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no sound in Dell Inspiron 3847
The computer is new and came with Windows 8.1.
I re-installed the Realtek audio card drivers, but there is no sound. The CPU connects to the Dell 24 Monitor - S2440L monitor via VGA cable. Checking in the sounds option in Control panel shows external speakers are needed. I see there is a message in sound icon in bottom right that no speakers or headphones are plugged in. Glanced at the Dell manual at ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-produ...nual_en-us.pdf and from page 11, it appears that they have a front panel audio connector Ran the Windows troubleshooter which also did not help. In Device manager, I see Bluetooth Audio device, Intel Display audio, Realtek High Definition Audio all of which have the right drivers. Dell support thinks if I change the OS to Windows 7, I can get sound, but I have to buy the Windows 7 OS I thought most PCs today come with an integrated sound card and external speakers are additional. What could be causing the lack of audio? The volume is not set to mute. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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no sound in Dell Inspiron 3847
t wrote:
The computer is new and came with Windows 8.1. And that is the 32- or 64-bitwise version of Windows 8.1? I re-installed the Realtek audio card drivers, but there is no sound. Did you get the drivers from Dell or Realtek? For Dell: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/...op/get-started For 64-bit Windows 8.1, they list Realtek high-definition audio driver, version 6.0.1.7016.,A00, release date 1/6/2014. Since this is a low-level driver, did you reboot after installing it? The CPU connects to the Dell 24 Monitor - S2440L monitor via VGA cable. You mean the video output (backpanel) goes to that monitor. VGA does not carry any audio signals. If the monitor has speakers and you're trying to use them, you will need to either use a HDMI video cable (video+sound) or run the audio-out from the case's backpanel to an audio-in connector on the monitor. If, for example, what you have is this monitor: http://www.dell.com/ed/business/p/dell-e2414h/pd it has only DVI and VGA connectors. That monitor has no speakers and those connection types don't carry sound. So don't expect any sound to come out of that monitor. Checking in the sounds option in Control panel shows external speakers are needed. I see there is a message in sound icon in bottom right that no speakers or headphones are plugged in. Glanced at the Dell manual at ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-produ...nual_en-us.pdf and from page 11, it appears that they have a front panel audio connector That is for connecting a headphone. Peculiarly their manual doesn't specify the backpanel connectors. Instead you need the quick start guide at: ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-produ...uide_en-us.pdf Page 2, item 18, is the sound outputs. Neither manual tells you how to connect the external powered speakers. One of those sound outputs goes to the external powered speakers. My guess it's the green one. Here's a pic of the Dell Inspiron 3847 (well, one config for that model): http://atrlaptops.com/ebay/Dell/inspiron3847_3 I think the middle one (green) is for audio output (front speakers). The blue one is probably for rear speakers. Pink is the mic input. The online specs for 3847 lists only DVI and VGA for video out yet this pic shows VGA (15-pin Dsub) and HDMI. Whether or not the sound was wired to the HDMI connector depends on implementation. In some cases, you have to run a cable from a header on the mobo for sound to the video out. However, I don't see the monitor has speakers so it doesn't matter if the HDMI connector carries sound or not. In Device manager, I see Bluetooth Audio device, Intel Display audio, Realtek High Definition Audio all of which have the right drivers. And in the sound applet in Control Panel, which audio device is currently selected as the audio output device? I haven't bothered with Windows 8 for home use so you'll have to figure out how to select from multiple sound devices as to which one goes to the audio-out backpanel connectors. --- Not a valid signature delimiter (which is "-- \n", or dash dash space newline). That means the following spam is in the body of your post and not in a signature block. This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com Configure Avast to NOT append their spam promo pseudo-signature into your e-mails and your posts. |
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no sound in Dell Inspiron 3847
On 05/04/2014 12:58 AM, t wrote:
The computer is new and came with Windows 8.1. I re-installed the Realtek audio card drivers, but there is no sound. The CPU connects to the Dell 24 Monitor - S2440L monitor via VGA cable. Checking in the sounds option in Control panel shows external speakers are needed. I see there is a message in sound icon in bottom right that no speakers or headphones are plugged in. Then assuming your speakers are plugged in, you've used the wrong jack |
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no sound in Dell Inspiron 3847
t wrote:
The computer is new and came with Windows 8.1. I re-installed the Realtek audio card drivers, but there is no sound. The CPU connects to the Dell 24 Monitor - S2440L monitor via VGA cable. Checking in the sounds option in Control panel shows external speakers are needed. I see there is a message in sound icon in bottom right that no speakers or headphones are plugged in. Glanced at the Dell manual at ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-produ...nual_en-us.pdf and from page 11, it appears that they have a front panel audio connector Ran the Windows troubleshooter which also did not help. In Device manager, I see Bluetooth Audio device, Intel Display audio, Realtek High Definition Audio all of which have the right drivers. Dell support thinks if I change the OS to Windows 7, I can get sound, but I have to buy the Windows 7 OS I thought most PCs today come with an integrated sound card and external speakers are additional. What could be causing the lack of audio? The volume is not set to mute. You can change your output choice. http://i57.tinypic.com/xn6zvr.jpg Paul |
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no sound in Dell Inspiron 3847
Thanks for replying.
