No sound will come out from the internal speakers
Hi, I’m having problems with my Toshiba Satellite A50. No sound will come out from the internal speaker. But when I use the headset, I can hear a sound. I’ve checked everything and everything is set to play sounds, just not with the speakers alone.
I want to disassemble this speaker and see if there some dust or whatever, how can I do that?
If you want to replace speakers on Toshiba Satellite A50 notebook, you have to remove the top cover assembly. I haven’t created a complete laptop disassembly guide for this model yet, but I have instructions for removing and replacing the keyboard for Toshiba Satellite A55. You can use this guide and get some access to the speakers and to the connectors. I think that cleaning up the speakers will not help a lot. If you can hear the sound from the headset but not from speakers, then I would suspect that the speakers are bad, the speakers are unplugged or some sound circuit on the system board is damaged. Try to reconnect the speakers first. The speakers are connected directly to the system board through 2 little connectors located below the keyboard connector. You can see these connectors on the step 6; they are hidden under the white tape.
February 1st, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Hi,
I checked the sound settings in control panel. There aint any thing like that. My recent discovery is that when I close the lid and close the ventilation near the fan with my hand, then I get that sound.
February 1st, 2007 at 8:37 pm
Shawn,
Make sure the notebook is running the latest BIOS. Upgrade it if needed, it might help.
February 1st, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Mohan,
Isn’t is some kind of settings that you can change? Check the sound scheme (Control panel – sound). I don’t have an XP machine in front of me and cannot check if there is a sound for a closed lid.
January 31st, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Hi,
I have a toshiba satellite A30, for about 3 years now,
Since two weeks i have some very strange problems with sound, when playing some music, after a while the music plays slower, and then when i give a tick on the labtop it plays normal, i already did a recovery, and replaced my harddrive , what is your opinion about this problem?
Greetings Kris
January 30th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Hello,
Any ideas on this?
i bought a Toshiba A70 Satellite and sometimes (about 40% about the time) when I come out of hibernation the audio stops working. In the Sounds and Audio Device Properties, the device volume section is grayed out completely even though it says the audio device “RealTek AC97 audio” is working properly. To fix it, i can hibernate my computer again and sometimes the audio will return. Otherwise I just do a full reboot and it returns. Any ideas on what this might be? Your help is greatly appreciated!
Shawn
January 30th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
I have a a HP pavilion dv2125nr. It is around 4 months old. It has been working fine till recently. But I am now getting a sound though the speaker when I close the lid. I have unchecked the hibernate option upon lid close as I want it to be running. The sound is in form of a wave, and increases continuously in volume as time elapses. Kindly let me know how to fix it. Since it is just 4 months old, is the service covered?
Thanks
January 28th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Wendy Maxwell,
At this point it’s impossible to tell if the problem is software or hardware related. Try downloading and installing the latest audio driver from the Toshiba support website. If it doesn’t help, the next step would be reinstalling the operating system from the recovery DVD/CDs. The recovery process will erase everything from the hard drive and reimage it back to original factory defaults. It will be the way you bought the laptop. So do not forget to backup all personal files before you reinstall the software. If you still have the same sound problem even after the operating system is reinstalled, most likely you have a problem with hardware.
January 28th, 2007 at 7:17 am
Hi
I have a Toshiba Tecra A3. I can’t get the sound from the machine, except for the ‘beep’ when an email comes in.
I am also getting a message daying that there is no multimedia audio controller.
Would you be able to suggest where I could find this, and if it could be the reason that I don’t get any sound? I have a puppy who sometimes walks on my keyboard, so he could have done something to the sound, if it is actually a s’ware problem.
Many thanks for any advice anyone can give me.
Wendy
btw I am a technophobe/dinosaur.
January 25th, 2007 at 8:23 am
Me again…see message above re line in problem on A30
I just connected the receiver to the laptop through the microphone connection and both speakers work fine. So it is definitely the line in connection that has the problem but the question is what is the problem?
Thanks….Dan
January 25th, 2007 at 8:00 am
Hi, I posted the following but it seems to have fallen the cracks….January 17th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Hi, I have a Satellite A30 Toshiba laptop. I purchased it new and have never had a problem. I am trying to record music from a Stanton ST-100 with built in pre-amp. I have checked the wires as well as the program on another computer and it works fine. On my laptop I only receive sound from the left speaker (channel?) when it is recording and subsequently being plaed back. Is the sound card problem or possibly a connection and is there anything that can be done to fix it?
Need Help….Tks.
Dan
January 23rd, 2007 at 10:48 pm
as far as I can see it is built into mobo, just strange everything else runs 100%. anyway thanks for your help, much appreciated.
January 23rd, 2007 at 10:39 pm
Lester,
First, you have to find out if the sound board is actually integrated into the system board (most likely). If it is, then you’ll have to replace the motherboard. Local computer repair shops cannot fix this kind of failure. Very often buying a new motherboard doesn’t make any sense because for the same amount of money you can buy a new laptop.
January 23rd, 2007 at 10:28 pm
So if its a problem with the mother board would it not be repairable? or maybe just too exp to repair?
