i plugged in my usb headphones and mic and got a loud humming noise through the earphones...?
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it is either a bad ground... assuming you have no surge protector, just have the computer plugged directly into the outlet, or it is gremlins in the tower humming along.
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A few things to think about:\n\n1) Open the mixer. Make sure the master volume and the wave volume are set high. Enable advanced controls and see if there is a preamp or other switch to increase volume.\n\n2) Make sure your speakers are plugged into the right socket. If you had them in the speaker output and now have them in the line out socket, you'd hear less volume (and probably less distortion, etc. too).\n\n3) Assuming the speakers are the same and the computer/sound card is the same, are the speakers plugged into the wall? If they use batteries, are they fresh?\n\n4) Did you blow your speakers or sound card with loud music?\n\n5) Did you blow your eardrums with loud music? Maybe everything seems 40% quieter? :-)
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It seams you have a USB cable problem.\nthis what happened before I changed the USB cable with a good one. (Not those cheap ones)\n\nXLMan
402036
Sounds like an audio connector. It's for your microphone and audio jacks on the outside of your case.
62569
you might try resetting it through the yahoo messenger audio wizard. Thats the easiest way to know if your sound card is working properly without doing a bunch of tech stuff.
866782
Per your other question, you need to restore the audio driver first.
1006177
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.
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Some USB devices require to be pluged while you are installing the driver (for example an All-In-One HP printer) when it's plugged nothing happens .. but when you install its driver .. during the installation it asks you to plug your device in order to finish the installation process successfully .. so if you have a CD that came with the headset .. try installing the software for it first.\n\nSecond, Make sure that the USB device itself is malfunction free and ready to be used .. if not .. get it back to where you baught it from.\n\nthird, Make sure that your USB ports on the back of your computer case are connective and working properly -- this can be done by testing the port with devices that you know they are okay and working properly (like a USB keyboard or whatsoever) if it functioned okay .. then your ports are okay .. \n\nFourth, Go to your device manager and check for the proper driver for the USB controllers .. maybe that's the problem .. if that's it .. refer to your main board manual to install the controller's driver from the CD that came with your mainboard.\n\n\nNot to mention that you should make sure that your audio card has it's driver installed and the sound is coming out of the computer
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Check and make sure your sound for the computer is on. If you are online, make sure the volume on that website is turned on. I have had similar problems. \nGood Luck
917610
Maybe you forgot install the software to operate the mike. The speaker operate properly because they have software of its own to play the sounds. The problem your having is just missing software. Better ask your techinician about that. There should be no charge, because the technician was the one who reinstalled your Windows, and it's their fault. Now they must fix it.
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1. check and make sure your plugged into the right port and that all connections are all the way in. \n2. if its not an intergrated sound card, then try reseating it. \n\n*You probably already did but make sure on the sound control mixer console that all of the sliders are set to max.
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IF your mic doesn't function at all then the bass and treble are the least of your problems.\n\nDouble click on the little speaker by the clock on the lower right of the screen... once the window pops up, go to OPTIONS --> PROPERTIES then where it says "Adjust volume for" click on Recording.  Make sure the input is checked on the bottom where your mic is connected then click OK.   Make sure that volume is up for the input you have on your mic.  \n\nIf that doesn't work, you either need drivers for your mic, or sound card drivers.
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Check if your speaker is connected correctly on your computer. Check if it is not muted. If it still does not work, reinstall your sound card. If it doesnt, maybe there is a problem either on your sound card or on your speaker. To isolate it, try connecting your speaker with other PC, if there are sounds produce then we can conclude that most likely your sound card is defective.\n\nRegards
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you might have accidently touched the sound card or whatever you call it which might have broke it or unplugged it a bit or even moved it out of place a little. Wheck if its connected
718526
go to the manufacture's web site of your computer,look for audio drivers.. when downloading them do not save the download ,let it run from location
432752
Sounds like hardware problem. Check with headphones first - if sound OK - then laptop speakers are bad.
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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.