Solve : Speaker Power Source?

1.	Solve : Speaker Power Source?
Answer» HELLO, I used to have a Dell XPS DESKTOP, which came with 5.1 surround speaker system. I recently upgraded to an HP Pavilion desktop. I have no problem PLUGGING the speakers into the new sound card, but there is also a serial jack coming from the speaker system, which I believe is the power source. Unfortunately, my new computer does not have a serial port, and without it, I can not power on my speakers. Is there any thing I can do about this? Thanks, MikeA serial "jack"? Can you describe it a bit more? Yes, here is how the speaker system is configured. The FOUR peripheral speakers all plug into the subwoofer, which outputs 3.5" green, black, and yellow audio jacks which I plugged right into the sound card. There is also a standard AC adapter from the subwoofer. The center channel, which is where the volume control/on-off switch is located, has only a 9-pin serial output that used to also plug directly into the computer. Without that output, I can not turn on the entire speaker system. Is this a proprietary setup from Dell so I can't use their system w/ another computer? Is there some way to get around this? Thanks a lot.Are you sure it's a serial plug? This is a 9 pin serial CONNECTOR This is a 9 pin DIN plug which is often used with surround sound equipment Yes, it would fit perfectly in the serial connector you illustrated....It wouldn't happen to be a game port would it?

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