how to get surround speakers to work on dell e510?
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You have to purchase a sound card upgrade that supports surround sound.  At least 5.1, but they have cards that support 7.1.
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Did you check the basics? \n1) after you physically installed it, did Windows detect & install the drivers?\n2) did you plug your speakers into the correct jack, Soundblaster cards are marked with color coded jacks.\nHere are some "general" color codes.\n[black=rear speakers, green=front speakers, pink=microphone, blue=line-in, yellow=digital only]\nThe PCI-128 has only 3 jacks-blue, pink & green.\n3) are your speakers pluged in to an electric outlet\nAfter, you check those things, if no luck. You can email me, if you are not comfortable with the BIOS settings. Which would be where you need to go next, if you have integrated sound on your Motherboard
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First, are you using on-board sound or an add on PCI card(Sound Blaster etc.)?? Check your volume settings. You may have several. The program that you use to play the DVD in like Power DVD etc. has its own volume level control it may be a little hard to find on their control panel, usually a slider of some type. Windows has 2 possibilities in it, the main volume control and the wave. Try adjusting them till it sounds OK to you. Then there is the volume control on your speakers(if they are amplified). Also check the volume settings in control panel. Looking for all of this stuff is what made go bald by pulling my hair out!!
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Goto the link I provided and click Start Detection in the center of the page.  It will detect your system.  Then get the latest drivers for you sound then install them.\n\n- Check hardware profiles under System in control panel and be sure its not disabled.\n\n- Check your bios to make sure its not turned off.\n\nIts probably integrated but if its not then take the side of the system and check to be sure its seated correctly in its slot.\n\nIf these do not work, restore the system.\n\nIf none work, sound card may be bad.
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make sure u have a separate amplifier for the speakers....u can easily play ur comp audio on the speaker ..u just need to have the right combination of male female connectors wired up....can't say which one for u....and make sure there is proper earthing with the speaker system....best bet will be to get a separate stereo or dolby enabled soundcard.....nowadays they are very cheap....
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Do you mean the sound coming from your speakers sounds like chipmunks? If so, you probably need to update your sound card driver. \n\nEasiest thing to try is open Internet Explorer, click on "Tools", then "Windows Update". Once there, check on the left side to see if there are any hardware driver updates for you machine. Windows update makes it very easy to update drivers if they are available through this method.
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Try going to Control Panel and adjust the sound settings
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You do not need a 'speaker program' to install speakers.  You may need 'sound card drivers', which you would probably download from the manufacturer of your computer or sound card.
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Makre sure the speakers are plugged into the back of the computer.    Double click on the little speaker Icon in the bottom right of your screen.  make sure there is nothing muted, and then try a different CD. . .
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well if your sure you have a good sound card that supports surround sound. then you need to access your card using device manager and go into properties, better yet i would call tech support for your sound card first and then the speakers support next. peace.
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buy a sounds card isntall the cd rum software and put it in the soudn card slot it will either be agp or pci format and the unscrew port and attach speakers into it and you are set you will need screw drivers
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Your computer needs a sound card... obviously... Aside from that, I'm not certain if these are speakers that are designed to be used with a regular stereo? Doesn't matter really... alright...\n\nYou'll need a 1/8" male end to plug into your output on your sound card, and then a cable long enough to run to the input of your stereo receiver (provided this is what you have).  This might be a little tricky, as you might have binding posts RCA, TRS, or something else... so you'll need to take this into consideration.  Irregardless, you'll need to have something that takes the tip and ring portions of the 1/8" and splits them to the left and right channel respectively for the receiver inputs.  Past that... connect the rest of the sound system as you would normally to the receiver... \n\nIf you're using an amplifier, the speakers, and the computer, then you'll just take the output from the computer, again the 1/8" TRS male, and run a cable to the input of the amplifier, and again connect your speakers as usual.  If this still doens't help, e-mail me... You didn't provide a lot of information.\n\nSpeaker types, what you have in the way of amplifiers, recievers, or if these are powered wall mounts? What style of input connectors do you have? This is not really a complicated question, but it's hard to answer this when you're blind to the situation.  Peace... No point in guessing.
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Things to check\n\n1. Is the power on?\n2. Is the green wire connected to the green plug in? Or however it's color coded.\n3. Are the speakers connected to each other?\n4. Is the volume turned up on the speakers?\n5. Have you muted your speakers volume on the computer?\n6. Do they work on another computer?\n\nIf the answer to the above is Yes on all counts, then the problem resides on the machine.\nFirst to try is to re-install your sound card drivers.\nIf that fails, the problem is your sound card. If when you replace the sound card the problem still occurs it's your motherboard.
