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    T61p and Internal microhone?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Renee, Mar 4, 2008.

  1. Renee

    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    I have just gone over the t61p hardware guid and there is only mention of a microphone jack but no microphone.

    Yet I've seen people here say there is one. Vista ultimate does detect something it's calling a microphone. Does it work for anyone here?
     
    Renee, Mar 4, 2008
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  2. SkeeteRX8

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    Look on the keyboard, right under the FN key..That's the microphone (know for a fact because I used Windows Speech Recognition).
     
    SkeeteRX8, Mar 4, 2008
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  3. Renee

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    OK... I see it... and it work for you?

    Sigh... I may have to open my machine up
     
    Renee, Mar 4, 2008
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    This isn't curiosity. My mike isn't working.

    It's there and it's real. It's a little silver thing on the frame with a set of tin grey wires the color of the frame buried under other wires so that I cn't follow them.

    Not only that.... there seems to no mention of the microphone in the hardware guide.
     
    Renee, Mar 4, 2008
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  5. ressom.

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    Go to Control Panel->Hardware and Sound->Sound->[Recording Tab]->[Select Microphone]->[Configure Button]

    Or the following path: "Control Panel\Ease of Access\Speech Recognition Options"

    There you can setup the microphone.
     
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  6. Renee

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    I've done that.

    I'm getting very little audio.....
     
    Renee, Mar 5, 2008
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    Did you try turning on the Microphone Boost in mic properties?
     
    7evendeuce, Mar 5, 2008
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  8. Renee

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    Yes I did> :(
     
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    My mic doesn't work properly either. It will detect sound but at a barely audible level, I'd suggest investing in a USB microphone if possible. (Thats what I did)
     
    Hackez, Mar 5, 2008
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  10. PocketAces21

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    It works well for me. I just spent half an hour fooling around with it.
     
    PocketAces21, Mar 5, 2008
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