Computer repair/assembly in Etobicoke?

Wed Jun 1 22:58:06 UTC 2011

On Wed, Jun 01, 2011 at 06:19:19PM -0400, Ivan Avery Frey wrote:
> I thought the BIOS system used beeps to indicate certain error
> conditions? Anyhow if the MB has onboard audio, why is there even a
> need for a connection to a speaker? Won't a speaker connected to the
> onboard audio catch the beeps?

Not usually.  Some boards yes, but not all.  The PC speaker is an old
simple interface that is very easy to use from early BIOS code, unlike
a sound card.

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