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    SZ220 - Vista - Sound problem

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by jblanken64, Dec 20, 2007.

  1. jblanken64

    jblanken64 Notebook Enthusiast

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    All of a sudden the sound on my SZ220 has disappeared. I get a red X by the volume icon in the system tray and when I try to open the mixer, it says "No audio device is installed". However, in the control panel, everything looks good. The Sigmatel audio is shown as working OK. Any ideas?
     
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    elizabex Notebook Evangelist

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    Did you check and make sure your battery/power profile doesn't have the audio disabled? Under the advanced power saving options, you can elect to enable/disable certain devices under the VAIO advanced power management tab.

    When the audio is disabled via the power settings, you'll get that red X over the speaker icon in your system tray.
     
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    jblanken64 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I checked. Audio shows as enabled for battery & AC. This issue was totally out of the blue.
     
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