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    Question about Audio on 5100

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by CajunTechie, Jun 25, 2007.

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    Hello Everyone,

    I have an Aspire 5100 and would like to connect an external audio device to the laptop and record what is coming from the device using Windows Media Encoder.

    I've purchased a stereo audio cable and plugged one end of it into the devices headphone jack and the other end into the laptops MIC jack. However, the laptopn NEVER hears the sound! I also plugged it into the LINE IN (second jack from the left on the front) and that doesn't work either.

    When I plug a mic into the MIC jack, it works though.

    Any thoughts or ideas?
    I even switched out stereo cables in case one was bad.

    Thanks
    Anthony
     
    CajunTechie, Jun 25, 2007
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    Oops, forgot to say: I'm running Win XP MCE fully patched on the laptop.
     
    CajunTechie, Jun 25, 2007
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