Motherboard Speaker Not Working?

I have installed a new ECS L4VXAG board to day with a Celeron 2.4GHz (which
incidentally is overclocking @ 3.2GHz beautifully). However, although
everything seems fine and the system is functioning as expected, the onboard
speaker is not beeping at POST. Any ideas why this might be? Possibly a
defective speaker?

TIA

"Seinman" <> wrote in message
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> I have installed a new ECS L4VXAG board to day with a Celeron 2.4GHz
(which
> incidentally is overclocking @ 3.2GHz beautifully). However, although
> everything seems fine and the system is functioning as expected, the
onboard
> speaker is not beeping at POST. Any ideas why this might be? Possibly a
> defective speaker?

I don't know about this motherboard in particular but I've seen some
motherboards that have a jumper to select between using the onboard speaker
or using a speaker connected to the case.
Perhaps there is such a jumper on this system and it set to use an external
speaker (which you do not have connected?)

Just an thought,

Michael Christie


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"Seinman" <> wrote in message
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> speaker is not beeping at POST. Any ideas why this might be? Possibly a
> defective speaker?

Got the connector the correct way around? All connectors except the speaker
one I think work ok the wrong way around. Also make sure you have it on the
correct pins. The little V on the connector next to the hole corresponds
with positive. Refer to the motherboard manual for connector orientation...

Thanks for the replies, but this is an onboard speaker. There is no
connecting required.

Isn't the speaker in the case, not on the motherboard?? As such you do need
to connect the cables into the motherboard. If it is on the motherboard you
could try connecting a meter accross it.
"Seinman" <> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the replies, but this is an onboard speaker. There is no
> connecting required.
>
>
>

This motherboard has one of those little onboard buzzer type speakers. There
is no header on the board for an external speaker as it has this onboard
one. I have also read through the entire manual and there is no diagram or
mention of this speaker. It doesn't even mention beeps. Nothing! Any ideas?

Where is the speaker on the board, are you sure you are not mistaking it for
something else? Does your case have a built in speaker? Normally the header
for it is located with the power connectors on the M/Board

"Seinman" <> wrote in message
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> This motherboard has one of those little onboard buzzer type speakers.
There
> is no header on the board for an external speaker as it has this onboard
> one. I have also read through the entire manual and there is no diagram or
> mention of this speaker. It doesn't even mention beeps. Nothing! Any
ideas?
>
>

There is no header on the board for an external speaker. This board ONLY has
an onboard speaker.

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 19:06:40 +0000, Seinman wrote:

> There is no header on the board for an external speaker. This board ONLY
> has an onboard speaker.

Interesting, I've looked up your motherboard and got two different lines.
The web page http://www.ecs.com.tw/products/pd_sp...product_id=278
mentions '1 x Speaker header', but I can't see any reference to it in the
manual. Then again I can't see any reference to an on board speaker
either. Is it possible that it is meant to be using the standard audio
speakers? Are you using the on board audio system or your own add on
sound card?

--
Ian.

EOM

Is it possible that it is meant to be using the standard audio
> speakers? Are you using the on board audio system or your own add on
> sound card?

Thanks for the reply Ian. I am using the onboard audio. No beeps have ever
come from the speakers. Where the little speaker is on the board it does
actually have screen printed "Speaker". Like you, I find it puzzling that
the manual makes no mention at all of a speaker or header. Even stranger is
that nowhere in the manual does it address "beeps". Its as if the board
designers and the manual writers never met. Weird, I fear it is something I
will never know.