80 Solving ProblemsNo sound from headphonesAD J U S T T H E WI N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L — Click or double-click the speakericon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned upand that the sound is not muted.DI S C O N N E C T H E A D P H O N E S F R O M T H E H E A D P H O N E C O N N E C T O R — Sound fromthe speakers is automatically disabled when headphones are connected to thecomputer’s front-panel headphone connector.TE S T T H E E L E C T R I C A L O U T L E T — Ensure that the electrical outlet is working bytesting it with another device, such as a lamp.EL I M I N A T E P O S S I B L E I N T E R F E R E N C E — Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights,or halogen lamps to check for interference.R E I N S T A L L T H E S O U N D D R I V E R — See "Manually Reinstalling Drivers" onpage 94.R U N T H E HA R D W A R E TR O U B L E S H O O T E R — See "Troubleshooting Software andHardware Problems in the Microsoft Windows® XP and Windows Vista®Operating System" on page 95.C H E C K T H E H E A D P H O N E C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N — Ensure that the headphonecable is securely inserted into the headphone connector (see "System Setup" onpage 185).AD J U S T T H E WI N D O W S V O L U M E C O N T R O L — Click or double-click the speakericon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned upand that the sound is not muted.EN S U R E T H A T T H E C O R R E C T A U D I O S O L U T I O N I S E N A B L E D I N T H E BIOS S E T U PP R O G R A M — See "System Setup" on page 185.
