Speakers My dell speakers just stopped working I turned them off and then wen and tried to turn them back on but now I get no sound, I checke alll the hook ups and tried to re boot my system but it still wont work. help please.

If you are using external speakers, the speakers must have a power adapter to power the speakers.

check cables thoroughly

There sometimes are three connectors on a sound card that are similar. A speaker output, microphone input, and stereo headphone output.

Try all three, if you accidentally put it on the microphone input you won't get sound output of that one, so try another.

Also, check in the speaker control panel for the sound to be checked to mute or volume turned all the way down.

Suggest you abandon the mini-phone jack connection - sounds like a wire is broken in that connector. Use the RCA stereo outputs from your TV into the Dell surround system. You may need a couple of adapter cables to make that work. Take photos of the connectors on the back of your TV and on the back of the Dell Surround system. Take those to an electronics store like Best Buy and ask for help there to get the cables you need (telling them that the mini-phone (headphone) plug is giving you trouble.

Check Socket Connections. Speaker connector should be plugged to Green Colored Socket.. Check for "Mute" and that should be in turned off. if problem continues, check the speaker cable and speaker circuit section.

Reinstall the drivers for the audio from dell

Check all wires from the boston speakers( great choice btw, i love mine too)

Check to see if boston speakers work on other devices(ipod, tv, etc.)

Check to see if any other speaker works on the Dell Zino

change the defualt playback device to internal speakers. the option is available in the sound properties under playback

make sure the power is hooked to the back of the monitor, and that the speakers are hooked into it. make sure it is switched on and volume is at 50% or higher. if it still doesnt work, try hooking an mp3 player to the speaker jack. if they work, its the computer. if it doesnt work, replace the speakers.

Try another speaker set.
If this does not fix it, then consider the sound card if it is removeable, get a new one. If it is internal, turn off the sound and install a sound card.

Try to check with earphones or headphone to anticipate the problem