Only one speaker in 2.1 system works

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Stereo is the correct setting. Computer speakers have a crossover built in that will send the low frequency stuff to the sub and sent the higher frequency stuff to the satellite speakers.

 

[sidpaul]

i tried reinstalling drivers, uninstalling all sound devices from device manager, formating reinstallin xp but still only the left speaker has sound....using a DFI nforce3 259gb motherboard and nforce5.10 platform drivers???

any help

 

[sidpaul]

also under volume control advanced options u get 2 options
1.rear spkr connected to line in
2.center spkr and sub woofer connected to microphone
both are unchecked for me
tried the nvidia spkr setup..
i get sound from the first test
digital test fails

next when it plays sound individually from each spkr thr is no sound even from the left spkr..after completeing its tests it just says stereo sound..analog spkrs and 2 chanenel encoding..
plzzz help asap as its drivin me nuts

 

[doinmybestatlast]

Don't reinstall Windows. A $10 sound card will produce better sound. You can buy a very good card for about $30 shipped. Try looking for the Chaintech using the Envy chipset. I put one in my daughter's computer and I was impressed. Just imagine what you will have to go through with a Windows installation - about three hours of useless work.

 

[Dewey420]

I was having a problem with only one speaker out of a 2.1 speaker set (not the sub), but I noticed that if I barely stuck the male end of the desktop speakers jack into the subwoofer female input (sub then plugs into computer back) both speakers would work...just not when fully inserted. SO.. 1 thought is to wedge a piece of tinfoil in the female slot with the jack...didn't have tinfoil per sa.. the ripped off top of a ramen noodle packet was a little too thick.. a folded piece of the inside of a cigar wrap pack fit perfect..and now the jack stays in even with the bass rumbling.. I'll upgrade some day.. but untill then lol. Ghetto Rigged

 

[corkyg]

Nice fix for a 6 year old thread. Love it!

 

[Harvey]

I was having a problem with only one speaker out of a 2.1 speaker set (not the sub), but I noticed that if I barely stuck the male end of the desktop speakers jack into the subwoofer female input (sub then plugs into computer back) both speakers would work...just not when fully inserted. SO.. 1 thought is to wedge a piece of tinfoil in the female slot with the jack...didn't have tinfoil per sa.. the ripped off top of a ramen noodle packet was a little too thick.. a folded piece of the inside of a cigar wrap pack fit perfect..and now the jack stays in even with the bass rumbling.. I'll upgrade some day.. but untill then lol. Ghetto Rigged

If that's the best thinking you bring to a problem, you are dangerous to yourself and others. If you're lucky, the only thing saving the output circuitry of your audio chip from blowing up is that it's design includes protection against short circuits like the one you probably created with your foil.

You are proof positive that no amount of artificial intelligence can overcome an infinite supply of natural stupidity. Why you bumped a six year old thread to prove it is beyond me.