AUDIO CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM HAVING AN ENERGY-SAVING FEATURE

摘要

To allow sounds to be output by the audio amplifier of a multi-media computer system during periods of CPU inactivity and display screen blanking, a switch is added to the control circuit of the audio amplifier which overrides the energy-saving shut-down program which would normally be activated to cut-off power to both the monitor display screen and the audio amplifier. The switch is in the form of a transistor whose control electrode is connected to both the power supply and to the CPU, such that the transistor can be turned on either by a signal from the main power circuit or by a keyboard activated signal from the CPU's microprocessor, the collector of the transistor being connected to the audio input terminal of the audio amplifier.