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    Studio 17-Vista-No Sound

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by AnnaBanana, Aug 30, 2008.

  1. AnnaBanana

    AnnaBanana Newbie

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    My built in microphone had a lot of background noise while I was trying to call people on Skype so I plugged in my headphones but after I stopped using the headphones, my sound no longer works. I read some things about a stuck contact in the jack but on the IDT Audio page, it says nothing is plugged in. If I plug something in, the circle for that jack becomes bolded and when nothing is plugged in, none of them are bolded so I don't think the contact is stuck. When I play music on Itunes (also, now when I play Itunes, sometimes the songs won't play, they just stay paused at 0 seconds), the bars next to the Digital Output Device go up and down so it looks like it is playing but I don't hear anything. I'm at the point where I can't even hear things in the headphones anymore. Please help!
     
    AnnaBanana, Aug 30, 2008
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  2. kylerg

    kylerg Notebook Consultant

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    Does Dell test their products before going mass with them? These Studios seem to have numerous issues and quality problems.
     
    kylerg, Aug 30, 2008
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    p1990 Notebook Evangelist

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    This is a driver issue,even i had them when i got my S17. First unistall the existing drivers for your IDT high-def audio(or uninstall the audio device) and then download the ones that are listed in DELL's website. Install the downloaded drivers and restart..you wont get deathly silence anymore...
     
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  4. kylerg

    kylerg Notebook Consultant

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    Just deathly tin and static. :laugh:
     
    kylerg, Aug 30, 2008
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