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Troubleshooting Guide 2–19
Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics
Sound does not come out
of the speaker or
headphones.
(continued)
Computer is in
Stand
By
mode.
Press the power button to resume
from
Stand By
mode.
Noise or no sound comes
out of the speakers or
headphones.
Computer may not be
detecting the correct
speaker/headphone
type or output or
analog-to-digital
auto-sense is not
engaged.
1. If you are using digital
speakers that have a stereo
jack and want the system to
auto-switch to digital, use a
stereo-to-mono adapter
to properly engage the
auto-sense feature.
2. If a stereo-to-mono adapter
is not available, use the
multimedia device properties
to manually switch the audio
signal from analog to digital.
3. If the headphones have a
mono jack, use the multimedia
device properties to switch the
system to analog out.
For information on how to change
the Audio
Output Mode,
see
Appendix D, “Setting Up
Analog/Digital Audio Output.”
Solving Audio Problems
(Continued)
Problem Cause Solution
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