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    Why does my input sound not play?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by DMAK02, Feb 19, 2008.

  1. DMAK02

    DMAK02 Notebook Evangelist

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    My friend has an ACER for laptop. He plugged a cable from his DS to his laptop (line - in jack) and he was using his laptop as speakers. How come my HP can't do this? I heard they disabled it or something. Anyone know?
     
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    Check in the control panel under sounds or under your specific sound card control panel.
     
    pixelot, Feb 19, 2008
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  3. DMAK02

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    I see the mic thing detecting sound but it it isn't playing it.
     
    DMAK02, Feb 19, 2008
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    Hmmmm. Maybe you need a media player running that plays the audio input? Frankly, I haven't messed with this before. :D
     
    pixelot, Feb 19, 2008
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    No, I don't think so... But who knows. I could be wrong.
     
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    In XP you just have unmute the Line IN setting and it will start playing out of the speakers. Not too sure about vista though
     
    flipfire, Feb 19, 2008
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    Yeah, that's the problem i ahve with vista.
     
    DMAK02, Feb 20, 2008
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    yeah, ive noticed that vista's audio provisions kind of suck. nothing in audacity seems to work right...
     
    spookoman, Feb 20, 2008
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    Does anyone have a solution?
     
    DMAK02, Feb 20, 2008
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    tinman2007, Feb 20, 2008
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