in bottom right that no speakers or headphones are plugged in. Then assuming your speakers are plugged in, you've used the wrong jack Thanks, but no external powered speakers Just for the record, there are external non-powered speakers (that is not powered externally but by the computer, via the sound output jack). I was satisfied with them for a long time, and still would be except they weren't loud enough some of the time. came with the computer which made me think the motherboard may have a built-in speaker for sound. |
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