Sigmatel HD Audio Codecs won't install after XP SP3 install and Virus removal...
We have an Inspiron E1505 that picked up a virus (the fake anti-virus) which was removed by Avast Antivirus. The tech guy also did all the Windows Updates including XP Service Pack 3. Since then, we...
View ArticleNo sound - "device is being used by another application"
The sound from my Inspiron 5523 often does not work (although occasionally it does). It seems to work after boot-up but after I play a .wav file using Windows Media Player the sound stops working.Right...
View ArticleTo Jimco:
Hi Jimco: I just want to say thank you for your advice. I by pass the restore instructions you give me of Windows System by pressing Windows Key + R to go to " Run " and then enter at "Run"...
View Articlee6420 (Windows 7) - no audio (driver problem(?)) Help would be greatly...
Hello,help with the following problem would be very much appreciated: There is no audio coming from my dell e6420 (Windows 7 (64) has been newly set up by the former owner I just bought it from and the...
View ArticleInspiron 5721 sound failing in Origin
I'm new here, so be gentle. Seemingly without doing any updates or changes of drivers or hardware, my sound has stopped working when I open Origin to play BF4. The sound works fine with every other...
View ArticleAudio problem with Dell Inspiron 3521
To Jimco: Dear Jimco, I went to computer C: and click open > then click open on drives. > then open every single file to check on every single them and found 8 of them that all 8 files share...
View Articleaudio stops after a while in inspiron 14z 5423
Hi,I recently bought myself an inspiron 14z.The sound appears to stops after a while (it could be 2 hs 1 h after having mi laptop on). Even when I try to run something on YouTube, it displays and...
View ArticleDELL Laptop Inspiron 14 No sound
Hello everyone! I bought my DELL Laptop Inspiron 14 Windows 8 almost 6 months ago. It worked perfectly. But now (as in just today), when I tried to watch a video I did not hear any single sound. I...
View ArticleLaptop speakers won't play sound at all
I own a Dell Inspiron 1420 and somehow the built-in laptop speakers won't play any sound at all, including when Windows start up. I run on a Windows Vista. Anyway, I tried going to Device Manager to...
View Articleinterference during playback
When I watch a movie or listen to music on my inspiron, the playback is not smooth and with inteference. Playback stops and starts again often. Then scratchy speakers. The disk at this time begins to...
View ArticleRecovery Files
I recently tried to create a recovery, however somehow, either by magic or me not paying attention, it put the files onto my C:/, so now I have “Ghost” folders that I cannot delete and if they do...
View Article15 3537 Mic Connection
Is there a way to connect a mic to my Inspiron 15 3537 laptop as it has no mic port? I'm a DJ that is streaming via internet, and I need voice tx.
View ArticleDriver Download for Waves Maxx Audio 3
Hi,I repartitioned my hard disk using Windows 7 Disk management console. After doing that I reinstalled all the applications manually. After doing that, I found that my Maxx Audio software is not...
View ArticleLost Microphone on XPS 14 (L421X, Mid 2012)
Hi, yesterday the laptop completed an automatic Windows update, and since then the microphone hasn't worked any more. I tried with the diagnostics on the Dell website, but it didn't work: its...
View ArticleNo Audio
this few days i did not hear any sound from my pc, even when watching video or playing music but the sound reappear after restarting the pc...please help...Inspiron 14z 5423OS : Win 8 64 bitRAM : 8...
View ArticleHeadphones are detected but no sound.
I am having a Inspiron 15 R SE 7520When i insert headphones/earphones/external speakers, they are detected by the laptop and the jack is shown as occupied but i dont hear any sound.I uninstalled the...
View ArticleM4800 Audio crackle when sound plays (if no sound has been played for a while)
I've got a new DELL Precision M4800 running Windows 7.There is a distinct crackle/pop noise that occurs when sound plays (if no sound has been played for a while.)If the laptop is playing audio...
View ArticleCant install Realtek audio driver in inspiron 15
in my inspiron 15 laptop i've noticed that the waves maxx icon is missing, so i uninstalled realtek audio driver & tried to reinstall it, but installation getting failed... plz help me!...
View ArticleDell XPS 14 pop up problem.
How do I get rid of the middle notification icon when changing the brightness/volume? I got this when I upgraded to windows 8.1
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