Speaker plug & temp monitoring freeware

[unevendozen]

Hey all,

now that I've got my C2D system up and running I am worrying about the little things. While my tower has audio plugs on the front and plugs on the back (mobo connections) I dont have my external speakers yet. So in the meantime I want to use the spear built in to the case, and I can see the wire coming from it, its labelled "speaker" on the plug, but I'll be damned if I can find a place to plug it in on the mobo. Could anyone give me a hand? This is the exact board I have.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813121035

Also, I am looking for a good freeware program that I can use to monitor the heat of my CPU/GPU/RAM, and maybe control fan speed. Any suggestions? I am not against a bit, but it would be nice if it was less than $25.

Thanks!

 

[stu1811]

SpeenFan FTW

 

[Aluvus]

The system speaker is usually capable of faithfully reproducing an occasional beep sound, and not much else. They are not high-quality speakers. It should plug into a set of jumpers on the motherboard in the same area as your power switch, front panel LEDs, etc.

 

[JimPhelpsMI]

Hi, It's not so much that the Case Speaker is small and of poor quality, the amplifier is one transistor sending a square wave to the speaker. Only good enough to make a noise. It can be programed to make different beeps, but it's not worth the trouble.

Jim