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    Asus M50VM low sound output

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by kobalt, Dec 2, 2008.

  1. kobalt

    kobalt Notebook Enthusiast

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    Any idea's on this problem. I just got this unit yesterday, love the computer, but the sound is very low. Any help appreciated.
     
    kobalt, Dec 2, 2008
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    cjcerny Notebook Consultant

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    Are you talking about at the headphone jack, the speakers, or both?
     
    cjcerny, Dec 2, 2008
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    Go into the BIOS and you'll find a sound setting that can be adjusted. I forgot the name of it.
     
    moedank, Dec 2, 2008
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    Will1989 Notebook Geek

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    The volume settings in the BIOS only affects the startup "chime".
     
    Will1989, Dec 3, 2008
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    NO, that is definitely wrong!!!

    I had a similar issue in my F8Va-C1. It turned out that the sound card's output was 4 out of 8 and this limitation was in BIOS. I set that back to 8 and now the speakers are much better...

    This is not something related to the POST beep... It is the actual output of the speakers...
     
    ramgen, Dec 3, 2008
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  6. kobalt

    kobalt Notebook Enthusiast

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    How do you go into the bios?
     
    kobalt, Dec 3, 2008
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    kobalt Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, I did figure that out but I still do not have the volume of my old dell inspiron any other help would be appreciated.

    Thank You
     
    kobalt, Dec 3, 2008
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  8. Will1989

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    NO, that is definitely right!!! I've done several adjustments on my M50VM and know for a fact that the BIOS setting is for the POST beep. There is a bug, however, that may disable sound output altogether if you set the POST beep to "disabled". This has been discussed several times in Ken's M50VM review thread.
     
    Will1989, Dec 3, 2008
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    beaners123 Newbie

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    I also am disappointed with the low volume on this laptop, both for playback and the microphone. I boosted microphone to 100 and boost at 30+ and now I have AWFUL feedback (screaming/screeching/high pitched noise) upon starting the laptop if I have volume settings anywhere . I had to disable the microphone to make it stop. So I need two fixes... did anyone end up resolving their sound issues?
     
    beaners123, Dec 12, 2008
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