My speakers wont work windows xp

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You're sure everything's plugged in correctly? Do you have front and rear speaker jacks on your new PC, the fronts need to be connected to the mobo properly or if not the mobo AUD connector requires jumpers to allow signal thru to the rear jacks. Check your mobo manual to ensure you have everything connected as it should be. Click to expand It's often just the wrong jack, a checkbox Ex. Digital Audio Only or something muted that could be the problem.

If the speakers work plugged in any portable device headphones jack they have no problem. The drivers could. I don't know Soundmax but maybe the jack you used is not set or is not the output? Mictlantecuhtli said:. Check if your soundcard or onboard sound chip is working. You need to go install your sound card drivers.

ShipMaster, Hi this is donkygirl1 could you please tell me how to install my sound card drivers? Similar threads X. Audio device not showing up anywhere. Xenon X54 Jan 14, Ask a Question. Replies 5 Views 1K. Jan 17, Kshipper. Amazon expected to release own Alexa-powered TVs this year. Ensure the power cable connects to the back of the right speaker, or in some cases, the subwoofer.

Most speakers have a small LED light indicating if the speaker is on or off. Once you've turned the speakers on usually with a button or by moving the volume knob from left to right , look for a light.

If no LED is visible, or the speakers still don't appear to be getting power, and you've checked the power connections, you may have a faulty power source. If your computer has the Windows operating system, make sure the correct playback device is set as the default device for sound output. If the wrong playback device is set as the default device, the sound doesn't come out of the expected device i. If you are running Microsoft Windows , make sure the speaker setup is correct by following the steps below.

It is possible for Windows system files to become corrupted for any number of reasons. If system files responsible for sound output become corrupted, the computer can stop producing sound of any kind. If the computer was producing sound recently but is not now, you can try restoring Windows to a previous point when sound was working. If corrupt Windows system files are causing the sound problem, restoring Windows to a point when the sound did work should resolve the issue.

For more information, see: How to restore Windows to an earlier copy. Make sure to back up your important documents before activating a Windows restore point. If your computer has integrated or onboard audio, it's possible it is disabled in the BIOS. Access the BIOS and find the entry for integrated audio.

It may be located in a menu named something similar to Integrated Peripherals or Onboard Devices , or it may be under the Advanced menu. After you have located the integrated audio entry, check if it's set to Enabled or Disabled. If set to Disabled , change the setting to Enabled. Restart the computer and test the sound. If the issue is not software related, it is likely a hardware issue. Like any other hardware component in a computer, the device producing sound can fail.

Make sure the computer sound card works properly by connecting another pair of speakers or headphones to the computer.