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    PC audio does not cut off when headphones are plugged in

    Discussion in 'HP' started by dotwell, May 3, 2009.

  1. dotwell

    dotwell Newbie

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    Hi there

    i am the proud owner of a brand new HDX18T. Everything seems to be functioning fine except the following:

    Whenever I plug in headphones, the audio from the PC speakers continues to play. I can hear everything in the headphones AND the PC speakers at the same time. I spoke with an HP support tech who suggested reloading the driver which I did. The problem remains. I am hoping that this is a software setup somewhere that I just haven't found yet, Ideas?

    TIA
    Darrell
     
    dotwell, May 3, 2009
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  2. Wayne310

    Wayne310 Notebook Enthusiast

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    What application are u using to playback audio?

    some audio softwares themselves let speakers and headphones both play together.
     
    Wayne310, May 4, 2009
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  3. dotwell

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    In this case, I am using Windows Media player I have also tried upgrading the BIOS, reinstalling the IDT audio driver and different headphones.

    I will do a complete reinstall using the HP recovery program this weekend. Will let everyone know how that goes.

    I will also try to fine a set of headphones with a different (read:slightly longer) plug on the off chance that the two earbud headphones I have tried were not long enough.

    I am running Vista Home Premium 64bit
     
    dotwell, May 8, 2009
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