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    Acer sound problem

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by rochdalesteve, Feb 12, 2012.

  1. rochdalesteve

    rochdalesteve Newbie

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    Hi
    I have a acer aspire 5720z laptop with no sound, i know the speakers are alright but there is no sound from them or the headphone socket so i assume there is a problem with the motherboard has anybody know of any other things that could be wrong or know any other way to get some sound.
     
    rochdalesteve, Feb 12, 2012
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  2. Kuu

    Kuu That Quiet Person

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    Did you check drivers and made sure thy didn't break themselves?
     
    Kuu, Feb 12, 2012
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    rochdalesteve Newbie

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    I looked in device manager there are no yellow marks next to the sound, is this what you mean if not please explain did they break themselves
     
    rochdalesteve, Feb 13, 2012
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    Neo777 Notebook Geek

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    I think what he meant was that sometimes drivers from different applications clash. A basic check is to simply reinstall the audio drivers properly and see if the problem is fixed. If not, then driver is not the issue.

    Also go to "Sound" > "Playback Devices" by right-clicking the speaker icon on the system tray or from control panel > hardware and sound > sound

    Capture Sound.png

    Right-click on a blank space make sure that disabled and disconnected devices are shown.
    There should be a green check mark on "Speakers" or something like that. If not, right click and "Set as Default". Right-click and do "Test".

    These are just some basic steps I know. If it doesn't help, post your screenshot here.

    Good luck!
     
    Neo777, Feb 14, 2012
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