No Sound From Headphones - Dell Inspiron 530sa Owner's Manual

A D J U S T T H E W
icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned up
and that the sound is not muted.
D I S C O N N E C T H E A D P H O N E S F R O M T H E H E A D P H O N E C O N N E C T O R
the speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are connected to the
computer's front-panel headphone connector.
T E S T T H E E L E C T R I C A L O U T L E T
testing it with another device, such as a lamp.
L I M I N A T E P O S S I B L E I N T E R F E R E N C E
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or halogen lamps to check for interference.
R E I N S T A L L T H E S O U N D D R I V E R
page 94.
R U N T H E H A R D W A R E
Hardware Problems in the Microsoft Windows
Operating System" on page 95.

No sound from headphones

C H E C K T H E H E A D P H O N E C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N
cable is securely inserted into the headphone connector (see "System Setup" on
page 185).
A D J U S T T H E W
icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned up
and that the sound is not muted.
N S U R E T H A T T H E C O R R E C T A U D I O S O L U T I O N I S E N A B L E D I N T H E
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P R O G R A M
— See "System Setup" on page 185.
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Solving Problems
I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L
— Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by
— See "Manually Reinstalling Drivers" on
T R O U B L E S H O O T E R
I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L
— Click or double-click the speaker
— Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights,
— See "Troubleshooting Software and
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XP and Windows Vista
— Ensure that the headphone
— Click or double-click the speaker
— Sound from
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