Posted: 12/2/2012 8:29:42 AM EDT
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Reinstalled Windows XP and performed all the updates. Problem is that the computer is not catching the speakers, so I have no audio. The speakers are Altec Lansing ACS45.1. Altec says they should be plug and play. I can't find the drivers anywhere and Altec isn't real helpful.
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I can't imagine how speakers could possibly need "drivers," or any other software, to work. It's possible I suppose, but doesn't seem to be the case with yours. Looking at the manual, it seems those speakers plug in the same way 99% of them do - a 1/8" tip-ring-sleeve audio plug. Not USB, not that short-lived "digital speaker" thing Creative tried to push about 10 years ago. So just as Altec-Lansing says, they should be "plug and play."
Again, anything is possible, but there is almost no chance you need a "driver" for the speakers. It has to be either that the speakers are broken, or that you have some other software setting (e.g. sound card drivers) that is keeping sound from coming out. The latter possibility is due to some PC sound devices trying to be "smart," by detecting what you have plugged in, and turning sound on or off accordingly. For example, most PCs having a Realtek audio device will automatically turn off external speakers, when you plug headphones in the computer's front audio-out jack (if it has one). Sometimes this backfires, and you don't get sound when you expect it, or do get it when you don't want it. What audio device does your computer have? Have you ruled out speaker malfunction by trying the speakers with another audio source, e.g. MP3 player? I have a set of Altec Lansings (VS4221) that are pushing 10 years old. They also do the "smart" thing by turning off the speakers when you plug something in their headphone jack. Now and then, they will simply stop producing sound, for no apparent reason. I have to unplug them to reset them so that they work again. Could be something similar is happening with your speakers. |
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Thanks for the replies. Apparently the computer is not sensing an audio device. Is there something in the BIOS I can check to see if it is not turned on or if I replace the sound card would that fix it? You just need to install the drivers for the sound card. Do you have a separate sound card or do you use the audio built in to the motherboard? If you can find the model we can point you to the drivers |
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Stupid question, but where would I find the model #? The computer is a Intel Celeron D CPU 2.53 GHz.Freq 2533 MHz That doesn't really tell anything about the computer. Did you buy the computer assembled? Like an HP, Dell, etc. If so, what is the model? Do you plug the speakers in the back into the motherboard or into a card that is in one of the expansion slots? Download CPU-Z and tell us what it says under the motherboard tab. |