hello / i do no know much about computers but i am trying to learn / i have been given a computer with xp on it i cannot get my speakers to work from the speaker socket but they will work from the microphone socket / the microphone will not work in any socket / the mic is ok it works with a tape recorder / i have tried everything in audio and sounds but there does not seem to be anywhere the microphone socket can be configured as a speaker output / i have tried books from the library to no avail hope you can help / thank you / logan

as pointed out on the other post by Dutchie in this thread

http://www.techhelpforum.com/showthread.php?t=3819

are the sockets colour coded.

Green = Speakers
Pink = Mic
Blue = Line in

hello / thank you for all the advice and info / i am most grateful / still not working / on the back of the computer i seem to have two sets of connections marked as follows / a panel with four sockets / a square one marked phone another square one marked line a pink round one marked mic and a green one marked spk / i took the side panel off and these sockets are on a small board which plugs into a large one / / there is also an other set of sockets as follows / a pink round one with a strange design beside it a blue round one with a similar design and a green round one with a design beside it that looks like a hand held microphone this is the only one that does anything it drives the speakers / i have tried all and neither the mic or speakers work in any of the others this set if sockets are fixed onto the large board / hope this makes sense to you / i would also like to thank the person who answered me with some advice i think the name was duchie or duchy but i do not seem to be able to / thankyou all anyway / logan

The one marked Phone is maybe a modem.

have you any other round jack type sockets on the back of the PC?

Have you any sockets on the front or side of the case?

what make PC is it?

hello / no sockets on the side or front / as detailed in my last post there are a total of five round sockets on the back / the make is msi / thank you / logan.