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    Do all 1500's suffer from headphone noise?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Ish07930, Sep 26, 2007.

  1. Ish07930

    Ish07930 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi

    My vostro 1500 has horrible 'electronic' noise on the headphone & mic socket. I need to use the mic socket to record stuff but it's useless at the moment due to the noise that is added to the recording.

    Is this a problem with every 1500 as I don't want it replaced if the next one is going to have the same fault?
     
    Ish07930, Sep 26, 2007
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  2. weogy104

    weogy104 Notebook Guru

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    i cant comment on my mic socket but my headphone socket gives off great sound, no "noise" at all.
     
    weogy104, Sep 26, 2007
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  3. GWT

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    I believe it's Vista 1500's that are affected, not XP
     
    GWT, Sep 27, 2007
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    n19htmare Notebook Evangelist

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    That's not true, its a hardware problem. Xp, Vista, Dos, Bios, they all have it.

    THe noise also depends on the headphones you use. Impedance and sensitivity also play a roll in the noise.
     
    n19htmare, Sep 27, 2007
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  5. GWT

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    Really?

    I heard it was primarily a Vista problem with the sound drivers. I saw a link to it on this forum the other day. I don't have time now, so I'll have to research it later.
     
    GWT, Sep 27, 2007
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    Tex1ntux Notebook Consultant

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    I don't have any buzzing when I'm at the bios screen, it starts when Vista loads.
     
    Tex1ntux, Sep 27, 2007
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    mine did :( and I had XP.
     
    n19htmare, Sep 27, 2007
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    mine works perfectly.
     
    oresteez, Sep 27, 2007
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  9. manzi

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    Mine emits a sort of calm underwater noise, if you know what i mean.
     
    manzi, Sep 27, 2007
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    I guess Dell is already aware of this problem. I've read some threads in this forum that Dell is already working on a BIOS fix as well as an audio driver to address this issue.
     
    skree358, Sep 27, 2007
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  11. Tex1ntux

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    WTF? :confused: I just installed Vista Ultimate and now the sound is gone.

    I'm just glad it's working now. :D
     
    Tex1ntux, Sep 27, 2007
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