G51 keyboard + general HDAudio Sound Q

Hi Friends,

I've got a squeaky spacebar Its pretty embarassing, and annoying.. Now I did a search and one thread came up stating to remove the key and lubricate. Is this possible on the uber chiclet backlit G51 keyboard? Or should I try something else, (warranty is void).

Also, just a question regarding this Realtek HD Audio - when y'all plug ur headset and/or headphones and then click the volume bar in the corner and move the bar up and down, do you get a crackling noise? I also get a faint buzzzzz with my Logitech Precision, SteelSeries 3H headset, hi-spec sony in-ears, its normal yea? Hope this buzzzzzzzzz doesn't fry my ears. This is in the G51 and my desktop.

Thanks

 

Also to whomever laughed off my comment about waiting for fermi in G73 then I stand corrected after seeing the shocking desktop temps (pissed off with nvidia )

 

Well fixed G51 sound issue my removing HDAUDIO drivers, the W7 drivers seem to work perfectly and no crackling/buzzing.