08-20-2005, 11:13 PM
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Sound is very faint
hi,
I recently downloaded Windows 98, and my sound works and all, but even on full blast it's very very low. I made sure nothing at all was muted in the volume controls, I don't know what's wrong  I use headphones if it helps. and I'm positive they're working properly.. anyone have any tips for me?
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08-21-2005, 02:54 AM
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ok i've had that problem before
check to see where the headphones is plugged in it might be in the wrong one, if it's not that then you might need new headphones or a soundcard, but check everything with the sound on the computer first
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08-21-2005, 04:00 PM
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On some computers, the sound cards are designed to work with an amplified set of speakers, so the max volume isn't very high. I found that out one day when I switched around my computer speakers.
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08-21-2005, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by mercman90
On some computers, the sound cards are designed to work with an amplified set of speakers, so the max volume isn't very high. I found that out one day when I switched around my computer speakers.
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Sounds like the right answer to me.
Some soundcards have a jumper to provide a higher output to drive speakers directly via an on board amp. You will need to check, or provide the soundcard model.
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08-22-2005, 02:19 AM
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Thank you, the sound worked fine when I switched to speakers =D
but um.. I didn't quite get that jumper.. on board amp thing. Please excuse my incompetence, I'm 15 >.<
So does this mean I can never use headphones..? Unless I switch my sound card? I'm sorry if this question was answered already, but I.. wow. really didn't understand that last post.
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08-23-2005, 01:19 PM
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Some cards can drive headphones directly, some can't. There is sometimes an option to set the output level for either.
If yours has no high level, you need an external amplifier.
What is the model?
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08-25-2005, 01:10 PM
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The easiest way to solve this, without having to find a jumper, would be to lineout into a hifi, then plug the headfones into that. Thats what I did on my old PC. You can pick up a jack to LR Phono cable from your average hifi shop for about £2.
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