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In article <3pednaE58doRH47cRVn-sw@comcast.com>, "JBM"
<jmanning95@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
> news:nospam-0608040328090001@192.168.1.177...
> > In article <laCdnWPAktUauo7cRVn-tw@comcast.com>, "Rick & Darlene"
> > <Bluemagic@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > > I guess I need to use the onboard audio to hear the vocal post reports,
> > > right? I thought it would use the pc internal speaker. Hmmmm.
> > >
> > > Rick
> >
> > The Vocal POST messages are generated by a separate chip, having
> > nothing to do with onboard sound. The Voice chip is permanently
> > wired to the lime colored, Lineout jack. If you ever need to
> > hear the messages, whether you are using the onboard sound, or
> > are using a separate sound card like an Audigy, the voice messages
> > will continue to be on the Lineout jack on the motherboard. The
> > processor doesn't make the voices, and in fact, the Voice chip
> > works without any CPU, memory, video card, or disk installed.
> >
> > A poster in this group tells me that Voice POST doesn't even
> > need the two jumpers on the FP_AUDIO header to be in place,
> > for Voice POST to come out on the Lineout jack. If you aren't
> > hearing anything, I would check those two jumpers anyway, in
> > case Asus isn't consistent in how Voice POST is wired.
> >
> > The PC speaker is generally tied to yet another chip (possibly
> > the Super I/O). The chip driving the PC speaker will have a
> > tone generator with a programmable frequency. Some boards even
> > have multiple methods to do it, leaving PC speaker drive
> > an open question as to exactly which chip is being used.
> >
> > Here is the chip on your board. A method to drive the PC speaker
> > is on page 5, lower right corner.
> >
> >
http://www.iteusa.com/pc/8712ixCGV02.pdf
> >
> > HTH,
> > Paul
>
> Everything you said is correct. I just assumed that the OP was using
> a sound card and didn't have a speaker in the lineout jack.
> By onboard sound I was just thinking you had to use the MB
> sound connectors to hear it. I didn't mean they had to enable
> on board sound in the BIOS. But no one can read my mind yet
> and I should have been clearer.
>
> Jim M
I just love to babble on, so don't take my post as a rebuke
Typing keeps me busy.
Paul
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