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    G74 - external speakers - no sound

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by agamemnus, Jan 31, 2012.

  1. agamemnus

    agamemnus Notebook Consultant

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    I can't hear any sound coming out of external speakers. I plugged them in to one of the jacks, and Windows recognizes that I did this, but I don't see the speakers pop up in the device list and no sound comes out.

    Help!
     
    agamemnus, Jan 31, 2012
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    What happens if you plug earphones or another set of speakers to the same output jack?
     
    M11xDude, Jan 31, 2012
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  3. agamemnus

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    I don't have anything like that to plug in.
     
    agamemnus, Jan 31, 2012
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    agamemnus Notebook Consultant

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    I found something else.

    The jacks don't work.

    Is there some driver I need to download or option I need to enable?
     
    agamemnus, Feb 2, 2012
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    freelancer604 Notebook Guru

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    It should work out of box without any specialized drivers. If you replug your speakers, windows should acknowledge at the bottom right "You have plugged a device into the audio jack." If you do no get this prompt, it may mean the audio jack is the problem.
     
    freelancer604, Feb 3, 2012
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    If you've done a reinstall, your HD audio drivers might be interfering, check your sound panel.
     
    DCx, Feb 3, 2012
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  7. agamemnus

    agamemnus Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, I get that message, freelancer604.

    Edit: I turned the playback devices on and off a few times, and one of the jacks now works!!! I assume the other one isn't supposed to work??? :\
     
    agamemnus, Feb 3, 2012
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    The other jack is for a microphone.
     
    [email protected], Feb 3, 2012
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