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    Can't detect the built in cam and mic anymore?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by jeffer, Feb 20, 2011.

  1. jeffer

    jeffer Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey, my R3's cam and mic randomly stopped working for a couple of days ago.
    Can't really tell what's wrong...
     
    jeffer, Feb 20, 2011
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    jeffer Notebook Enthusiast

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    seriously...
     
    jeffer, Feb 26, 2011
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    Have a look in the device manager, imaging devices & sound video and game controllers & see what thats telling you.
     
    SAUCE, Feb 26, 2011
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    have you tried uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling? Is there a system update that you preformed previous to this happening?

    A bit more information would be helpful. Do the check that SAUCE said and see what that is saying and maybe post it here.

    Just saying something stopped working dosent give anyone alot of information to help you try to fix it.
     
    Kamin_Majere, Feb 26, 2011
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    Greetings jeffer,
    Are your touch controls working??? There is an issue where the touch controls and webcam fail to initialize when the system boots. This usually occurs due to the fact that they are USB based devices. Have you shut down your system and turned it back on lately?

    Thanks,
    Gabe
     
    GabeZ, Feb 26, 2011
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    My touch controls are working.

    I've restarded my system for about 10 times since it stopped working
     
    jeffer, Feb 26, 2011
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