Fred & Philippe and group,

Thanks for your response.  I sent my post the first of the week and is just
getting posted.  This has been a very strange problem which is now fixed -
how, I am not sure.
My sound had been off for 5 or 6 days.  I checked for any "mute's" being
check,  checked all the connections by unplugging and replugging them.  Made
all the checks I could think of before calling Altec (manufacture).   They
said it sounded like it may be the speakers so I took them back to the store
where I brought them.  The speakers were fine.  At this point I was about to
go to the store for a new sound board in the next day or so.  This is where
it got strange.  I decided to disconnect "Ad-ware" not dreaming this would
help.   The speakers started working perfectly.  This was Friday morning and
the speakers have been working fine since then.  Have not enabled "Ad-aware"
since then.

Have you ever heard of this before?
Could this have been the cause or is it coincidental?

Just in case someone would like to know, the speakers are Altec Lansing ATP3
with a subwoofer.  They were brought May 2002.

Thanks for your response.

Mary Martin


----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Nielson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 1:08 PM
Subject: RE: [PCBUILD] No sound - speakers or sound card


> Mary,
>
> If your speakers are a standard analog set with a standard mini stereo
plug,
> try plugging them into a portable radio or CD player that has the same
size
> plug.
>
> Most people don't have a spare set of speakers laying around, but if you
do,
> try them in the sound card.  If not, a cheap set of speakers can be bought
> at most places for testing the sound out port on your sound card.  In most
> cases, analog PC speakers and sound cards use the mini stereo plug (as
> opposed to the micro).
>
> If your sound system is digital, testing is much more complicated and best
> performed by a knowledgeable technician to avoid damage to the sound card
or
> speaker system.
>
> If you are unsure what you have, digital systems generally use round
cables
> and plugs that have many pins, analog generally use a flat cable that has
> two wires and a single pin plug.
>
> Fred Nielson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Mary Martin
> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 9:45 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [PCBUILD] No sound - speakers or sound card
>
>
> I am not getting any sound from my speakers.  I have checked all
connections
> and still no sound.
> How can I tell if it is the sound card or the speakers?
> I have run my finger across the plugs to see if they get a sound and can't
> hear a thing.   Have also checked my "Computer Management"   (have Windows
> 2000 Pro) and it does not show any problems.
>
> Thanks in advance for you help.
>
> Mary Martin
>
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