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    M17 - Speakers not working, but Headphones are

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by xtee, Mar 25, 2009.

  1. xtee

    xtee Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an M17, with every option, I have tried rolling back drivers, new drivers, and everything. It was working fine, until I hooked up my TV to my laptop to watch movies. Afterwords when I unhooked the HDMI the speakers will no longer work.

    I have tried all 3 Sound Devices set as default. Help?
     
    xtee, Mar 25, 2009
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  2. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    i know you said every driver, but try r2.17 does it show that np sound driver installed.

    also try realtek software. there might be an option there.
     
    dondadah88, Mar 25, 2009
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  3. xtee

    xtee Notebook Enthusiast

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    where can I download r2.17? I can only find 2.18 and r2.19
     
    xtee, Mar 25, 2009
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    it is just 2.17 sorry. I put the r in by mistake. type it up on google. I am on my treo so I can't really copy and paste the link without a lot of hassle.

    type in realtek 2.17 drivers
     
    dondadah88, Mar 25, 2009
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    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    download it from 3dguru. there a clean website
     
    dondadah88, Mar 25, 2009
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  6. xtee

    xtee Notebook Enthusiast

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    still not go.
     
    xtee, Mar 25, 2009
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    when you plugged in the hdmi did anything pop up or a setting wad different in the realtek cpntrol panel. I would take screenshots so you can see my settings. but I am not in front of it right now.
     
    dondadah88, Mar 25, 2009
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    Right click on the volume control panel and click playback devices, what is set as default?
     
    FoxTrot1337, Mar 25, 2009
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  9. xtee

    xtee Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well There are 3 devices there, Speakers, HDMI and digitial output. No matter which of the 3 I can not get sound out of My Speakers. And no nothing new popped up when I put in hdmi, If you want a screenshot just tell me of what.
     
    xtee, Mar 26, 2009
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    Sigh... I'm getting the same thing out of no where. I use Bose speakers between my laptop and iMac and when I plug those in or plug in headphones they work okay but when I unplug them the speakers aren't working as they used to! It achknowledges I unplugged it but doesn't seem to switch to the speakers. Hmm this is very odd. It came out of no where. I'll try playing around with it more and report back with the results!
     
    Tkresila, Mar 30, 2009
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