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    R3: Sound problems...sometimes

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by ECKS, Oct 25, 2011.

  1. ECKS

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    Hey all,

    So sometimes, my sound will stop working. Even though the volume bar is all the way maxed, no sound will come out. This can occur while either external speakers are plugged in, headphones are in, or just normal laptop speakers. This usually happens when I start up winamp, or SC2. With a restart, sound returns to normal. This happens very rarely, but I was just wondering what's the cause of this? Hardware or software? Is there anything I should do, e.g. update sound drivers?

    TYIA!
     
    ECKS, Oct 25, 2011
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    i'd definitely reinstall the sound drivers from your driver cd. Strangely, i'm getting this same issue on my sons desktop. I'll do some driver reinstalls this weekend and see if that solves it
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 26, 2011
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  3. ECKS

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    By sound drivers, you mean the IDT drivers that Dell supplies, right?
     
    ECKS, Oct 26, 2011
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    ya that's the one
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 26, 2011
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    K, reinstalling it now. I prolly won't notice a diff until the problem happens again lol.

    Thx for your help!
     
    ECKS, Oct 26, 2011
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