I have had a set of Advent ADE210C speakers for some time now, they have worked perfectly on my computer (Advent T9408) Intel Core 2 CPU 4300 at 1.80GHz 1022MB 32 Bit with Vista home Premium)
I took them off to try with our T.V. and found that to work well, re installed them on the computer and although EVERYTHING tests O.K. states as being loaded etc - I can't obtain any sound from them, Ive taken them off again tried them with my laptop and they work fine - so I'm assuming (and we all know what assume means - making an *censored* of u and me ) its this computer, Any ideas?
Like I said earlier all checks sound through the Realtek HD Audio Manager work well, sounds come out of the speakers during the test but not afterwards. How about this then - after suffering no speakers for a month and spending some time as often as I was able to CHECK everything possible from drivers through sound card to almost drop kicking the lot down the back garden I accidentally dropped a folder on my keyboard and the speakers magically started working!
There is a small button on the bottom r/hand side of the keyboard with one of those eighth note logo's on (which I'd never noticed or used before) which I must have pressed sometime earlier without noticing.

What a dope!

But at least I've got sound again!Cool....thanks for sharing hey all, first post here. I saw this thread and it's SIMILIAR to my problem. but I can't for the life of me figure out which button on the keyboard you are referring to! I have checked my drivers and they are current. speakers are acer speakers that came with my pc. worked fine a few hours ago, unplugged everything to move to a new desk, now speakers don't work. I have plugged them into all available ports and I can hear a cracking sound on 2 ports when I plug in but nothing after that. I only have 1 port to plug in and have 6 choices on the back of my pc. I've tried another set of speakers as well as headphones, none worked. don't use the headphones so can't be certain they normally work. I restored to earlier today THINKING an update was the problem but didn't fix the issue. under sound settings it shows them working PROPERLY and the sound meter is actually moving as if there is sound but nothing comes out. thanks for any help!!You really should start your own thread. You would get more answers that way.

will do. thanks! just thought I would add to this one since it was the same problem.