What do I need here? Trying to hook up speakers to laptop

[stuman19]

I bought the Altec Lansing XA3021 speakers a while ago and I have a chembook 2056. The plugs that I would assume be the ones to go into the laptop are a little bit too big for the normal plugs in my laptop. Do I need to buy something to make them smaller? There is two plugs...the red and the white. Any information would be excellent.

Thanks fellas
Stu

 

[Stonehenge]

Is there only one output from your laptop? If so, then I'm going to guess you need a male stereo 1/8" to dual mono female RCA (this can be found at any radioshack).

 

[stuman19]

Here are the specs on my laptop....

Processor
Support Intel® Pentium® M-Centrino Processor
Support 400MHz System Bus
Core Logic
Intel® 855 Chipset
Cache
2MB On-Die L2 Cache for 1.5 or higher GHz CPU (Dothan)
Memory
0MB on Board, Expandable to 2048 MB (PC333 or PC400)
Expandable with Combination of Optional 128MB/256MB/512MB
Two 200-pin DDR SDRAM Memory Module Slots
Display
15" SXGA+ TFT LCD with Resolution 1400X1050 Pixel
Video system
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 Video Controller with 128MB Dedicated VRAM
4X AGP Architecture Graphics Capability, 3D Graphics Supported
Support LCD and CRT Simultaneous Display Mode, Support TV Out
Audio System Realtek AC'97 Audio System
Two Stereo Speakers Built-in
External Microphone-in Jack and Headphone-out Jack Built-in
Hard Drive
2.5", 9.5mm Height HDD, Enhanced IDE
Ultra DMA 66/100 Mode Supported
Optical Device
12.7mm Height Built-in 24X CD-ROM
24X CD-RW / 8 X DVD Combo Drive (Panasonic UJDA750) or
or 4X DVD±R/RW / CD-RW Combo Drive (Toshiba SD-R6372)
Floppy Drive
Support Optional External USB Floppy Drive
BIOS
ACPI Compliance / Plug and Play Supported
PC Card Slot
One Type II PCMCIA Card Slot with Cardbus Support
Panasonic SD Memory Card Slot
Communication Built-in Smart Link 56K bps V.90 Fax Modem
Built-in Realtek RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Built-in IntelPro Wireless 80211.b+g Adapter
IEEE 1394
VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Keyboard
85 Keys with 101/102 Key Emulation
Support Windows Logo Keys
Buttons
Two Internet Browser Start Buttons (Function Defined by User)
Power Switch Button
Wireless RF Switch
Pointing Device
Touch Pad with 2 Buttons
Alps Programmable Touch Pad
I/O Ports Three USB2.0 Ports
One Parallel Port
Infrared Port
SD Memory Slot
IEEE Firewire 1394 Port
RJ45 Port for Ethernet Card
RJ-11Port for Fax Modem
External VGA Port
S-Video TV Output Port
Headphone-Out Jack
MIC-in Jack
Kensington Lock Slot
Battery
LI-ION Battery with 14.8V~4300mAh Capacity
4+ Hours Battery Life
AC Adapter
100-240V~1.8A 50-60Hz Universal AC Input
19V~3.16A 60W DC Output
Weight 6.34lbs (2.87g) with 15" display, Battery and HDD
Dimension
13.07"(W) X 10.83"(D) X 1.26"(H) (332mm X 275mm X 32mm)
Accessory
AC Adapter
Carry Case
Phone Cable
Manual
Driver CD-Title
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows 2000 / XP (Optional)
Security
System Password Protection Supported by BIOS Setting
Kensington Lock Slot
Warranty
2-Year Parts & 3-Year Labor Warranty (Standard)
24 Hour / 7 Day a week/ Lifetime Toll Free Techincal Support from ChemUSA
1,2, or 3 year extended warraties from DiscountLaptops.com

 

[Stonehenge]

Since you don't have a line-out jack you'll have to use the Headphone out jack and the adapter I mentioned above.

 

[stuman19]

Much appreciated. Do they carry those at Best Buy? I know where that is here in Eau Claire. I'm a college student up here and I'm not quite sure where everything is yet.