 Audio cord help, n00b |
| Audio cord help, n00b |
 May 25 2008, 08:25 PM
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No day but today... Group: Members Posts: 773 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 5  |
I bought a new desktop at 4am the morning after Thanksgiving because I knew eventually my laptop would crap out and I'd be up a creek forced to pay twice what the sales were offering. I've been lucky enough that the desktop has been in the box untouched since then. Last week I decided to set up the desktop to start transferring files and docs before the laptop dies completely.
My problem is that the desktop's speakers are built into the monitor, and for the life of me I can't find the cord that connects them. I have all the other cords that came in the box and all the instructions and such. I don't remember seeing the cord, so it's not necessarily a matter of misplacing it. Problem is that I threw out all the packing materials, not to mention I bought the computer 6 months ago, so not only would Best Buy laugh at me for trying to bring it back and say something was missing, they probably wouldn't even have the same model for me to exchange it for. Is there a name for this cord? The instructions just say it's green. One end plugs into the back of the monitor in a hole the size of a headphone jack, and the other plugs into the back of the CPU into a hole of the same size. I will buy a new one on ebay or something, I just don't know what to search for. -------------------- Forget regret
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May 25 2008, 08:29 PM
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Wait. Why would you need speaker cord for speakers that are built in to the monitor?
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May 25 2008, 08:30 PM
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No day but today... Group: Members Posts: 773 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 5 |
To connect the monitor to the CPU
Sorry after rereading I see where the confusion is. I need the cord that connects the monitor to the CPU, not that connects speakers to the monitor. -------------------- Forget regret
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May 25 2008, 08:31 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 2,329 Joined: 20-June 07 Member No.: 1,243 |
Oh.
Just go to Best Buy tomorrow and ask if they sell that cord you need, then buy it on ebay unless you want to pay a 1000% markup at BB -------------------- |
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May 25 2008, 10:29 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
what you need is a 3.5mm male/male stereo mini cable. should be able to get it at radio shack, best buy, or even wal mart.
i.e. same jack as a pair of headphones, except on both ends of the cable. |
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May 30 2008, 12:26 AM
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 Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
those are called gay cables, sir.
edit: seriously This post has been edited by zetec: May 30 2008, 12:26 AM -------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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