Connect speakers & microphone to PC??

TotalNewbie · 06-05-2008, 12:29 PM

hello,

I just found this forum and hope someone can help. I need to hook up a pair of speakers to my PC and also a microphone so that I can make voice recordings. I tried just plugging them both into my PC but nothing I tried worked----could not get any sound.

I know the speakers work because I can hear through them when I play a CD in my CD-ROM. The microphone also works when used with my old stereo/record player system to make cassette tapes.

Can anyone help me get them working? I must warn you that I am a COMPLETE novice when it comes to anything like this. I know absolutely NOTHING so any replies will have to be very, very simply explained to me.

Thank you very much,
TotalNewbie

**Deleted090308** · 06-08-2008, 03:35 AM

Welcome to TSF.

You probably have to install the sound driver.
What brand/model is the computer?

If you don't know:
Download and run Everest.
That program will produce a list of what's inside your computer.
In Everest press the "Report" menu - then "Quick report - All pages > Plain text.
Save the report. Please post back, with that report as an attachment.

How to post an attachment.

TotalNewbie · 06-12-2008, 02:32 PM

Thank you for replying.

My computer says "Celeron", "Intel Inside". It has Windows 98 on it. Is this helpful in determining what I should do?

I am now getting the common "Windows sounds" from my speakers since i opened the loudspeaker icon on the toolbar and moved all the sliders to the very top.

Elizabeth

**Deleted090308** · 06-12-2008, 05:39 PM

To get the microphone working:
Click Start >> Run >> type sndvol32.exe in the "box", click OK >> click the Options menu, Properties >> click "Recording" in the "Adjust volume for" box >> click OK >> tick "Select" in the "Microphone" box.

More information - click the link below.

How to Troubleshoot Microphone Issues

06-05-2008, 12:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
TotalNewbie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2 OS: win98	Connect speakers & microphone to PC?? hello, I just found this forum and hope someone can help. I need to hook up a pair of speakers to my PC and also a microphone so that I can make voice recordings. I tried just plugging them both into my PC but nothing I tried worked----could not get any sound. I know the speakers work because I can hear through them when I play a CD in my CD-ROM. The microphone also works when used with my old stereo/record player system to make cassette tapes. Can anyone help me get them working? I must warn you that I am a COMPLETE novice when it comes to anything like this. I know absolutely NOTHING so any replies will have to be very, very simply explained to me. Thank you very much, TotalNewbie

06-08-2008, 03:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Connect speakers & microphone to PC?? Welcome to TSF. You probably have to install the sound driver. What brand/model is the computer? If you don't know: Download and run Everest. That program will produce a list of what's inside your computer. In Everest press the "Report" menu - then "Quick report - All pages > Plain text. Save the report. Please post back, with that report as an attachment. How to post an attachment.

06-12-2008, 02:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
TotalNewbie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2 OS: win98	Re: Connect speakers & microphone to PC?? Thank you for replying. My computer says "Celeron", "Intel Inside". It has Windows 98 on it. Is this helpful in determining what I should do? I am now getting the common "Windows sounds" from my speakers since i opened the loudspeaker icon on the toolbar and moved all the sliders to the very top. Elizabeth

06-12-2008, 05:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Connect speakers & microphone to PC?? To get the microphone working: Click Start >> Run >> type sndvol32.exe in the "box", click OK >> click the Options menu, Properties >> click "Recording" in the "Adjust volume for" box >> click OK >> tick "Select" in the "Microphone" box. More information - click the link below. How to Troubleshoot Microphone Issues