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Topic: Headphone jack question
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Gladrial
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posted 02-16-2002 08:56 PM PT (US)  
I just got a new computer and on the front of the CD and the DVD player there are headphone jacks. On my old computer, I just plugged in right there and muted the other external speakers and I could hear it in the headphones. On my new one I tried this and I get no sound at all. I have muted the external speakers and tried it with them un-muted. I have tried turning up the volume controls on the top front of the DVD and CD players. I accessed the volume control panel. I have tried to use help in windows but I can't seem to find the answers, I seek. I suspect there is a setting in Windows somewhere to control whether or not these jacks function.
Anyone know the Kung Fu secret of Headphone Jack management? One of you gurus please, leave me an answer.
Thank you
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zombie
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posted 02-17-2002 11:11 AM PT (US)
I have the same problem with my headphone jack. I guess I wait to see if anyone has a solution.
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Gladrial
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posted 02-18-2002 09:18 PM PT (US)
Hey, I have written in to the tech support help desk, for my PC to ask them. I will let you know what I find out. |
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Gladrial
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posted 02-24-2002 12:02 PM PT (US)
No reply yet. Am I surprised? Well of course. |
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Ouroboros
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posted 02-25-2002 01:04 AM PT (US)
I would help, but not having a DVD player would make my help rather useless, I think.:-| |
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Gladrial
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posted 02-25-2002 08:48 AM PT (US)
Well, it does it on my CD player too. Do you have one of those? Help me Ouro.:( |
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JJoker
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posted 02-25-2002 04:25 PM PT (US)
is your CDRom hooked up to your sound card? |
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Gladrial
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posted 02-26-2002 08:44 AM PT (US)
Um I guess so. It plays music out the speakers when I put a CD in it, so I assume that means yes to being hooked to the sound card. May I assume that? |
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Gladrial
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posted 02-28-2002 11:02 AM PT (US)
What now JJ? |
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Ouroboros
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posted 03-01-2002 03:49 PM PT (US)
No, I don't think you can assume that. When you put a disk in with music on it, it's just a storage device. The computer reads the disk, finds out what to do with the information, then plays the song. In this sense, it's no different from a floppy drive.I think (educated guess, not sure) that the cable from a device like a CDROM or a DVD that leads to the sound card is put there to bypass the computer's CPU, allowing the CDROM or DVD to do the CPU's job for it (which might be important for lots of CPU intensive video games, for instance). Better check that cable. |
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JJoker
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posted 03-01-2002 05:08 PM PT (US)
There really is no reason why the headphone jack on the front of your computer isn't working for playing audio-only CDs... in fact it's normally a good way to test if your soundcard is working by using that as a test subject...Frankly I'm stumped. :( |
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Gladrial
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posted 03-19-2002 12:48 PM PT (US)
Grrrrr is all I can say. |
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