No Sound From Headphones - Dell Precision Workstation 450 User Manual

No sound from headphones

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R Dell Diagnostics —
U N T H E
• If the tests complete successfully, the controller is functioning properly.
• If the problem persists, or if the tests do not complete successfully, see
"Contacting Dell".
C
H E C K F O R I N T E R R U P T R E Q U E S T C O N F L I C T S
and Hardware Incompatibilities.
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
headphone cable is securely inserted into the headphone connector.
A W
D J U S T T H E I N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L
speaker 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 A B L E D I G I T A L M O D E
operating in digital mode. To disable digital mode:
Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Sounds, Speech,
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and Audio Devices.
Click Sounds and Audio Devices.
2
Click the Hardware tab.
3
Double-click the name of your CD drive.
4
Click the Properties tab.
5
Uncheck the Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device box.
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— See Resolving Software
— Ensure that the
— Click or double-click the
— Your headphones do not work if the CD drive is