powered speakers in XP

Is there somehow to check, in XP; whether your system requires powered
speakers or not? Thanks, Steve T.

R
Mon Jan 07 14:47:55 PST 2008

Most audio card outputs do not deliver enough wattage to drive an
unpowered speaker beyond the sound being barely audible. The
closest thing to a utility might be DXDiag.Exe. However, it will not
provide any type of Output power rating. The type of information
you seek is more a motherboard specification or that of the add-in
sound card.

"Steve T" <stumas@NOBINGOcharter.net> wrote in message
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> Is there somehow to check, in XP; whether your system requires powered
> speakers or not? Thanks, Steve T.
>

Steve
Mon Jan 07 15:25:39 PST 2008

I figured it was with motherboard specs but just hoping. Thanks, Steve T.
"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> Most audio card outputs do not deliver enough wattage to drive an
> unpowered speaker beyond the sound being barely audible. The
> closest thing to a utility might be DXDiag.Exe. However, it will not
> provide any type of Output power rating. The type of information
> you seek is more a motherboard specification or that of the add-in
> sound card.
>
> "Steve T" <stumas@NOBINGOcharter.net> wrote in message
> news:uETZR1XUIHA.5288@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Is there somehow to check, in XP; whether your system requires powered
>> speakers or not? Thanks, Steve T.
>>
>
>

NoConsequence
Mon Jan 07 16:53:29 PST 2008

On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:33:27 -0800, "Steve T"
<stumas@NOBINGOcharter.net> wrote:

>Is there somehow to check, in XP; whether your system requires powered
>speakers or not? Thanks, Steve T.
>

This has nothing to do with XP; it is a purely hardware related
question.

Ask elsewhere

Plato
Mon Jan 07 22:48:02 PST 2008

Steve T wrote:
>
> Is there somehow to check, in XP; whether your system requires powered
> speakers or not? Thanks, Steve T.

No.



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M
Tue Jan 08 04:52:44 PST 2008


"NoConsequence" <none@none.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:33:27 -0800, "Steve T"
> <stumas@NOBINGOcharter.net> wrote:
>
>>Is there somehow to check, in XP; whether your system requires powered
>>speakers or not? Thanks, Steve T.
>>
>
> This has nothing to do with XP; it is a purely hardware related
> question.
>
> Ask elsewhere
>

The phrase, "Is there somehow to check, in XP ...", means that the OP is
asking in precisely the correct news group.

Why don't you take my previous advice and go boil your head?

~Alex~
Tue Jan 08 05:07:06 PST 2008

No. this is purely based on your onboard sound device/sound card. Most PC
Speaker out now have a power source only for them. Only older sets do not
have this.

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"Steve T" <stumas@NOBINGOcharter.net> wrote in message
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> Is there somehow to check, in XP; whether your system requires powered
> speakers or not? Thanks, Steve T.
>

VanguardLH
Tue Jan 08 08:16:14 PST 2008

"Steve T" wrote in message
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> Is there somehow to check, in XP; whether your system requires
> powered speakers or not? Thanks, Steve T.
>


It's been a long time since I saw a sound card with high-power
outputs. Nowadays the outputs are line-level voltages with very
little amperage so you are expected to connect powered speakers.

Whether you need powered speakers is a hardware requirement, not an OS
requirement and not even an application requirement. You'll have to
see what type of outputs are available on your sound card or the
backpanel for the motherboard.

Johann
Wed Jan 09 03:33:37 PST 2008

ok
"M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "NoConsequence" <none@none.net> wrote in message
> news:sbi5o31p7drsvgjgcg3i62ta6hsrtl5n6c@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:33:27 -0800, "Steve T"
>> <stumas@NOBINGOcharter.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Is there somehow to check, in XP; whether your system requires powered
>>>speakers or not? Thanks, Steve T.
>>>
>>
>> This has nothing to do with XP; it is a purely hardware related
>> question.
>>
>> Ask elsewhere
>>
>
> The phrase, "Is there somehow to check, in XP ...", means that the OP is
> asking in precisely the correct news group.
>
> Why don't you take my previous advice and go boil your head?
>
>