Hi Rusty1,
On a computer, there are two different types of speakers used. The rectangular speakers you have hook up to the soundcard or motherboard in the back of the case and will play music and system sounds (Windows Start and Exit sounds as well as all the pings, dings, and whistles that happen with certain Windows events).
The other speaker is the PC speaker and it's only used by the system to communicate to you through beeps. Normally, when you start up your system and everything is working correctly, you get 1 POST beep (Power On Self Test). If you get more than 1 beep, that usually indicates a problem. See
this page for a list of BIOS Beep Codes. The PC speaker is 1 small round speaker that either connects to the front panel header or is a small round piezo speaker already installed on the motherboard.
Look through your motherboard manual to see where the PC speaker connects to (normally, this is the front panel header where the wires from the front of the case connect to).
Take a look at the motherboard and see if there is a small round thing on it somewhere...about half an inch high and half an inch round with a small hole in the center...that's the piezo speaker.
But since you aren't getting any beeps, you either don't have a piezo speaker or your motherboard is dead.
Cricket