Enable soundcard?

[Thomas Tanghus]

On Monday, 6 April 2020 10.23 Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-users wrote:
> On Mon, 2020-04-06 at 09:07 +0200, Thomas Tanghus wrote:
> > > However, for the rear panel line out jack it doesn't matter.
> > 
> > Are you saying the rear line out shouldn't need an amp?
> 
> No! If you want to use the stereo outputs on the rear panel, then BIOS
> settings for the front panel don't matter, but you need an amplifier or
> speakers with build in amplifiers, connecting passive speakers, IOW
> speakers without amplification would only work for very small ones, that
> are made for headphone outputs.

Ah OK. Sorry.
 
> The manual isn't clear about it, but usually those green stereo output
> jacks are aux jacks that could be used to connect to line inputs or for
> plugging in a headphone.
> 
> Maybe you are using a HDMI display, if so, you might want to use the amp
> and speakers of your HDMI display.

There are free HDMI slots, but my two monitors use DVI and VGA. My setup is 
a bit dated, but I'm not that fast myself anymore either ;)

-- 
Med venlig hilsen / Best regards

Thomas Tanghus

A: Because it breaks the logical sequence of discussion
Q: Why is top posting bad?
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