On 5/4/2014 5:07 AM, VanguardLH wrote: t wrote: The computer is new and came with Windows 8.1. And that is the 32- or 64-bitwise version of Windows 8.1? 64 bit. I re-installed the Realtek audio card drivers, but there is no sound. Did you get the drivers from Dell or Realtek? For Dell: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/...op/get-started For 64-bit Windows 8.1, they list Realtek high-definition audio driver, version 6.0.1.7016.,A00, release date 1/6/2014. Since this is a low-level driver, did you reboot after installing it? Yes, I got the driver and rebooted it. Checking in the sounds option in Control panel shows external speakers are needed. I see there is a message in sound icon in bottom right that no speakers or headphones are plugged in. Glanced at the Dell manual at ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-produ...nual_en-us.pdf and from page 11, it appears that they have a front panel audio connector That is for connecting a headphone. Peculiarly their manual doesn't specify the backpanel connectors. Instead you need the quick start guide at: ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-produ...uide_en-us.pdf Page 2, item 18, is the sound outputs. Neither manual tells you how to connect the external powered speakers. One of those sound outputs goes to the external powered speakers. My guess it's the green one. No external powered speakers came with the computer which made me think the motherboard may have a built-in speaker for sound. ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-produ...nual_en-us.pdf does not seem to specify any speakers. Does that mean I need to buy external speakers from Dell which will work with Inspiron 3847? Or, can any low cost ones from ebay http://www.ebay.com/bhp/laptop-external-speakers work? The usage will be for watching training videos Here's a pic of the Dell Inspiron 3847 (well, one config for that model): http://atrlaptops.com/ebay/Dell/inspiron3847_3 I think the middle one (green) is for audio output (front speakers). The blue one is probably for rear speakers. Pink is the mic input. The online specs for 3847 lists only DVI and VGA for video out yet this pic shows VGA (15-pin Dsub) and HDMI. Whether or not the sound was wired to the HDMI connector depends on implementation. In some cases, you have to run a cable from a header on the mobo for sound to the video out. However, I don't see the monitor has speakers so it doesn't matter if the HDMI connector carries sound or not. In Device manager, I see Bluetooth Audio device, Intel Display audio, Realtek High Definition Audio all of which have the right drivers. And in the sound applet in Control Panel, which audio device is currently selected as the audio output device? I haven't bothered with Windows 8 for home use so you'll have to figure out how to select from multiple sound devices as to which one goes to the audio-out backpanel connectors. Speakers are selected as audio output device, but the computer did not come with any. Not a valid signature delimiter (which is "-- \n", or dash dash space newline). That means the following spam is in the body of your post and not in a signature block. This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com Configure Avast to NOT append their spam promo pseudo-signature into your e-mails and your posts. I did that. I appreciate your advice and time. |
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no sound in Dell Inspiron 3847
On 5/4/2014 5:39 AM, philo wrote:
On 05/04/2014 12:58 AM, t wrote: The computer is new and came with Windows 8.1. I re-installed the Realtek audio card drivers, but there is no sound. The CPU connects to the Dell 24 Monitor - S2440L monitor via VGA cable. Checking in the sounds option in Control panel shows external speakers are needed. I see there is a message in sound icon in bottom right that no speakers or headphones are plugged in. Then assuming your speakers are plugged in, you've used the wrong jack Thanks, but no external powered speakers came with the computer which made me think the motherboard may have a built-in speaker for sound. |
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no sound in Dell Inspiron 3847
On 5/4/2014 6:18 AM, Paul wrote:
t wrote: The computer is new and came with Windows 8.1. I re-installed the Realtek audio card drivers, but there is no sound. The CPU connects to the Dell 24 Monitor - S2440L monitor via VGA cable. Checking in the sounds option in Control panel shows external speakers are needed. I see there is a message in sound icon in bottom right that no speakers or headphones are plugged in. Glanced at the Dell manual at ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-produ...nual_en-us.pdf and from page 11, it appears that they have a front panel audio connector Ran the Windows troubleshooter which also did not help. In Device manager, I see Bluetooth Audio device, Intel Display audio, Realtek High Definition Audio all of which have the right drivers. Dell support thinks if I change the OS to Windows 7, I can get sound, but I have to buy the Windows 7 OS I thought most PCs today come with an integrated sound card and external speakers are additional. What could be causing the lack of audio? The volume is not set to mute. You can change your output choice. http://i57.tinypic.com/xn6zvr.jpg Paul Thanks, but I do not see the digital HD audio in my output choice. It seems the computer needs external speakers and since it did not ship with any, I need to get them from Dell or some low cost ones from http://www.ebay.com/bhp/desktop-pc-speakers I appreciate your advice and time. |
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no sound in Dell Inspiron 3847
If you have a hi-fi it may have an audio in which you can use.
