| Title: | Microsoft Windows 95 ("Chicago") |
| Notice: | Please read topics 1 to 22 before writing anything |
| Moderator: | EEMELI::BACKSTROM |
| Created: | Sun Nov 13 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2958 |
| Total number of notes: | 19968 |
My daughter's system (Dell P75, W95) has developed a strange problem
with sound. Program-generated sounds (MS Dinosuars, Encarta) work fine,
but the media player cannot play MIDI files (.wav files work) and CD
audio is not working (even through the earphone jack).
Were it not for the MIDI problem, I'd conclude that the audio circuits
in the CD-ROM were shot.
Any ideas? Could it be a S/W problem? The problem is urgent, as the
poor child cannot do her homework without Pearl Jam ;^)
\dave
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| 2765.1 | Some suggestions | CADSYS::GROSS | The bug stops here | Mon Jan 27 1997 10:15 | 8 |
CD audio come thru a separate cable from the CD drive to the sound card. You might check that the cable is seated properly. I don't know about Dell, but some systems have a sound control where you can mute selected inputs. You can try clicking on the sound Icon on the control bar and see if you can find any "mute" buttons. Dave | |||||
| 2765.2 | *8) | BSS::PROCTOR_R | Sniffing the floral arrangement | Mon Jan 27 1997 19:51 | 2 |
I believe that any CD Audio automatically mutes as a self defense
measure, when Pearl Jam gets placed in it.
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| 2765.3 | So THAT explains it! | CADSYS::GROSS | The bug stops here | Tue Jan 28 1997 10:35 | 4 |
And I thought it was just me putting my fingers in my ears! Live and learn... Dave | |||||
| 2765.4 | WIN95 driver may be muting the audio | MSBCS::DELBROCCO | Sun Feb 02 1997 10:46 | 8 | |
On my DIGITAL Celebris FP590, with Philips 2X CD-ROM, the WIN95
generic driver essentially mutes the audio. I have yet to find
replacement bits to turn it back on. In fact, the CD-ROM has become
very finnicky about which CD-ROMs it will read and which ones it will
not. Perhaps it's just a co-incidence.
It previously worked fine for audio and data under Windows for Workgroups.
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