New Audigy 2 nx - probably a stupid quest

I bought an Audigy 2 nx along with a new Dell XPS laptop. I want to play games. Do I have to hook up the Audigy to external speakers, or will it work with the speakers in the laptop? I have 2 sets of external speakers, very nice ones with subwoofer, etc., that I can use, but I travel alot, and in my down time, want to play games with really good sound. I use the external speakers with my PC at home.

Catshavestaff
You will have to use external speaker to connect to the Audigy 2 NX for sound output. The built in speaker in the laptop is connected only to the laptop onboard audio and is not able to be connected to the Audigy 2 NX for output.
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