Kenny "t" wrote in message ... On 5/4/2014 6:18 AM, Paul wrote: t wrote: The computer is new and came with Windows 8.1. I re-installed the Realtek audio card drivers, but there is no sound. The CPU connects to the Dell 24 Monitor - S2440L monitor via VGA cable. Checking in the sounds option in Control panel shows external speakers are needed. I see there is a message in sound icon in bottom right that no speakers or headphones are plugged in. Glanced at the Dell manual at ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-produ...nual_en-us.pdf and from page 11, it appears that they have a front panel audio connector Ran the Windows troubleshooter which also did not help. In Device manager, I see Bluetooth Audio device, Intel Display audio, Realtek High Definition Audio all of which have the right drivers. Dell support thinks if I change the OS to Windows 7, I can get sound, but I have to buy the Windows 7 OS I thought most PCs today come with an integrated sound card and external speakers are additional. What could be causing the lack of audio? The volume is not set to mute. You can change your output choice. http://i57.tinypic.com/xn6zvr.jpg Paul Thanks, but I do not see the digital HD audio in my output choice. It seems the computer needs external speakers and since it did not ship with any, I need to get them from Dell or some low cost ones from http://www.ebay.com/bhp/desktop-pc-speakers I appreciate your advice and time. |
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no sound in Dell Inspiron 3847
On 05/04/2014 10:33 AM, t wrote:
On 5/4/2014 5:39 AM, philo wrote: On 05/04/2014 12:58 AM, t wrote: The computer is new and came with Windows 8.1. I re-installed the Realtek audio card drivers, but there is no sound. The CPU connects to the Dell 24 Monitor - S2440L monitor via VGA cable. Checking in the sounds option in Control panel shows external speakers are needed. I see there is a message in sound icon in bottom right that no speakers or headphones are plugged in. Then assuming your speakers are plugged in, you've used the wrong jack Thanks, but no external powered speakers came with the computer which made me think the motherboard may have a built-in speaker for sound. Then that's the problem, you will need to get speakers and plug them in. |
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no sound in Dell Inspiron 3847
On 5/4/2014 4:38 PM, Kenny Cargill wrote:
If you have a hi-fi it may have an audio in which you can use. Kenny No, I don't have any hi-fi if you meant these http://www.whathifi.com/reviews/hi-fi/hi-fi-speakers "t" wrote in message ... On 5/4/2014 6:18 AM, Paul wrote: t wrote: The computer is new and came with Windows 8.1. I re-installed the Realtek audio card drivers, but there is no sound. The CPU connects to the Dell 24 Monitor - S2440L monitor via VGA cable. Checking in the sounds option in Control panel shows external speakers are needed. I see there is a message in sound icon in bottom right that no speakers or headphones are plugged in. Glanced at the Dell manual at ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-produ...nual_en-us.pdf and from page 11, it appears that they have a front panel audio connector Ran the Windows troubleshooter which also did not help. In Device manager, I see Bluetooth Audio device, Intel Display audio, Realtek High Definition Audio all of which have the right drivers. Dell support thinks if I change the OS to Windows 7, I can get sound, but I have to buy the Windows 7 OS I thought most PCs today come with an integrated sound card and external speakers are additional. What could be causing the lack of audio? The volume is not set to mute. You can change your output choice. http://i57.tinypic.com/xn6zvr.jpg Paul Thanks, but I do not see the digital HD audio in my output choice. It seems the computer needs external speakers and since it did not ship with any, I need to get them from Dell or some low cost ones from http://www.ebay.com/bhp/desktop-pc-speakers I appreciate your advice and time. |
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