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    Area51 7700 sound prob

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by fuzzylogik25, Apr 6, 2008.

  1. fuzzylogik25

    fuzzylogik25 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i've had this laptop for at least 2months, bought off from craigslist - whom the seller kept the unit in very very good condition.
    i've been carrying this laptop around w/ me everywhere i go keeping it in a laptop backpack.
    so anyways, here's the problem:

    2 months later the bottom front right speaker begins to make a popping sound. and when i press my finger onto the speaker, you can feel it thumping. the popping sound is continuous until shut off. i've taken the laptop to fry's electronics who ran a diagnostic test and found out its the sound card. when they connected headphones / speakers to it, the sound runs normal, but the right side wouldn't work.

    i have no idea how the motherboard layout looks like, so im wondering is the soundcard integrated onto the motherboard? or can you buy a seperate one to put in? and, what kind of sound card does it use?

    any help would be much appreciated. i'd hate for this laptop to go to waste :(
     
    fuzzylogik25, Apr 6, 2008
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    Stone825 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Stone825, Apr 6, 2008
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