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Re: Need to know how to hook up the speakers to this...
The default color is green for the audio output. Your speakers should plug in there. If you aren't getting sound, make sure they are plugged into power (most speakers use an external power source).
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Make sure the speaker wire to the computer is to the lime green plug on the computer and power to speakers and make sure volume control on the computer is not muted
If your old monitor was a Compaq, it had slots for the speakers to hang on and provided the power for the speakers. The speakers still got their input from a cable that plugged into the computer sound output jack. If those speakers are the style Compaq supplied when I worked at a Compaq service shop, they originally came with metal stands that fit into slots on the back so you could stand them up on their own, and a 12-volt power adapter so you could use them without the monitor. If you don't have those pieces, you can buy a suitable power adapter (12 volts DC at 1 amp) at Radio Shack but the speaker stands are hard to find. You could try eBay, or just make a holder of some kind. (A friend of mine used those little wooden stands you can buy to display plates to hold her speakers when she got a new monitor. They worked out pretty well.)
Or you can replace the speakers. A new set would have everything you need. But those Compaq speakers sounded pretty good, so if they're still working you might want to keep them.
The hooks should pop out the sides of the speakers when you roll your finger over the grooved wheels. Pop both out for one speaker and you should be able to hook directly to the side of the monitor.
Shut down computer,plug in speakers,then power up computer.Computer should automatically install drivers,or give you option to install drivers from web.??
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