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    T61 sound no longer working

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by shocker3000, Oct 6, 2009.

  1. shocker3000

    shocker3000 Notebook Consultant

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    I am running vista, and just recently sound of any sort stopped working (even when using headphones). vista says my sound driver is up to date (using the soundMAX integrated). Any suggestions?
     
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    t30power Notebook Deity

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    Remove the palmrest and see if the speakers connector is correctly plugged into the motherboard socket.
     
    t30power, Oct 6, 2009
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    shocker3000 Notebook Consultant

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    If it was that, would it also prevent headphones from working when plugged into the jack?
     
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    what playback device did you select for the sound in the control panel.
     
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    Speakers have a small check mark in its icon, and SPDIF interface says it is working right now. If I am looking at the wrong thing, could you please help guide me where I should look?
     
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    if you boot into the recovery console in your laptop during startup, you can do a hardware diagnostic.
     
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    Unfortunately that sounds way over my knowledge base :(
     
    shocker3000, Oct 6, 2009
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