Dumb question but??

[Dingo]

Hi guys,

have always used onboard sound previously but invested in a sound card recently but can't get external speakers to work.

Question is this......do I have to connect soundcard to DVD\CD via cable or, by disabling onboard, should the soundcard (pci) be able to be used without a connection to the DVD\CD drive.......any help appreciated.

 

[Dingo]

Thanks for the reply's guys.

I didn't think I did need to use the cable but, having connected these speakers to a system I was running a year ago that had a soundcard connected to the optical drive they worked, now on a new system without a cable connection but just the sound card in the pci slot, they don't.

Windows doesn't pick up the speakers as new hardware so I can't configure them. Have tried in control panel.sounds and audio devices but nothing appears, so can only play back music from headphones, which do get recognised by windows??

 

[Dingo]

It might sound silly but did you power the speakers up before plugging them in if they are amplified speakers?

Done it both ways and still it refused to play.

Re-installed sound card drivers and eventually got up the speaker setup icon, but trying several times, with no success, to get any sound out!!

When I revert back to headphones no problem but the damn speakers refuse to give me sound. have tried them in a seperate pc with soundcard but stil no joy.

They are the logitech Z560's by the way, and I just want to hear that 400W of musical fineness!!....anyone else have any other ideas??