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Troubleshooting, Audio problems – ATI Technologies 137-40188-60 User Manual

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Troubleshooting

If you have problems with video or audio, try these suggestions.

Audio problems ...

Check your speakers:

• If you have external speakers, ensure that they are powered-

on (

POWER

indicator light is on) and connected to the

LINE

-

OUT

or

SPEAKER

OUT

connectors on your sound card.

Play a .WAV sound:

1

Click Start, point at Settings ,

select

Control Panel,

then double-click Sounds.

2

In the Events area, Click Asterisk, then click a .WAV file
in the Sound area.

3

Click the Play button to preview the sound.

If you still do not hear any sound, open the Volume Control:

• Click Start, point at Programs ,

point

at

Accessories ,

point at Entertainment , then select Volume Control.
Or, right-click the speaker icon (usually in the lower-right
corner of your screen), then click Open Volume Controls.

• Ensure that the Volume Control and the Wave channel are

not muted or set very low. Also ensure that the MIDI (or
Synthesizer) channel is not muted.

No sound

Still no sound?

If the speaker icon is not in your Taskbar, do the following:

In the Windows Taskbar, click Start, point to Settings,
then click Control Panel.

Double-click Multimedia.

In the Audio tab, check Show volume control on the
Taskbar
.