case speaker

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  1. Jecht

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    turns out i have to buy a seperate case speaker. my case didnt have one although the manual says there is one. once i get it, how, and where should i mount it?
     
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  2. Anti-Trend

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    Well, you don't really need one, they are just sometimes handy for POST-failure troubleshooting. Usually PC speakers come with new chassis/motherboards, so I probably have a half-dozen extra ones laying around. However, the easiest way is probably to scavenge one from an old PC. Unless you want to pay me for shipping to get you one, I'd suggest ripping one out of an old junker (i.e. thriftstore PC). But like I said earlier, you don't really need one, so... ;)
     
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  3. Jecht

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    ok then, for future reference, how would i go about installing a speaker in my case? and i dont have any others to salvage from. i understand that it isnt necessary to have one, but i would like to hear the "one" beep when i fire my pc up for the first time so i can know its all good. thx
     
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  4. Anti-Trend

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    Not all motherboards have a "healthy" POST code (mine doesn't). For many new ones, the fact that you're seeing the system POST is enough to know the system's POSTing OK. :p But back on track, most newer PC speakers are the tiny buzzer type that are found embedded on modems and high-wattage video cards, not the heavy old-school ones many of us remember. They usually just hang lightly from the front-panel riser on the motherboard itself, having only a 1" or so cable. If you do manage to come up with one of the older-style speakers, you can use hot-melt hotglue to adhere it. Should hold pretty well, depending on the material of your chassis.
     
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  5. Jecht

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  6. Anti-Trend

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    Well, of course you can tape it. It's your chassis! But I don't think'll it'll hold very well, nor look well. You might be able to get away with some strong adhesive (like joint compound), but that'd probably be messy. I'll stand by high temperature hotglue as the preferred method, followed by using the small buzzer type speaker (which requires no attachment to the chassis). In the end though, the system and the decision both lie in your hands; make your decision based on the outcome you will be most pleased with in the long run.

    -AT
     
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  7. Jecht

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    ok cool thx...do u know of a site with this buzz type speaker ur referring to?
     
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    Not a clue... I'm willing to bet the shipping would cost more than the speaker though.
     
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  9. PC WizKid

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    Do you actually need one?
     
    PC WizKid, Dec 7, 2004
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  10. Big B

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    Nope. However, it does tend to make troubleshooting much easier if you ever have to.
     
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