My Pc Has An Audio (Sound) Problem - HP Brio ba300 Troubleshooting Manual

My PC Has an Audio (Sound) Problem

No Sound When Running Applications
Have you checked that...
The volume, mute, and balance settings are correct
Advanced Troubleshooting
The problem is not caused by a hardware conflict.
Hardware conflicts occur when two or more
peripheral devices compete for the same signal lines
or channels. Conflicts between your audio interface
and a peripheral device might be due to the settings
of the I/O addresses, IRQ or DMA channel.
No Sound When Playing a Multimedia or Audio CD
Have you checked that...
The volume control on the CD-ROM drive is
correctly set
If you are using headphones or speakers:
• they are correctly connected
• the operating system volume controls are
The audio cable for the CD-ROM drive is correctly
connected to the connector on the system board.
A New Add-On Sound Card Does Not Work
Have you checked that...
You have disabled the integrated sound features on
your PC as required
There Is a Humming Noise
Have you checked that...
The power grounding of your audio components is
adequate
correctly set.
How
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Refer to the operating system documentation for more information
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Check the settings of the audio interface and other accessories in your
system.
How
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Turn up the volume dial on the front of the drive
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• Double-click on the speaker icon on the taskbar, then set the required
volume with the volume slider
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Refer to page 32.
How
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To disable integrated sound (on Windows 98 and 2000), select Control
Panel from the S S S S t t t t a a a a r r r r t t t t menu, then click on Multimedia (or Sounds
a a a a n n n n d d d d Multimedia for Windows 2000). Click on the Audio Device icon,
then select the Do not use audio features on this device radio
button.
How
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Plug all devices into adjacent power outlets (outlets within
5 cm/2 inches of each other), or use line filters
If You Have a Problem
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