speakers not working

my speakers on my pc are not working, they used to and new speakers, any ideas what i do to make them work, thanks much appreciated

 

Have you tried the following?

Turn them on?

Make sure they have a power supply switched on (Most speakers for computers require a power supply)

Are they plugged into the computer sound card (Usually green socket) Unplug and replug them in

Have you turned the volume down (speaker icon in the task bar)

Or start>settings>control panel>sounds and audio devices>volume

 

I have done all this , the speacer icon in the task bar why does it need to be turned down i have realtek high definition its up on high

 

Linda, how many audio output sockets do you have on your computer ? If you've got more more than one, it could be that your audio settings are sending the audio to a socket that the speakers are not connected to.

 

DaveW i really havnt a clue its not my strong point knowing all this, they were working cant understand why they have stopped. very complicated all this

 

It doesn't it should be up.

I see you did not read my last post correctly. it says

It doesn't say "You should turn the speaker volume down"

Its not really.

All we are trying to do is to figure what you / a n other did to turn the audio volume down. That involves asking have you .................

Or put it this way.

The last time the speakers were working, what did you do next?

 

water garden sorry misunderstood, my speakers are up high and ive not touched a thing, i have had bother with internet explorer at times but would it interfere with my speakers

 

I.E. Wont but a programme it downloaded may.

Have you checked and double checked all previous suggestions, in particular the pc sound control

 

water garden yes i did check the pc sound control it says its working ok, when i get back from my few days away i am going to disconnect the speaker and re-connect see iff that makes a difference as i cant think of anything else

 

Rosa - in the bottom right hand corner of your screen there should be a loudspeaker icon. Try double clicking on it. A window should pop up with various 'sliders' to control various things. Make sure the "Mute all" box doesn't have a tick in it - if it does then click on it to remove the tick.

 

jwk will try that as i have got speakers.
doogle i did that with icon and they are ok

 

hi guys you will just never believe this, a friend come over and had a look to see why my speakers were not working he only found the speaker cable wasnt plugged into the hard drive, so speakers working now

 

I'll believe you -- don't feel bad about it!

I've worked in computer support on occasions for my sins, and have worked and played with computers for nearly 25 years now. 'not being plugged in' is the commonest problem --- everyone has done it.
It's always worth a check and usually best to make it the first thing you check! Is it plugged in? Is it turned on?

Steve

 

thanks stevec i couldnt believe it when we saw it wasnt plugged in, never mind they are working now thank heavens, silly me hehe