I really should have thought of that...
So last week I'm in the middle of doing something with my computer which calls for it to make sounds of some form (which is pretty much anything I do at all with it) when I heard a soft *pop* and the sound went dead. I assumed that the speakers had blown after over five years of life and went online to order some new ones that I just now installed.
The new ones, however, weren't playing music despite being totally hooked up. I checked the computer volume controls and found that the volume was all the way down. I turned it up and music came out. Was that the problem the entire time? I don't think so, as it's unlikely that the computer would, all on its own, turn the volume down in the middle of a song.
Still, it was definitely a nice "I'm an idiot" moment.
The new ones, however, weren't playing music despite being totally hooked up. I checked the computer volume controls and found that the volume was all the way down. I turned it up and music came out. Was that the problem the entire time? I don't think so, as it's unlikely that the computer would, all on its own, turn the volume down in the middle of a song.
Still, it was definitely a nice "I'm an idiot" moment.