The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Trying to mod built-in microphone for a better one. Need people's input.

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by premudriy, Aug 4, 2010.

  1. premudriy

    premudriy Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    31
    Messages:
    167
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Hello people,

    I have G51vx and the microphone just sucks big time on this unit. I think owners of other Asus G-series laptop might have this problem too. Speech recognition is practically impossible to use with built-in mic. My friends on Skype can hardly hear me as well.

    Using an external mic is also a bad option. It is much nicer to use a built-in one and not have to carry an external mic.

    Therefore, I'm trying to mod the mic for a better one. I'm wondering if the problem is in the microphone itself or if there is a problem with amp circuitry. The latter would be much harder to mod (or impossible).

    So, has anyone attempted soldering a new microphone in?

    I have another old HP laptop which also has a built-in microphone. My mic experience with that HP laptop is much better.

    Before I will remove the mic from HP laptop and solder it into my Asus laptop I would like to get some input from you, guys. Maybe someone has already attempted a microphone swap and found this solution unsuccessful (the mic amp problem mentioned above).

    Any input is greatly appreciated.
     
    premudriy, Aug 4, 2010
    #1