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i have 3 problems

  • 11-03-2009 11:17pm
    #1
    MisterMonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 124 ✭✭


    1. my comp makes v loud humming sounds and gets v hot... its about 10 months old, sony vaio, 2g ram etc. top of range when i bought it....this has only been happening a couple of months

    2. whenever i attempt to play anything on youtube or any streaming site on firefox i get no sound, i have tried reinstalling firefox, no joy...and since this has happened i have attempted to watch a few shows on watchtvsitcoms on windows explorer and have gotten an error on page...they play fine on firefox just with no sound. this is also a relatively recent problem

    3. i cannot play dvds on my comp, theyt just dont work regardless of if i download a new player/ use windows media player etc.
    please help me


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  • #2
    stevire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭stevire


    MisterMonkey wrote: »
    1. my comp makes v loud humming sounds and gets v hot... its about 10 months old, sony vaio, 2g ram etc. top of range when i bought it....this has only been happening a couple of months

    Try updating the firmware on your video card and your BIOS. Monitor temperature levels of video card if possible...
    MisterMonkey wrote: »
    2. whenever i attempt to play anything on youtube or any streaming site on firefox i get no sound, i have tried reinstalling firefox, no joy...and since this has happened i have attempted to watch a few shows on watchtvsitcoms on windows explorer and have gotten an error on page...they play fine on firefox just with no sound. this is also a relatively recent problem

    Did you try reinstalling Flash Player? I presume you have sound working normally (outside of the web browser)
    MisterMonkey wrote: »
    3. i cannot play dvds on my comp, theyt just dont work regardless of if i download a new player/ use windows media player etc.
    please help me

    Are you getting an error or what's happening? You could try downloading VLC player and open the .vob files directly.


  • #3
    MisterMonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 124 ✭✭MisterMonkey


    stevire wrote: »
    Try updating the firmware on your video card and your BIOS. Monitor temperature levels of video card if possible...

    sorry if this is pathetic but i dont know how to do that

    Did you try reinstalling Flash Player? I presume you have sound working normally (outside of the web browser)

    just tried that and im pretty sure its the problem as it refuses to install it, i just get a message from windows saying install/dont install, click install and nothing happens

    Are you getting an error or what's happening? You could try downloading VLC player and open the .vob files directly.

    ok ill try that thanks v much


  • #4
    MisterMonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 124 ✭✭MisterMonkey


    ok i tried reinstalling flash player and it installs but streaming still doesnt work although when i try to stream some things i get a message telling me i need flash payer to play it...this is on explorer
    things do stream on firefox just with no sound


  • #5
    MisterMonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 124 ✭✭MisterMonkey


    yes sound is ok on rest of comp


  • #6
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Delete all temporary files, cookies and caches. Also check for viruses. If this fails try a "master reset" on IE (Internet Options > Advanced tab > Ye Old Big RESET Button Of Doom) and/or completely uninstall and reinstall Firefox and plugins and see if you get any changes.

    As for the DVD player... does it come up as a DVD player in Windows Explorer or does it come up as a CD drive? Does it have the wrong region set? Can it play other media (CD, audio CD, data DVD etc.) correctly?

    And I don't like the "humming sound" bit. Is it loud? Maybe your fan is clogged, obstructed or otherwise borked, which could have a dramatic effecct on heat and make a funny noise to boot.


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  • #7
    MisterMonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 124 ✭✭MisterMonkey


    Solitaire wrote: »
    Delete all temporary files, cookies and caches. Also check for viruses. If this fails try a "master reset" on IE (Internet Options > Advanced tab > Ye Old Big RESET Button Of Doom) and/or completely uninstall and reinstall Firefox and plugins and see if you get any changes.

    As for the DVD player... does it come up as a DVD player in Windows Explorer or does it come up as a CD drive? Does it have the wrong region set? Can it play other media (CD, audio CD, data DVD etc.) correctly?

    And I don't like the "humming sound" bit. Is it loud? Maybe your fan is clogged, obstructed or otherwise borked, which could have a dramatic effecct on heat and make a funny noise to boot.


    yes cd can play data/audio ok i think its specifically a dvd problem.

    i tried master reset and it appeared to work for explorer. however i still have no sound on firefox??

    yes i reckon my fan may have a problem what is the best solution for this?

    thanks v much for all help btw


  • #8
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,534 ✭✭✭✭guil


    have ya got the right codecs for dvd, my da had the samy problem, would play cd's but not dvd's
    sorry i cant remember how i fixed it


  • #9
    Umiq88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭Umiq88


    Install VLC player from videolan.org and it will give you the codecs for playing dvd's.

    As for the sound issue in firefox in the system try (area beside the clock) there should be a little sound icon click this and select mixer. Make sure firefox has the slider all the way up.

    If that doesnt work install flash player in IE and it should be able to hear sound in that (flash players have to be installed for each browser)

    Regarding the fan issue it needs to have the dusk blow out get a can of compressed air. Is this a laptop or PC. As said before monitor temps use something like hwmonitor if they're to high the system will need to be cleaned and the fan replaced if its not doing its job.


  • #10
    MisterMonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 124 ✭✭MisterMonkey


    psittacosis wrote: »
    Install VLC player from videolan.org and it will give you the codecs for playing dvd's.

    As for the sound issue in firefox in the system try (area beside the clock) there should be a little sound icon click this and select mixer. Make sure firefox has the slider all the way up.

    If that doesnt work install flash player in IE and it should be able to hear sound in that (flash players have to be installed for each browser)

    Regarding the fan issue it needs to have the dusk blow out get a can of compressed air. Is this a laptop or PC. As said before monitor temps use something like hwmonitor if they're to high the system will need to be cleaned and the fan replaced if its not doing its job.


    ok dvd now works due to vlc, thanks v much.

    regarding fan, what exactly should i do with the compressed air...its a laptop
    have just installed that monitoring thingy and my avg temps are mid 60degree centegrade


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