[acenyc]

Does anyone know how to turn off/disable the internal speakers on a Dell Vostro 320? I connected externa l speakers about two months ago, and it was working. Then yesterday, the internal speakers went on and the external speakers went off. I’ve tried some fixes but they don’t work. Is there a registry setting I can make to disable the internal speakers.
Thanks

Edited by acenyc, 08 August 2013 - 08:27 AM.

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Have you tried the external speakers on any other equipment such as a portable cd player for example?

[Wolfeymole]

Have you tried the external speakers on any other equipment such as a portable cd player for example?

[acenyc]

Yes, the speakers are working.

[Wolfeymole]

Ok

So in theory once you plug external speakers in they should over-ride the internal speakers and as far as I know the connections point for external speakers is on the side of the Dell.

Have you checked the 3.5mm jack plug for the speakers?

When the speakers are plugged in what does it say in Sound in Control Panel in the Playback tab?

[acenyc]

It say's, " Conexant pebble high definition smart audio default device". That's the internal speakers. When I disable it, I hear no sound and the external speakers don't work.

[Wolfeymole]

They won't because you are disabling the onboard sound and the external speakers need some kind of feed.

Besides having a "Speakers" jack socket do you have a Headphone socket?

[acenyc]

Got it!. When you plug the speakers into the second jack, you have to select "LINE OUT".
Thank you!

[Wolfeymole]

On a basic motherboard the connections you should have are Mic (In), Speakers or Headphones (Out) and Line (Out), the latter usually being used to connect to an amplifier.

[acenyc]

Thanks again.

[Wolfeymole]

Is your situation resolved Acenyc?

[acenyc]

Yes, Thank you.

[Wolfeymole]

That's great to hear mate and you're welcome.