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Display (monitor) (continued) Symptom Possible solution (In addition to the information listed here, also refer to the documentation that came with your monitor.) HDMI-connected display produces no sound. If you use an HDMI connector on the graphics card (select models only) to connect your display (monitor) to the computer, because the default setting is the DVI connector, you hear no sound from your display. You should connect analog speakers to the computer Audio Line Out connector if you want to hear sound during the initial setup of the computer. To change settings and hear sound from your HDMI-connected display: NOTE: If you ever need to recover the computer operating system by using the Recovery Manager, you must repeat this procedure to activate sound for the HDMI connector. 1 Right-click the white Microsoft Volume icon (white speaker) on the taskbar, and then click Playback Devices. The Sound window opens. 2 On the Playback tab, click Digital Output Device (HDMI) if it is present. If it is not, click Realtek HDMI Output. 3 Click Set Default. 4 Click Apply. If you used Digital Output Device (HDMI), click OK to close the window. This completes the steps to activate HDMI sound for this option. If you used Realtek HDMI Output, continue with step 5. 5 Double-click Realtek HDMI Output. The Realtek Digital Output Properties window opens. 6 Click the Supported Formats tab. 7 Place a check in the 48.0 KHz check box, and ensure that there is no check in the Dolby Digital check box and all other check boxes. NOTE: For most TVs to play back audio, the sample rate must be 48.0 KHz. 8 Click OK to close the window. This completes the steps to activate HDMI sound for this option. Images on the screen are too large or too small, or the images are fuzzy. Adjust the monitor resolution setting in Windows Vista: 1 Right-click an empty area on the desktop, and then click Personalize. 2 Click Display Settings. 3 Adjust Resolution as necessary, and then click Apply. 42 Getting Started (features vary by model)

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Getting Started (features vary by model)
HDMI-connected
display produces no
sound.
If you use an HDMI connector on the graphics card (select
models only) to connect your display (monitor) to the computer,
because the default setting is the DVI connector, you hear no
sound from your display. You should connect analog speakers
to the computer Audio Line Out connector if you want to hear
sound during the initial setup of the computer.
To change settings and hear sound from your HDMI-connected
display:
NOTE:
If you ever need to recover the computer operating
system by using the Recovery Manager, you must repeat this
procedure to activate sound for the HDMI connector.
1
Right-click the white
Microsoft Volume
icon
(white speaker) on the taskbar, and then click
Playback Devices
. The Sound window opens.
2
On the Playback tab, click
Digital Output Device
(HDMI)
if it is present. If it is not, click
Realtek HDMI
Output
.
3
Click
Set Default
.
4
Click
Apply
.
±
If you used
Digital Output Device (HDMI)
, click
OK
to close the window. This completes the steps to
activate HDMI sound for this option.
±
If you used
Realtek HDMI Output
, continue with
step 5.
5
Double-click
Realtek HDMI Output
. The Realtek Digital
Output Properties window opens.
6
Click the
Supported Formats
tab.
7
Place a check in the
48.0 KHz
check box, and ensure
that there is no check in the
Dolby Digital
check box
and all other check boxes.
NOTE:
For most TVs to play back audio, the sample rate
must be 48.0 KHz.
8
Click
OK
to close the window. This completes the steps to
activate HDMI sound for this option.
Images on the screen
are too large or too
small, or the images are
fuzzy.
Adjust the monitor resolution setting in Windows Vista:
1
Right-click an empty area on the desktop, and then click
Personalize
.
2
Click
Display Settings
.
3
Adjust
Resolution
as necessary, and then click
Apply
.
Display (monitor) (continued)
Symptom
Possible solution
(In addition to the information listed here,
also refer to the documentation that came with your monitor.)