The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Lenovo T61 : Problem with speaker making static noise

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by wesleyfraser, Jun 16, 2008.

  1. wesleyfraser

    wesleyfraser Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hi Guys

    I am having problems with the sound on my laptop, the sound was working fine last night and when it came out of hibernation today the speakers are making a loud scratch/static noise, when I put the audio on mute it is quiet.

    Edit : I am running windows xp sp2

    I have tried reinstalling the sound max software and audio drivers. Can anyone please help me?

    Thanks in advance
     
    wesleyfraser, Jun 16, 2008
    #1
  2. synic

    synic Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    131
    Messages:
    849
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    i think my speakers are doing this too actually. i have a t61p running vista home premium with the sound audiomax drivers from lenovo's site.
     
    synic, Jun 16, 2008
    #2
  3. mziol

    mziol Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    23
    Messages:
    236
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Does it happen randomly when you move the mouse or scroll or something? I have the same issue.
     
    mziol, Jun 16, 2008
    #3
  4. synic

    synic Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    131
    Messages:
    849
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    yeah, i don't think it's making the noise all the time.
     
    synic, Jun 16, 2008
    #4
  5. gamemint

    gamemint Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    391
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    Mines only makes it when I have the volume up more than halfway
     
    gamemint, Jun 16, 2008
    #5
  6. wesleyfraser

    wesleyfraser Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Mine does it irrespective.
     
    wesleyfraser, Jun 16, 2008
    #6
  7. rec630

    rec630 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    84
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I've got a similar "random" static popping on my T61, but I haven't had the time to focus on more troubleshooting with it. I thought I fead something about a bios upgrade on one of the msg boards, but I couldn't find that post just now.
     
    rec630, Jun 16, 2008
    #7
  8. BNHabs

    BNHabs Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    74
    Messages:
    1,009
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    All you need to do is run Windows Update and update the Soundmax drivers. It fixed my static noise.
     
    BNHabs, Jun 16, 2008
    #8
  9. wesleyfraser

    wesleyfraser Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Still no luck on my side
     
    wesleyfraser, Jun 17, 2008
    #9
  10. aptorrent

    aptorrent Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    -1
    Messages:
    48
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    That actually might be the sound of the mic. I also had the mic problem. I got rid of it by getting the latest soundmax drivers from system update and also disabling microphone boost option in sound options.(Z61T,Windows vista business)
     
    aptorrent, Jun 17, 2008
    #10
  11. synic

    synic Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    131
    Messages:
    849
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    t61/t61p's have built in microphones?
     
    synic, Jun 18, 2008
    #11
  12. mziol

    mziol Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    23
    Messages:
    236
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Look down on the bottom left of the keyboard, there are two little rectangular rounded holes. :D
     
    mziol, Jun 18, 2008
    #12
  13. synic

    synic Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    131
    Messages:
    849
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    yeah, i have noticed that. didn't know that was a microphone. neat.
     
    synic, Jun 18, 2008
    #13
  14. ra990

    ra990 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    13
    Messages:
    280
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Any solution to this? I'm facing the same issue and when the static/popping noises get really intense, my audio application usually crashes. Winamp and quicktime both do this. With windows media player, the clicks and popping noises keep happening but the player does not crash.

    I think this started happening after the recent bios update for the T61. I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling the soundmax drivers with no result. I guess I'll try to revert back to the older bios when I get time.

    Very annoying!
     
    ra990, Jun 19, 2008
    #14
  15. semicolon

    semicolon Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I have the same problem :(

    when I switched over from iPod headphones to a more sensitive noise-reduction type, I can hear an underlying static/humming. It gets louder if you're scrolling a website, or if the processor works harder, and is disabled if you mute the sound (which unfortunately isn't the best option for fixing it :p)

    thing is, I've disabled the microphone, updated my soundcard (SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio) to the latest version, and also disabled PC Beep.

    any ideas?
     
    semicolon, Jul 25, 2008
    #15