How do you get sound to come out of second monitor?

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I connected my laptop to my monitor with a vga cable (since thats the only connector that the laptop has), but for some reason, sound is not coming out of the monitor. how should i fix this? i know that the speakers work, since i once got sound out of them, but have never used the speakers since

my monitor is this one
 
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Unless you threw it out or misplaced it that monitor should have come with an audio cable, you have to use it connected to the monitor and the headphone/speaker jack on the laptop to get sound on the monitor.
 

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the audio cable is for the dvi cable, but i tried that, and it didnt work
 

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Self Built, Lenovo T410
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7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64
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Intel Q6600 @ 3.33 GHz, Intel i5 @ 2.53 GHz
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ASUS P5Q Pro, Lenovo 2522DY1
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No the audio cable is required whether you connect it via DVI or VGA as neither of those can send audio. The only way to get audio to that monitor without it is to use HDMI, and then the HDMI port from the video card has to be able to send audio.

When that cable is connected it should have auto switched to the headphone/speaker jack from the laptops internal speakers, but it doesn't always work as planned. Double check the audio settings and make that it is switched to headphones/speakers and not still on the laptop's own speakers.
 

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Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
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Acer S232HL Abid
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Weird. Now it works. Cool! Thanks!
 

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Self Built, Lenovo T410
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7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64
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Intel Q6600 @ 3.33 GHz, Intel i5 @ 2.53 GHz
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ASUS P5Q Pro, Lenovo 2522DY1
Memory
OCZ Gold 800 4GB, Some sort of RAM 4GB
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GT240, NVIDA NVS 3100M
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H213H
Screen Resolution
1900 x 1080, 1440 x 900
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Seagate 2 Tb
Seagate 160 Gb
WD 750 Gb, HITACHI 500GB
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ISO-450
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Sunbeam ACIII-T Transparent Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower
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Cable and pretty darn fast
i just plugged the sound cable in and started messing around with the sound configuration until sound came out of the monitor
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built, Lenovo T410
OS
7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64
CPU
Intel Q6600 @ 3.33 GHz, Intel i5 @ 2.53 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro, Lenovo 2522DY1
Memory
OCZ Gold 800 4GB, Some sort of RAM 4GB
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GT240, NVIDA NVS 3100M
Monitor(s) Displays
H213H
Screen Resolution
1900 x 1080, 1440 x 900
Hard Drives
Seagate 2 Tb
Seagate 160 Gb
WD 750 Gb, HITACHI 500GB
PSU
ISO-450
Case
Sunbeam ACIII-T Transparent Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower
Cooling
Spin Q
Mouse
Logitec G600, Ultranav
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EDIMAX EW-7811Un Wireless Nano Adapter
I still have a slight problem: the sound coming from the monitor is very low, even though everything is at max, but on my laptop, the sound is very loud. Would this be a sound card/speaker difference?
 

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7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64Intel Q6600 @ 3.33 GHz, Intel i5 @ 2.53 GHzOCZ Gold 800 4GB, Some sort of RAM 4GBGeForce GT240, NVIDA NVS 3100M
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built, Lenovo T410
OS
7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64
CPU
Intel Q6600 @ 3.33 GHz, Intel i5 @ 2.53 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro, Lenovo 2522DY1
Memory
OCZ Gold 800 4GB, Some sort of RAM 4GB
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GT240, NVIDA NVS 3100M
Monitor(s) Displays
H213H
Screen Resolution
1900 x 1080, 1440 x 900
Hard Drives
Seagate 2 Tb
Seagate 160 Gb
WD 750 Gb, HITACHI 500GB
PSU
ISO-450
Case
Sunbeam ACIII-T Transparent Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower
Cooling
Spin Q
Mouse
Logitec G600, Ultranav
Other Info
EDIMAX EW-7811Un Wireless Nano Adapter
Well, if the notebook speakers plays it loud, but your monitor will not amplify it more, then you are probably out of luck.
 

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BrightWorks Systems B4
OS
Windows 7 Profession 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7-860 Quad
Motherboard
Gigabyte P55-UD4P
Memory
Mushkin 4x2Gb PC12800
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte GTX260 896Mb
Sound Card
Integrated 7.1 HD Dolby
Monitor(s) Displays
2 Samsung 2220wm-HAS 22"
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050 | 1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
WD HE 1Tb
PSU
Corsair TX-750W
Case
Ultra M998
Cooling
OEM
Keyboard
MS Wireless Comfort 5000
Mouse
MS Wireless 5000
Internet Speed
Cable and pretty darn fast
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