Sound Help

LWAUltra

Recently bought a HP laptop but I can't seem to adjust the sound. There is a touch sound adjuster above the keyboard but it won't move

dr.bollocko

Do you have windows? Can you not use the volume control next to the clock on the taskbar?

LWAUltra

Yeah it is but thats not really the point one of the main reasons why I choose to buy to buy this laptop because of the ease of adjusting the sound!

dr.bollocko

Which model is it?
I have an ould dv series here infront of me and the sound controls are very intuitive. You can run your finger up and down the slide control or just hit +/- on the quick launch bar.
Very well designed actually.

LWAUltra

Its a HP Pavilion dv6

dr.bollocko

Does the mute control work? It goes red when muted, then back to blue.
Do you hear that little beep when you press the control even if it isn't changing the volume?
That control only works on the main volume control. I've noticed it doesn't work if you have that second volume control next to the clock turned down, "wave" or whatever.
Is it a vista laptop?
I upgraded mine back to vista after about a week and have never had problems with the sound control.
Now the screen, battery, mic, webcam, lots of other stuff went south but the volume control never let me down.

LWAUltra

Does the mute control work? It goes red when muted, then back to blue.
Do you hear that little beep when you press the control even if it isn't changing the volume?
That control only works on the main volume control. I've noticed it doesn't work if you have that second volume control next to the clock turned down, "wave" or whatever.
Is it a vista laptop?
I upgraded mine back to vista after about a week and have never had problems with the sound control.
Now the screen, battery, mic, webcam, lots of other stuff went south but the volume control never let me down

Yeah the mute control works fine, yes I can hear the little beep.
How do I turn off the second volume control?
Nope its windows 7

dr.bollocko

Sorry I just meant for XP controls. Don't think that applies to winx7.

ejmaztec

Is this problem something to do with the Realtek sound drivers and audio manager?

Was it bought new, or has a previous owner lost a few files? I've a DV6 and bought it a couple of years ago.

LWAUltra

I got the laptop new at christmas but I spilled water on it but it was repaired , a new hard-drive was put in

ejmaztec

Water:eek: It's possible that the problem is something to do with this, or perhaps it wasn't connected properly when it was put back together.

If you paid someone to fix it, then you should let them know that it isn't fixed.

If you go to the HP site, you should be able to download the repair/parts manual for your particular model and get a few more clues from the various photos etc...

LWAUltra

Is there a button on the keyboard that I have to press to enable the sound bar?

ejmaztec

It should load automatically. Do all of the other controls work along the strip? I presume that there are blue lights etc?

LWAUltra

The volume strip is light up but the wireless light isin't on.

gamer

SEE HERE http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?admit=109447626+1263983849870+2835
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8cSbshn2QM
is the windows audio service running.

gamer

try pressing down gently at top ;left above keyboard near the power button.
MY pal has hp6000 no sound, but he plugged in speakers to audio out,uses thoses.IE you may need new kolt cable cost 12 euro on ebay.THE 1 that goes to power button ,and internal speakers.

ejmaztec

LWAUltra wrote: »

The volume strip is light up but the wireless light isin't on.

Exactly which model is it? My wireless light/switch isn't anywhere near the volume control - it's on the edge of the case in front of the keyboard.

Have you spoken with the repairer?

LWAUltra

The laptop is a HP pavilion dv6
My volume control is top of the keyboard too