Hi. I can't get my PC to send sound to my stereo system's speakers. Let me explain. You'll soon see that I'm less than an amateur at this.
The default speakers on my PC are MM1s. As many of you know, they don't rely on any on-board soundcard. Eight years ago, my PC was also connected by wire to my stereo system, in another part of the room. My PC has since been replaced, and that connection to the stereo was lost. For better or worse, the guy who installed the stereo ran the wire behind the wall, up over the ceiling and down to the back of the stereo. (My apartment was being completely renovated at the time.) As far as I can tell, that wire hooked into my Pc's microphone jack. I can confirm that there's a wire that comes out of the baseboard that does seem to correspond to the microphone jack. It is now plugged in to that jack. However, I still can't get the stereo to play. As I said, the MM1s are my default and I want them to stay that way. I've tried to configure the on-board soundcard to work with my stereo speakers, but without success. That's the best I can do to explain the problem. Can anyone suggest a solution or tell me where I've gone wrong? Thanks.