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Trying to use internal PC speakers
wiebe@CARYA wrote:
@billko wrote:
wiebe@CARYA wrote:
@nanocyte wrote:
If we're at the point it's not supported by Windows, I guess I'm just asking for an update to the doc I posted above which does not reflect our new beeperless reality.
https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA00Z0000019MXsSAM&l=en-US
Not just windows, motherboards seem to come without those speakers. I wouldn't be surprised if a new tower PCs wouldn't have one.
I think they come with a terminal for your beep speakers (as opposed to onboard sound card connectors), but most cases do not have the speaker, itself; I had to scavenge an old pre-2000 case to find one to add to my computer.
Yes, the terminals are still there.
My ~2000 PC used to speak over the PC speaker if no keyboard was connected. Something like "no keyboard connected" (I guess, it was hard to understand).
Startled me quite a bit the first time, I though it was a virus (or demon) or something. Took a while to figure it out as well.
Things like that can make you spill your coffee. 😄
wiebe@CARYA wrote:
Not just windows, motherboards seem to come without those speakers. I wouldn't be surprised if a new tower PCs wouldn't have one.
Just got a brand new MSI motherboard here. The connector is still on there and it contains 4 pins, two for a speaker, and two for a buzzer. The speaker from the previous setup in an old tower PC in which it is going to be placed in is however really more like a buzzer. Just a small little round plastic cup. But it is wired up to the connector pins designated as Speaker. Not sure if newer PC towers still come standard with a speaker at all.
@rolfk wrote:
wiebe@CARYA wrote:
Not just windows, motherboards seem to come without those speakers. I wouldn't be surprised if a new tower PCs wouldn't have one.
Just got a brand new MSI motherboard here. The connector is still on there and it contains 4 pins, two for a speaker, and two for a buzzer. The speaker from the previous setup in an old tower PC in which it is going to be placed in is however really more like a buzzer. Just a small little round plastic cup. But it is wired up to the connector pins designated as Speaker. Not sure if newer PC towers still come standard with a speaker at all.
Piezoelectric speaker.
