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Plug the speaker cable into the speaker slot on the back of your PC. Make sure you're putting it in the correct place.

Plug the speaker power outlet or USB connector to the appropriate place.

If your speakers have an on switch, press it. Some speakers turn on automatically by twisting the volume knob and some have a switch.

Make sure your speakers' volume knob is turned up.

Make sure your computer's sound is enabled (not mute).


These may seem like really stupid and blatantly obvious things to do, but I've seen multiple people fail at all of them. The most amusing one was my friend (who isn't colorblind) plugging the green speaker cable into the red microphone outlet instead of the green one just to the left of it.