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In Windows 7, you can go to Sound configuration, select your speakers and click Configure. You will then get a dialog called Speaker Setup. You start with a question about Audio channels (Stereo, Quadraphonic, ...) and in the next step it asks you which of your speakers are full-range speakers.

What exactly are full-range speakers, how do I know if I have them? And what exactly is the difference between checking and not checking that checkbox?

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Full range speakers can emit low and high frequency sound (bass and treble). If you have a separate subwoofer, then your main speakers are not full range speakers.

I can't think of what difference this makes to the sound driver, as the crossover in the speaker/speaker system should deal with how to split the sound. It possibly has to do with how 5.1/7.1 sound is output.

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Saying that, a high-end home cinema system could well have full range main speakers as well as a very low-frequency subwoofer, but if you had such a system, you'd probably know about this stuff in order to want to buy it. – paradroid Sep 12 '10 at 18:23
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A Full-range speaker is one single unit that has one or more drivers which work independently. It covers a wide range of frequencies . A Full-range speaker convert variations in voltage into variations in sound pressure to produce different frequencies.

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As Jason said in his answer it will not have any sub-woofers (see the picture in my answer) – subanki Sep 12 '10 at 16:11
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