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    soundblaster Audigy problem

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Sirius_GTO, Mar 20, 2007.

  1. Sirius_GTO

    Sirius_GTO Notebook Deity

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    I got the Soundblaster Audigy Advanced MB software installed on my laptop and for some reason, my mic doesn't work. Does anyone know a solution? thanks a lot.

    btw I'm running on Vista Home Premium.
     
    Sirius_GTO, Mar 20, 2007
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    actually i just realized my whole mic isn't working at all. I uninstalled SB audigy and it's still not working. what gives...

    thanks guys
     
    Sirius_GTO, Mar 20, 2007
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    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    hi fellow BMW fan :), if i'm correct, vista does not support the creative audigy sound card as vista has new audio API stack. i'm not sure if creative has issued vista driver for the SB audigy series though...

    good luck
     
    wobble987, Mar 20, 2007
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    thanks a lot wobble,

    it's just the software I installed on my M1210. It's not an actual sound card.

    I uninstalled the software and yet the mic is still not functioning properly.

    thanks again wobble.
     
    Sirius_GTO, Mar 20, 2007
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    glad i can help. i would like to add that; i'm sure creative is working on a new driver, but i'm not sure if the card will work like it would in xp, as vista completly change the audio stack, making it more secure but less exploitable.
     
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    How come this Audigy option is never available in Canada? Is it really THAT good that Dell ask for $25 for it?
     
    killer23d, Mar 27, 2007
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    Is the mic muted in the control panel?
     
    Iceman0124, Mar 27, 2007
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    exact same thing happened to me after I uninstalled the sound blaster thing. Go to control panel --> system --> hardware --> device manager --> open the sound devices menu then uninstall the driver for the quickcam for dell notebooks mic

    Restart your system. The mic will be reinstalled automatically and it'll work again.
     
    canonyau, Apr 9, 2007
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  11. holliswhy

    holliswhy Notebook Guru

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    yeah i am having the same issue here.

    I can plug in an external mic. So from what u are suggesting i have to exchange the quickcam mic for the external mic?
     
    holliswhy, Apr 10, 2007
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