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Are you using amplfied speakers? You'll need those to get any type of sound from the mobo. Unamplified speakers will not do. You can get a nice 3.1 set at Circuit City for about $20.
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Step 1: Checking volume and mute settings:\nThe volume setting for one or more sound devices might be disabled or set too low. Use the following steps to adjust volumes to their correct levels:\n\nIn Windows XP, click Start, and then click Control Panel.\nIn Windows 98 and ME, click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel \nIn Windows XP, open Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, and then click Sound and Audio Devices.\nIn Windows 98 and ME, open Sounds and Multimedia, and then click the Audio tab. \nIn Windows XP, click the Advanced button under Device Volume.\nIn Windows 98 and Me, click the Volume button under Sound Playback. \nRemove all checkmarks from Mute boxes at the bottom of the Master Volume window and adjust the volume setting slide bars to their highest positions. Close the Master Volume window and test for sound. If there is still no sound, go to the next Step. \n\nStep 2: Verifying the connections:\n\nUse the following steps to verify that the sound cables are properly connected from the speaker to the computer (cable connectors and plug assignments are normally color-coded to aid with connections).\n\nUnplug the sound cable. \nPlug headphones or one speaker directly into the speaker out connector on the back of the computer. The speaker out connector may have a symbol of a speaker \nor a circle with an arrow pointing out, or it may just say "OUT" next to it. Test for sound using the computer. If sound does not work, go to "Step 3: \n\nIf sound is restored when the headphones or one speaker is plugged in, replace the original sound cable with a new sound cable and test for sound. Sound should be restored after replacing the sound cable. If sound does not come back after replacing the cable, the sound card needs to be replaced because the speaker out connector is bad.\n\nStep 3: Configuring on-board sound in the BIOS:\n\nSome computers come with sound on the motherboard (on-board), and some computers use a sound card. The on-board sound setting in the BIOS has to be set according to your particular sound configuration. Perform the following steps to correctly configure the sound in the BIOS:\n\nLook at the back of your computer and use one of the following three items to determine the proper sound configuration and sound setting: \nIf the plugs for the speakers and microphones are located next to the parallel, serial, or USB ports, then the computer has on-board sound. The on-board sound setting in the BIOS should be Enabled. If the plugs for the speakers and microphone are located away from the other ports and sit in an area by themselves, the computer has a soundcard. The on-board sound setting (if there is one) in the BIOS should be Disabled. If the computer has sound plugs in both locations, a \nsoundcard has been added to the computer that already contains on-board sound. The on-board sound setting should be Disabled. To enter the BIOS, turn on the computer and when the first screen appears, press the F1 key repeatedly until the BIOS Setup screen opens. Use the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW keys to select the Advanced tab. Press the DOWN ARROW key to select Onboard Audio Options and press ENTER. If Onboard Audio Options is not available, select I/O Device Configuration and press ENTER. If Audio Codec is listed, select it and press ENTER. Select either Enabled or Disabled depending on your \nconfiguration and press ENTER. Press the F10 key and then press ENTER to save and exit Start Windows and check for sound. If there is still no sound, continue to the next Step.\n\nStep 4: Restoring the sound drivers\n\nUse the recovery process to restore individual drivers for a sound or combination sound-modem card. \n\nIf the computer came with recovery discs (Windows 98 and Me), place the last disc of the set into the top disc drive and follow the on-screen menus as they appear. Restart the computer after restoring the sound driver software and test for sound.\nIf there is still no sound, continue to th
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Yes but not with so few details. You need to start with the obvious:\nTry some different speakers, make sure its not muted in windows etc
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My mate had the same problem, no sound from the speakers, so this is what I did: (Locate the Opearating System CD - or the Recovery CD that came with your computer ready)\n\nI'm assuming you are using XP:\n\n1. Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel\n2. Click on Performance and Maintenance\n3. Select "See basic information about your computer\n4. Select Hardware\n5. Click on Device Manager\n6. Under Sound, Video and Game Controllers - do you see a yellow explaination mark, if so click on it to open it\n7. Click Re-Install Driver\n8. Insert the CD-ROM I mentioned above\n9. Make sure Install the software automatically is selected and click on next\n10. After that I cant remember but it should be straight forward