# Laptop - No Sound **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 19, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364 "2006-02-19T19:46:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/1 "2006-02-19T19:46:02Z")
So this morning I was watching a DVD on my laptop as I normally do, no problems. Tonight I go to listen to some music and its very muffled. I hear the song but even with all volume settings on high, the sound is faint and scratchy/cutting in and out. The problem is worse when I plug in some headphones. I get a constant hiss regardless of my volume. The music is even more faint than when using the built in speakers. Might I have a driver issue? Or could it be that my sound card gave out? ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/2 "2006-02-19T19:48:32Z")
FASTEST UPDATE EVER: I restarted my laptop a few times to no avail, but this last time I shut it down completely for a few minutes. Low and behold, now I have sound? What the hell is going on? ---
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/3 "2006-02-19T20:55:02Z")
Dude it’s a dell. ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/4 "2006-02-20T05:24:39Z")
> [@Fetter](#): > > Dude it’s a dell. It actually is a Dell. ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/5 "2006-02-20T05:46:15Z")
I wore the headphone jack out on my laptop, I just got a usb thing that basically turns it into a headphone jack ---
**Author:** ![raven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@raven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raven)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/6 "2006-02-20T06:17:54Z")
Heat issue? Where is the laptop placed? Is there sufficient ventilation? Can you reproduce the problem if you leave the laptop on a bed/carpet/non-ventilated area after a couple hours? ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/7 "2006-02-20T06:37:40Z")
> [@raven](#): > > Heat issue? Where is the laptop placed? Is there sufficient ventilation? > > Can you reproduce the problem if you leave the laptop on a bed/carpet/non-ventilated area after a couple hours? The computer is well ventilated. It sits on a laptop desk (kinda like the tray tables used for hospital beds). The only time I have had any heat issues were during the summer. It was on the majority of the day so there might have been a heating issue. This is the first time it happened. I haven’t tried to reproduce the problem and I would rather not. ---
**Author:** ![Vile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vile/32/7595_2.png) [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/8 "2006-02-20T11:06:43Z")
try reinstalling the drivers (probably wont do squat…)… worse case… disable onboard sound in bios and get a new sound card that slips in the side. ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/9 "2006-02-20T19:29:22Z")
Damnit, it did it again tonight. I turned the computer on and the sound worked just fine. I left it for less than an hour and when I came back the sound was all fucked up again. I had to shut down entirely and reboot to get it to work. Restarting doesn’t do anything. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/10 "2006-02-20T19:58:43Z")
That is a wierd issue, I’d say heat also, but if cold booting that solves it for a bit sounds like it might be another issue. Granted I have heard of some odd driver issues, but I’m not sure if that would be the case. Still under warranty? ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/11 "2006-02-20T20:18:58Z")
> [@FuzzyFish](#): > > Still under warranty? Negative. Its about 2.5 years old. Its not so obsolete yet that its time for a new one because it was new technology when I bought it. I haven’t a clue what a new sound card would cost and I hate the thought of having to send it back to Dell. ---
**Author:** ![Vile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vile/32/7595_2.png) [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/12 "2006-02-21T07:17:34Z")
ehh… $79-99 ---
**Author:** ![SilencingMachine](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silencingmachine/32/7593_2.png) [@SilencingMachine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilencingMachine)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/13 "2006-02-21T07:49:28Z")
what model is it? edit: i’d go to “device manager” and try to match up the sound card on ebay if possible… if there’s no listing then it’s probably an on-board card you may have to go usb or pcmcia… ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/14 "2006-02-21T10:15:17Z")
Its the 600m. I am betting that its onboard. Even it if wasn’t I don’t know that I would want to mess around with it myself. ---
**Author:** ![Vile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vile/32/7595_2.png) [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/15 "2006-02-21T17:49:45Z")
yes it’s onboard… u can get a soundblaster at bestbuy or whatever… pcmcia ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/16 "2006-02-21T19:05:50Z")
[http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SOUND-BLASTER-AUDIGY-2-ZS-NOTEBOOK-PCMCIA-CARD\_W0QQitemZ6852192310QQcategoryZ74957QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem](http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SOUND-BLASTER-AUDIGY-2-ZS-NOTEBOOK-PCMCIA-CARD_W0QQitemZ6852192310QQcategoryZ74957QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) Thats what you want. ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/17 "2006-02-21T19:20:44Z")
> [@Jon](#): > > [http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SOUND-BLASTER-AUDIGY-2-ZS-NOTEBOOK-PCMCIA-CARD\_W0QQitemZ6852192310QQcategoryZ74957QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem](http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SOUND-BLASTER-AUDIGY-2-ZS-NOTEBOOK-PCMCIA-CARD_W0QQitemZ6852192310QQcategoryZ74957QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) > > Thats what you want. With this card, I will have to use external speakers correct? What about my built in ones? ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-no-sound/8364/18 "2006-02-21T20:16:51Z")
correct,built in speakers are done deal. or you could use headphones,says it comes with a pair. _card can probably also be found cheaper too_