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    Audio help with a Gateway NV56

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Thegreatfish, Sep 29, 2009.

  1. Thegreatfish

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    I'm having issues with my laptop's sound output. When I listen to music through the laptop's speakers, everything sounds fine, but when I play music through headphones or external speakers, there's this strange distortion behind everything. Also, the sound skips, just like a scratched CD might. The cords I'm using are fine, and when i wiggle the cord at the input it doesn't distort, so I don't think it's a problem with the audio jack. Oddly enough, the audio seems to skip more often if I'm using the mouse. I don't even need to be using programs, it's just the act of moving the mouse around on screen that seems to make it worse. I tried to record a sample of the problem with Audacity so I could show people, but for some reason when I try to record the sound coming out of the speakers it won't work. It says it can't play back the file.

    Does anyone know what the problem might be?
     
    Thegreatfish, Sep 29, 2009
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  2. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    First thing I would try is an audio driver update.
     
    moral hazard, Sep 29, 2009
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  3. Thegreatfish

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    I tried to Audio driver update. It said I have the latest drivers.
     
    Thegreatfish, Sep 29, 2009
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