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    Ridiculously low microphone on 8130?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by badaboom21, Jun 16, 2011.

  1. badaboom21

    badaboom21 Notebook Guru

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    Has anyone else had this problem? My mic is practically not picking up anything I say, other people can hear but in a really low volume. I went to the control panel and it fully recognizes when I tap the pc or click the mouse pad, but if I talk it will not. Any help?
     
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    whoseyourdaddy Notebook Guru

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    Do you have a custom skin? I have seen where others had the microphone convered up by the skin. They needed to poke a hole where the microphone was. Just a thought.
     
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    badaboom21 Notebook Guru

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    No custom skin here, where exactly is the microphone connected?
     
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    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    have you tried to change the microphone boost level. Go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound > Recording tab > Microphone > Properties > Levels. There you can the set microphone level and Microphone Boost level
     
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    My mic is quite high. Try the boost setting as recommended above. Mine was loud enough without enabling the boost that I can comfortably talk while seated normally however.
     
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    BenWah Notebook Consultant

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    Should be a +20 db setting for your microphone.

    Located in different places on the OS depending on which sound chip/driver your laptop has.

    20db will make it 100 times louder!
     
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    I don't know what the hell is wrong, it's set at 30db. I've checked everything and everything is at max. Any other tips?
     
    badaboom21, Jun 16, 2011
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