no sound from external speakers

[Ben Miller]

Hello,

This is my first post to the list, and I've searcehd the list archives 
and the usual places for an answer to this problem, but haven't found 
one. I'm running a brand new installation of F12 on a Compaq/HP laptop. 
At first, sound was coming out of the laptop speakers and only through 
external speakers if I turned the volume very loud. And then it didn't 
play out through the subwoofer. In an attempt to fix this, I upgraded 
ALSA drivers to the most recent version. Now, I get nothing from my 
external speakers. My sound card is: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 
Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03). Any help is much appreciated.

== Ben