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    new dell studio 14z; audio problems

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by braslov, Aug 15, 2009.

  1. braslov

    braslov Newbie

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    hey guys,
    i am pretty desperate. the audio seems to be broken. i reinstalled the drivers twice so far, and after booting it usually works for like 20min or so. after that it just clams up and there is no more audio coming from the speaks. skype crashes.
    it must be a driver or hardware thing, i dont think that problem is a software conflict since i tried uninstalling skype too.

    what should i do? once it stops working only rebooting helps. for like 20min ...
     
    braslov, Aug 15, 2009
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  2. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    You might have to resort to reinstalling Windows at this point.
     
    Mastershroom, Aug 15, 2009
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  3. braslov

    braslov Newbie

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    thanks for the response. should i go with win7 ? how do i get it on a memory stick to install_
     
    braslov, Aug 15, 2009
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  4. Reality.Bites

    Reality.Bites Notebook Consultant

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    You need to make the memory stick bootable (google for instructions) then copy all the files and folders from your Windows DVD to the USB drive.
     
    Reality.Bites, Aug 16, 2009
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    mangakjd Notebook Enthusiast

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    mangakjd, Aug 16, 2009
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  6. braslov

    braslov Newbie

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    hey, i think reinstalling windows fixed the problem. i know have windows 7, this is great.
     
    braslov, Aug 17, 2009
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    karan1003 Notebook Evangelist

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    enjoy it - you won't regret the switch up.
     
    karan1003, Aug 17, 2009
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