> > I opened the PC last night. I could not find a speaker=20 > > anywhere, even a > > tiny one. It does beep when restarted, so I can only assume=20 > > there is one > > of the motherboard speakers referred to below, but it must be=20 > > hidden under > > something else. > > Many modern motherboards have little 'buzzer' units actually on the = > motherboard, instead of the larger speaker that used to be connected to = > the motherboard from the case. > But as I said, this is only going to go beep when you start up the PC. > > You must have speakers on you PC somewhere.
That's what I thought ! > What brand of PC do you have? Pretty much an unknown brand (AuStar) > I'm assuming that you don't have 2 separate speaker boxes connected to = > your PC case by wires. Not even one ! > Does your monitor have speakers attached or built into it? The sound comes out of the box. I haven't heard any sounds from the monitor. > Does your PC case have speakers built into it? 2 little speakers in one = > of the drive bays maybe? I couldn't find any. I didn't go as far as pulling components out (too time-consuming and risky), but I did a pretty thorough visual inspection and even poked around a bit. > Look at the back of your Pc and see if you can find a sound card, or = > motherboard connections for audio. typically 3 small round 'headphone' = > type sockets. > If there's something plugged into one of these, then pull it out and see = > if your sound goes away. I can fairly certainly find the sound card. Are you suggesting that I unplug the sound card itself, or something adjacent or attached to it ? > > > You should be able to either turn the volume down on your speakers > >=20 > > The volume was already down at the lowest setting. > > How did you turn the volume down on them? A knob on the speakers, or a = > setting in windows? Can't find the physical speaker to do anything on it. I'm referring to the slide bar in Windows. > If it was on a knob on the speakers, then follow the wire that will come = > out of the speaker and pull it out of the PC. Failing that, cut it with = > scissors! ;-) If I could find the bloody thing, it'd be an option. > If it was a windows setting, then the same place will have a 'mute' = > checkbox. Nope, no mute button anywhere I could find under Sounds And MultiMedia. > > > unplug them,=20 > >=20 > > Couldn't find them > >=20 > > >or even better, if you have a small speaker on the bottom=20 > > > right edge of your screen, near the clock, you can click on=20 > > that and =3D > > > click the mute button. > >=20 > > Not there. Can it be found somewhere else e.g. from Start menu ? > >=20 > > > There is also a sounds section in the control panel where a=20 > > mute option =3D > > > should also be available. > >=20 > > That's what I covered in the original post. Everything that=20 > > can be turned > > down or off already has. > > =20 > > And the sound still persists. > > Don't try to redefine what the sounds should be. > There will be another section in your control panel (I have XP here, not = > 2000, so I can't tell you the exact place to go) that controls the = > volume of all the various sound outputs, from a single screen. Yes, Sounds And MultiMedia, which I have referred to in all posts so far. > There will be a series of vertical sliders, with the leftmost being the = > master volume control. > There will be a checkbox under that for muting all sound.=20 Yep, as I said, they are slid to minimum, and there are no mute buttons anywhere. > Regards > > Darren Tracey --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/
