CF-29 lost audio output

Have a CF-29 MkI I got off Ebay....1.3 Pentium M with 768K memory max and XP SP3. Has been working great for 2 years...but recently the audio quit..though it may be the spkr but plugging in external spkrs, I get nothing out of the jack....using some audio software (Audacity) it shows the stereo mix IS playing audio...but nada out of the jack or internal spkr..is it common for the audio amp to go suddenly?? Is there an easy fix?? I hate having to tear into the motherboard if that is needed...May just buy a newer version where I can run more memory.
Thanks

PhD of DTMF

 

Hello, Please let me know what you need and I will just send it to you for only the shipping.. I just took 4 over used/broken CF-29L's apart and the speakers
are working.

dale

 

I had a CF29 Mark 4 and a Mark 5 that had no speaker sound until I used factory restore disks. Magic.
Also there is a post somewhere recent where you pull battery, ac and CMOS battery and hold the power switch on for a few seconds to reset. I don't have any more information on this but I know the factory restore disks worked.
Or it may be as Toughbook told me .....you have a bad speaker.
If you dual boot and mute the battery in XP it will stay muted until you go back into XP and un-mute. This happened to me a couple times.
Jeff

 

No dual boot.....tried the headphone jack and no audio there either...sounds like MAYBE DC component is there (the way the ext speakers popped, it sure sounded like DC there which would tell me a cap has shorted). Guess I'll pop the case open and do a little probing...

 

Based on your input/report I suspect that your audio driver is corrupt. Why? you mentioned that even your audio jack has nothing. Try to reinstall the audio driver again(completely) and if does still nothing or give you some error. There is a posibility of conflict. If still nothing! I am afraid your audiocard maybe "kaput" already. But I've guess not. Try the option I've mentioned above. before we go a conclusion. Good Luck.


ohlip

 

If all else fails, try using a USB audio device or even USB speakers. I put a USB 'sound card' on my 51 and run a pair of amplified speakers and it sure sounds sweet! And cheaper than replacing the MB or computer!
Word of caution, get the one labeled as 7.1 audio, not 3.1. The 3.1 ones sound crappy!
I'm using a SIIG Soundwave 7.1, works great for my needs! JohnP

 

You won't believe this BUT I got the audio working..the output was turned off by ALT+F4!!! It was that simple!!! (need to reload my codecs now...rats!)

 

Isn't that the way it goes? Hey, at least it works!

 

Actually, it's [Fn]+ [F4] that controls the sound; [Alt]+ [F4] closes Internet Exploder.