Why is my sound not working?
The sound used to work and has just stopped but all the sound drivers are working fine?
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Pentium M 1.6 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB HDD
The sound used to work and has just stopped but all the sound drivers are working fine?
There are two primary places to check assuming that you are sure the audio program you are using is not muted. The first is the windows audio feature of your operating system either there with be an silver speaker icon located on the bottom right hand of your desktop next to the clock or you will have to go to the control panel to locate it.To get to the control panel(assuming you are using windows xp):#
1. Select the start button.
2. Choose the Control Panel from the menu.
3. Select Sounds and Audio Devices
4. Make sure mute box is not checked.
5. Select Audio Tab
6. Under Sound Playback category make sure proper device is selected.
If all of these check out then the second thing to check would be the three buttons located next to the blue access ibm button. They are digital volume up, volume down, and mute buttons. Try pressing the mute button and then repeatedly pressing the volume up button to ensure these manual switches are not causing the sound shortages.#
If these do not do the trick then the next likely culprit could be the audio drivers, which can be obtained from IBM's driver page.
The last resort would be to check the headphone jack and the speakers themselves. If anything is logged into the headphone jack it can cause a bypass of the audio to the speakers but this is unlikely if you do not have children.
Finally the speakers might have gone bad, but in my experience in laptops, this is a highly unlikely situation but not one to be put aside if you are willing to put in the work. Check out the Speaker Repair Guide to find out how to get to the speakers if you feel like taking the time to fix this. Otherwise just get a set of miniature usb speakers and bypass the problem altogether. They are probably going to be louder and better quality than the built-in speakers anyway.
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Very thorough answer +
by rj713
Thank you Joel, now my thinkpad t41sound problem is covered.
I wish you the best in your life for your generous heart.
Carry on the good work.
by Herly
thanks a lot! I have pressed mute button on keyboard and didn't realise :D
by Tadas Butkus
Joel: Your answer is still spreading joy. I had unintentionally muted my speakers with the IBM button. I wasted several hours installing and uninstalling a driver that was working all along. Thanks. hrh
by deb1har2
thanks a bunch men.....i had sleepless nights just because of this problem with my sound.
by steve
thanks dude...the solution worked perfectly
by steve
i think there is something that can help follow this
check any updates on sound driver . and make sure the speaker settings are on and uinstall the driver and install it again if nothing works contact lenovo www.lenovo.com/sound.help.html and thanks this will help
checkout the sound driver and settings in sound manager and update the sound driver and than restart the computer and wait for 2 min if it does not work than uninstall the sound settings . and try checking any program or settings blocking the sound problem . visit guide fix lenovo laptop sound issue and after everything try restarting the system . let me know for any other issue
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I had this problem for like a month, finally found the right driver and installed it the following way:
Steps:
1. Download the audio driver file from here: http://fileme.us/file/0Y1B61
2. Extract it anywhere on your computer.
3. Right-Click on My Computer -> Manage -> Device Manager -> Right-Click on missing audio driver which has a warning sign (!) on it -> Update Driver
4. Installation Wizard will appear, check "install from a list or specific location" -> NEXT -> Check "include this location on the search" and browse to the extracted driver location -> Next to install & finish installation :)
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i would say before you change the sound card please un-install the sound driver and install it once again .make sure that you update the sound driver and check the sound settings . if this is not working try changing your sound card . thanks
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As first: if you have sound on line out (headphones ) you have some other problem. It is common for this chip to overheat. So if you have sound on headphones there are only two solutions for it. You can change your sound chip (CX20585-11Z ) and that will solve that for some time. Also I will recommend to put some heat sink on it. That chip, for some reason, is not some "happy solution" for sound and since it take lots of voltage on amplifying sound for speakers just STOP WORKING. For more informations just viber me on +381638100643 ;)
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my ibm thinkpad has no sound even when I use it through the tv or speakers.i put windows 98 on it it was xp and there was sound when it was xp
@spawnmaster Zorane pozdrav. Imam recimo slican problem sa X240.. Imam zvuk na line out combo headph/mic portu, izvlacim ga jackom na slusalice ili vec neku mini liniju i sl. Ali nema ga na zvucnicima externim od laptopa. Na komandu da slusam preko Realtek HD Audio device zvuk kao da izbija ali ga nema u zvucnicima ili iz zvucnika. Kada na isti device ubacim 3.5mm jack dobijam zvuk na nekom externom uredjaju ili slusalicama.. Thinkpad je X240, pa mozda je do nekog chipa koji kontrolise zvucnike? Hvala unapred, Branko
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my sound is not working i cant hear anything i have it turned all the way up i restarted my laptop6 times and shuted it down 6 times and left it alone all night and day for 2 days in a row
by Brianna Sutton
Click on Start Button
Go to My Computer and right click on it
Go to manage and then select device manager
Here you can see "Sound and multimedia" something click on it.
Now click on update driver and select online update it will download driver and you will listen your sound.
by Leslie
Maybe it is a simple Problem in the BIOS. By starting the Notebook you cn get in the BIOS and have a look if the Internal Audio Chipset is enabled.
by Benjamin Semrock
check the sound driver and update the driver with latest settings . visit http://goo.gl/rnScvh and once you update the driver restart the computer i am sure this can be a help
by Ethan Carter Carter
I have like that also. My laptop have update driver but it still doesn't working.
by tivang