New motherboard doesn't support speakers

[azucarnegra]

I recently had to have a new motherboard installed in my hp pavilion because the original one was dead right out of the box. The new motherboard just has the basic Windows XP software and no hp factory-installed software. I gather that the software for my speakers is not on my new motherboard. The person who fixed my computer told me just to get new speakers, but I don't want to. Is there anything I could buy and/or download that will work for the speakers I already have?

By the way, my speakers are by 'polk audio' and were meant to be used without an adapter.
Thanks!

[psd#1]

You don't need drivers or anything special for speakers, they will work on any computer that has a soundcard either on-board or equipted with a PCI card

-pSd#1

[azucarnegra]

There are several sound devices on my computer which are all working properly, but I still have no sound. I know that the speakers themselves work because I tried them out on a different computer.

[redwench]

you have no sound because you dont have the correct drivers for your sound card, or a volume or other setting is preventing it.

[azucarnegra]

redwench,

How do I know which driver I need for my speakers?

[redwench]

the driver has nothing to do with the speakers. its for your sound card. just look up the manufacturer and download the driver for the product you have.

[azucarnegra]

Ok,

I opened up the CPU and this is what I found. In the CPU, there is an internal plug which is connected to the external outlet where the speaker cable goes plugged in. It turns out that the internal plug is not even connected to anything in the CPU. I gather that this PC doesn't have a seperate sound card and is connected to the motherboard instead. There is a spot on the motherboard, labled 'speak', for the internal speaker cable to plug into. I didn't plug it in because I am not positive about it and I don't want to mess anything up. I know quite a bit about computer software and operations, having taken many courses in college, but don't know as much about the hardware aspect of it. Does anyone have any clue what I'm trying to say? Any help?

[trekpsycho]

Maybe it would be a good idea to take it back to the person who replaced the motherboard and get him to hook the wire up for you. Evidently, he left it off when he replaced it. If that's not possible, you could get the manual for the motherboard and find out where to hook up the wire and do it yourself.