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Why does sound come speakers and headphones at the same time?

I have a Lenovo 3000 n100. I did a replacement on the motherboard. I installed a fresh windows 7 and updated all the drivers. But I have a weird problem with my laptop. I am not getting any beeps when ...
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Laptop audio deactivates itself

I have an 9-year-old Toshiba Satellite laptop running Windows 10. The PC has one annoying issue, which is that sometimes the audio speakers deactivate themselves. To be more precise, I am e.g. ...
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Windows 10 x64. Unable to hear sound on laptop

I am using Windows 10, and I only have one sound output system which is my Realtek speaker. I can change the sound volume in the volume mixer but can't hear any sound (out of the left speaker). I have ...
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Is my ASUS ZenBook’s sound card capable of recording two channels in stereo?

My laptop (ASUS ZenBook running Windows 10) has a combo jack for audio and mic. It has no separate sound card, just motherboard in bulk. This laptop has literally one jack hole that has a 4 ring “...
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Volume is usually low on my laptop, is there a software/driver way to add +20dB to the output?

Compared to previous laptop computers I had, I've found that the different Thinkpad T*** series I have, have a low or at best "medium" output loudspeaker volume (that's normal: they are not designed ...
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Audio card; defective salvageable?

The audio in my laptop has stopped working ever since I was heading somewhere in a rainy night with the computer in my backpack. Now, in all probability, when I consider the circumstances, it is ...
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Peak in laptop sound card output when something happens in AC power network

I have a laptop and refrigerator in the same room, plugged into different AC sockets (but they are probably on the same branch in the wall). In moments when refrigerator turns on and off it's ...
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How do I mute the laptop speakers in Windows while still getting sound out of my headphones?

How do I mute the laptop speakers while still getting sound out of my headphones in Windows 7? So even if I pull my headphones out, still no sound comes out of the speakers. As a laptop user, you know ...
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Stop laptop bios beeping [NO DISPLAY]

So, I've an old Dell Inspiron 15R which I would love to rescue, the thing is the screen doesn't work, everything else is fine, and I can use it perfectly with an external screen, the thing is the ...
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random popping sound from subwoofer even when muted or booting; audio sometimes cuts out; headphones still work

I dual boot Ubuntu 15 and Windows 10, and I have been having audio issues for a couple of weeks now in both OSs and even sometimes during boot before either OS starts. My laptop's subwoofer makes a ...
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Loud noises through 3.5 mm headphone jack when fridge is turning on

I have a MacBook Pro and last time I observed a strange behavior. When the fridge is turning on (to start cooling down again) I get a loud noise through the headphone jack on the external sound system....
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Can a hometheater be connected to PC?

I am planning to buy Samsung 32J4300 TV. And I want to connect Logitech Z-906 5.1 Speaker System with it. Q1. Can it be connected to my TV. I am asking this because I have tried to connect my ...
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Annoying buzzing noise in earphones connected to my Laptop

When I connect an Earphones / Headset to my Laptop (an average ~700€ Laptop) like in the following figure, I get a very annoying random buzzing noise in the Earphones. I can clearly hear it when not ...
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Windows 8.1 Laptop sound not playing through speakers

My Dell Latitude 6520 is facing the following problem: sound will only play through connected headphones; no audio through speakers, once the headphones are disconnected. I have uninstalled and re-...
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Interference of noise when playing audio/video

A sort of noise is getting interfered when I play audio/video in any player. During some instance the audio or video is played very slowly for some seconds(along with noise)and plays normally after ...
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Can all notebooks record from the sound card?

Is it possible that a modern notebook (say built in the last 5 years) contains a (onboard) sound card that it is not possible to record from? I've always assumed that this is a very basic capability, ...
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Sound lagging on HP DV6000 laptop

I have a HP DV6000 laptop. It's a little over a year old with some wear and tare. The sound is lagging, but I know the cause is not my speakers because the sound lags on my headphones as well. It ...
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Soundcard beeping all the time!

I have an Acer Aspire 7720G laptop and my integrated soundcard just started emitting alarm-like sound. The card itself is Realtek ALC268. The sound can be heard as soon as UEFI finishes loading. ...
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Connect a Laptop with a 5.1 Sound System

I will be replacing my desktop computer with a laptop and I would like to connect it to my existing 5.1 sound system. Now, the Sound System have three different input channels, but most laptops only ...
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No sound coming from laptop speakers

Recently, my laptop's speakers have stopped producing any sounds. Its a very weird problem. 1) The internal/built in speakers used to work fine, but now no sound comes out. 2) If I put in the ear ...
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To make use of 5.1 sound do i need a 5.1 headphone/speaker?

I recently bought a Toshiba X500 laptop with decent speakers & sound card in it. I want to use headphones but im unsure if they also need to have the same audio channels as the sound card (5.1 in ...
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