Compaq 6000 Maintenance & Service Guide: HP Compaq 6000 Pro Microtower Bus - Page 225
Solving Audio Problems continued, Table D-6
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Table D-6 Solving Audio Problems (continued) Sound does not come out of the speaker or headphones. Cause Solution Software volume control is turned down or muted. Double-click the Speaker icon on the taskbar, then make sure that Mute is not selected and use the volume slider to adjust the volume. Audio is hidden in Computer Setup. Enable the audio in Computer Setup: Security > Device Security > System Audio. The external speakers are not turned on. Turn on the external speakers. The audio device may be connected to the wrong jack. Ensure that the device is connected to the correct jack on the computer. The speakers should be plugged into the rear lineout jack and the headphones should be plugged into the front headphone jack. External speakers plugged into the wrong audio jack on a recently installed sound card. See the sound card documentation for proper speaker connection. Digital CD audio is not enabled. Enable digital CD audio. In the Device Manager, right-click on the CD/DVD device and select Properties. Make sure Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device is checked. Headphones or devices connected to the line-out connector Turn on and use headphones or external speakers, if mute the internal speaker. connected, or disconnect headphones or external speakers. Computer is in standby mode. Press the power button to resume from standby mode. CAUTION: When attempting to resume from standby mode, do not hold down the power button for more than four seconds. Otherwise, the computer will shut down and you will lose any unsaved data. Internal speaker is disabled in Computer Setup. Enable the internal speaker in Computer Setup. Select Advanced > Device Options > Internal Speaker. One or more audio solutions are installed in the system. Ensure that your application is set to use the correct audio device. Sound from headphones is not clear or muffled. Cause Solution Headphones are plugged into the rear audio output connector. Plug the headphones into the headphone connector on the The rear audio output connector is for powered audio devices front of the computer. and is not designed for headphone use. Computer appears to be locked up while recording audio. Cause Solution The hard disk may be full. Before recording, make sure there is enough free space on the hard disk. You can also try recording the audio file in a compressed format. Solving Audio Problems 213