how do I use compaq speakers on with my dell?
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You should be able to plug them into your sound card on the Dell.  The only issue you would have is if the sound card is incompatible with the speaker setup.  For example, you have 5.1 surround sound speakers but the sound card is simply a 2.0 output.\n\nIf they speakers need to be powered, plug them into an outlet and you should be fine.
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The best way would be to get a pcmcia sound card. being a dell it SHOULD have a pcmcia card slot (not guaranteed). Many of these cards have line-in with hardware noise filtering. Check out cards by Creative Labs.
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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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you don't need to buy a soundcard if your motherboard has an inbuilt soundcard; check it out by looking at the back of your pc, if it has 3 or 4 little colored sockets (green, blue, yellow i think). If it does just plug the speakers to the right socket. If not, then you need a soundcard, good news is that they are not expensive
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Put in the soundcard. Install drivers. If not included look up the drivers for the model number online. Check in device manager and control panel/sounds and audio to make sure it works.
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u Need an ide raid card that plugs into pci, my pair of 160's is power
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This has happened to me a dozen times, and it embarrasses me every time.  This may not work, but read carefully.\n\nMany computers now adays have two different ports for your speakers (one for a sound card that is mounted on the mother board and one that is mounted to an actual sound card).  I know you said you plugged them into the right hole, but don't be so sure.  Just because colors match doesn't necessarily mean it is right.  Check the back of the computer for another hole that is about the same size and try it (there may be more than one).
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If you dont have a sound card than try re-installing your motherboard drivers. All PCs have motherboards (or mobos we call them...) check/find out what mobo you are using (the brand - is it - ABIT, ASUS, MSI etc)  and what chipset its working on (is it Intel, Nvidia etc). Than go to the appropriate mobo manufacturer's website and download the latest drivers. This should usually work. Good luck.
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go to belkin.com and get their advisor or to crucial.com and run theirs. It will tell you what sound system you have then just google it (or go to downloads.com) and download it
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If you have the disk containing the all the drivers that came with your motherboard(computer), the drivers will install from that disk.\nIf you have no disk , you need to run a system information program that will tell you what brand of sound hardware your computer has, then find the appropriate company website for the drivers.\nSuitable free sysinfo progs to dld are Belarc, PC Wizard and many others
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Try free down loads .com\n\nYour gonna need the maker of that sound card.. to get the driver.... downloaded..
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there should be a line out jack on the back of your computer. it's blue in color I think...plug your speakers into that.
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http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/pcor/en/index.htm\n\nUser's guide and Service Guide.  Straight from the manufacturer.
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Plug in your speakers.  :-P\n\nRecheck all your settings, make sure nothing is muted.  Also make sure your sound card, if you have one, is installed properly and functioning.
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unfortunately speakers are not network devices. there is no easy, functional way to do this, on your laptop a good option for gaming would be a headset with a microphone. however, unless your desktop is slow, why would you want to play on the laptop anyway?
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You need to install drivers for your sound card.\n\nIf you know what sound card you have you can go to the manufacturer's website and get the latest drivers from there. If you have on-board sound card refer to your motherboard manual/documentation.
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You're going to slap me for suggesting it, but check the following first:\n\n1. Go to the control panel, check sound.  Is it muted?  Is anything muted?\n2. Double check that the speaker is in the correct port, and not going through another device (speaker/headset splitter, etc) first.\n3. Make sure the card is seated properly.\n\nOnce you've done these, go to the control panel, then system, then hardware, then device manager and make sure the computer knows the card is present and installed.  Make sure it thinks it's running.\n\nGood luck.