Do new motherboard still have speakers?

[Kamjam21xx]

I was thinking about that whole government surveillance thing, and how you can use a speaker as a mic.. and i just completely dont even know if motherboards still have speakers usually.

 

Seems like an important part to keep

 

[TheRandomness]

Not all of them do. 

[Oshino Shinobu]

A lot of boards have mostly gotten rid of speakers in favour of small LED/LCD displays that show error codes as they're clearer and easier to understand than a series of beeps. 

 

That said, a lot still have a small speaker that will beep during boot loops and such. 

 

If you're worried about government surveillance to the point you're cautious of speakers in your motherboard being used as a mic, you shouldn't be on the internet or own a phone (or any electronic device, for that matter)

[Majestic]

The beeping things? No, some of them ship it as an accessory. Nor would it be sensitive enough to pick up anything from inside the case.

[Majestic]

1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

If you're worried about government surveillance to the point you're cautious of speakers in your motherboard being used as a mic, you shouldn't be on the internet or own a phone (or any electronic device, for that matter)

Faraday cage, no internet, tinfoil hat. Maybe an Infowars water filter for good measure.

[Oshino Shinobu]

1 minute ago, Majestic said:

Faraday cage, no internet, tinfoil hat. Maybe an Infowars water filter for good measure.

You fool, tinfoil is electrically conductive, the government will use it to steal your thoughts if you wear it on your head. 

[Majestic]

1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

You fool, tinfoil is electrically conductive, the government will use it to steal your thoughts if you wear it on your head. 

Or they can use the tinfoil hat to play some rick astley

[Kamjam21xx]

Im not worried about it, it just made me think of it. Lol

[RollinLower]

Just now, Kamjam21xx said:

Im not worried about it, it just made me think of it. Lol

lol i mean, for a guy with that many speakers in their profile pic, i'm sure the government spies could fine a better one than the PC speaker

 

anyway, they are pretty much obsolete now because LEDs and displays, as others have stated above.

[Kamjam21xx]

2 minutes ago, RollinLower said:

lol i mean, for a guy with that many speakers in their profile pic, i'm sure the government spies could fine a better one than the PC speaker

 

anyway, they are pretty much obsolete now because LEDs and displays, as others have stated above.

Thats a shame, i shall miss the beeps and boops.

[Majestic]

3 minutes ago, Kamjam21xx said:

Im not worried about it, it just made me think of it. Lol

It's just a bit of banter, my dude. If you really want to throw them off. Move to Linux for starters, and use VPN's. 

More than that, you can't really do. Obscurity is the best security, don't get a profile.

[dionkoffie]

I'm glad the annoying beeps are gone. It was annoying as hell when you were trying to work in peace. 

[Beef Boss]

1 minute ago, dionkoffie said:

I'm glad the annoying beeps are gone. It was annoying as hell when you were trying to work in peace. 

Easy fix?, remove the speaker. I do that to all my computers. 

[dionkoffie]

Just now, aki adaki said:

Easy fix?, remove the speaker. I do that to all my computers. 

I always forgot to take them out when I was installing new computers. Some motherboards had the speaker soldered onto them. I just destroyed them with my screwdriver so they never bothered anyone ever again  

[RollinLower]

11 minutes ago, Kamjam21xx said:

Thats a shame, i shall miss the beeps and boops.

old boots are the best boots tbh

 

[IntMD]

3 minutes ago, dionkoffie said:

I always forgot to take them out when I was installing new computers. Some motherboards had the speaker soldered onto them. I just destroyed them with my screwdriver so they never bothered anyone ever again  

Alternatively, you could just disable the post beeping in the bios of most boards (certainly most, if not all the ones I've used in the past 10 years+) without taking a screwdriver to your motherboard...

[dionkoffie]

1 minute ago, IntMD said:

Alternatively, you could just disable the post beeping in the bios of most boards (certainly most, if not all the ones I've used in the past 10 years+) without taking a screwdriver to your motherboard...

ye I found out a little too late LOL

[kb5zue]

32 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

You fool, tinfoil is electrically conductive, the government will use it to steal your thoughts if you wear it on your head. 

The tin foil hat is okay as long as you hook a ground wire to it.  Must be earth ground though, no substitutes.

[mariushm]

There are still the pins on mb, in or near the header with power and reset switches. Most speakers are piezo these days and these don't react to ambient sound, they can't be used as microphones.

 

There are smarter ways  someone with bad intentions could capture sound if they really wanted.

[Mick Naughty]

That means the companies would have to supply a decent speaker. Go ahead and try to use one as a two way. See what audio you get through it. Then consider what it has to go through after that to even capture anything. 

 

People drinking the koolade. 

 

You already have phones with mics and internet, so why are you worried about a speaker in a pc?

[Beef Boss]

8 hours ago, IntMD said:

Alternatively, you could just disable the post beeping in the bios of most boards (certainly most, if not all the ones I've used in the past 10 years+) without taking a screwdriver to your motherboard...

Some dells come with a case speaker and motherboard speaker. You can disable beeps, but that's just to the case speaker and not the motherboard speaker 

[Princess Luna]

Actually last of those things I got were from the case rather than the motherboard