January 23rd, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Lester,
I’m not familiar with Acer laptops but most likely the sound card is integrated into the system board. So you reinstalled the operating system but still have no sound from the external speakers or headphones, right? Sorry man, but it looks like a problem with the motherboard.
January 23rd, 2007 at 10:18 pm
Hi, thanks for the reply, I have formated the laptop and reloaded winxp pro. It detects the sound card and accepts the drivers with no problems but sill no sound from the speakers. its one up on me thats for sure.
January 23rd, 2007 at 10:09 pm
Lester,
At this point it’s hard to tell what is causing the problem: hardware or software. You’ll have to reinstall the operating system and if it will not help, probably you have a hardware related problem.
January 23rd, 2007 at 12:39 am
Hi, I have an acer travelmate 2310. I get no sound out of the laptop. No sound from internal speakers or even if I plug speakers into the jack still no sound. The sound card has been detected and the most recent driver is installed. You can see the sound files playing in the media player but absolutely no sound coming out of speakers. Could anyone help with some sort of idea what the cause of this could be? Driver problem or hardware problem? many thanks
January 17th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Hi, I have a Satellite A30 Toshiba laptop. I purchased it new and have never had a problem. I am trying to record music from a Stanton ST-100 with built in pre-amp. I have checked the wires as well as the program on another computer and it works fine. On my laptop I only receive sound from the left speaker (channel?) when it is recording and subsequently being plaed back. Is the sound card problem or possibly a connection and is there anything that can be done to fix it?
Tks….Dan
January 14th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
I have a HP Pavillion dv6054ea with a simular problem. Though i KNOW mine must be driver related.
All of a sudden my laptops internal speakers where completely silent though i have full soundcapability from line out/ earphone jack. On this laptop the driver for soundvolume is a windowsdriver as well and no adjustement can be done till windows is loaded.
Now to my reason to belive its driver related: I installed Vista 180 days beta (ultimate edition) and then my speakers worked again. When i changed back to Windows Xp sound in speakers was gone once again… all settings show i should have sound in speakers and according to HP help and support site there is three options for problemshooting: 1. sound in speakers but not in earphone, 2. No sound what so ever, or 3. all is fine with both internal speakers and line out…
I have reinstalled my windows twice and downloaded new drivers but still no solution. This problem started before i was able to make my rescue set of cds from the harddrive so i have no idea if a older driver would fix this if possible to downgrade.
I think this is window-driver specific though, in Linux i have sound but only in sinternal speakers…
January 13th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Maria,
If I understand right, the laptop beeps only when Windows is loaded. May be your problem is related to the audio driver? Try reinstalling the driver, you should be able to download it from the IBM (Lenovo) website.
January 12th, 2007 at 10:09 am
replying to your question 38
i get to hear the welcome sound to the windows however it sometimes starts beeping mid through the welcome sound and stays beeping without the beeping going away
January 12th, 2007 at 9:44 am
no sound is coming out of my laptop and i dont know y it does not make the windows defalt sound my music does not play on my windows media player no sound is working at all i think its the laptops speakers but can u tell me what i can do to make the sound work plz ty from fruit
January 8th, 2007 at 7:10 pm
Maria,
The laptop beeps only in Windows or it beeps even before the operating system is loaded?
January 8th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Hello, i bought a Toshiba A70 Satellite and sometimes (about 40% about the time) when I come out of hibernation the audio stops working. In the Sounds and Audio Device Properties, the device volume section is grayed out completely even though it says the audio device “RealTek AC97 audio” is working properly. To fix it, i can hibernate my computer again and sometimes the audio will return. Otherwise I just do a full reboot and it returns. Any ideas on what this might be? Your help is greatly appreciated!
Shawn
January 6th, 2007 at 6:06 am
Hi
I have got an IBM thinkpad, my son instaled the PCs speaker into the laptop, ever since then the laptop started making a beeping and a squeky noise. I have checked the sound system everything is ok , I have used ear pieces to see if there will be any difference, but the same problem still hearing the enoying noise comming out the laptop. I can not lissen to anything, to get rid of the beeping noise I make sure that the sound is on mute. It keeps beeping. Can you please tell me what is the problem with my laptop and help me to solve it out
January 4th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
i have recently purchased a acer aspire 3690 and suddenly while playing music and the laptop in use i relised that the sound had stopped!!! i cannot get no sound out of the speakers or either wen i plug ear phones in, please suggest what has happened. i have check all the sound settings and they are all ok. no sound at al!!!! thanks dom
January 2nd, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Sos,
Check out the laptop manufacturer’s website, may be they have a newer video driver for your model.
January 1st, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Jeremie,
I think you can find all drivers for Toshiba Portege A100 here.
December 31st, 2006 at 2:01 pm
Time to time I have this kind of notice: Problem caused by ATI Graphics Driver. I tried to find updates, but ATI website says that there are no updates. What I need to do to get reed of this problem
Thank You for help
December 30th, 2006 at 1:45 am
Hi,
I have recently got a Toshiba Portege A100 from my sister. Anyway, I had it rebooted and I didnt back up the sound driver. I was wondering if you could help me locate a sound driver for it.
Any help would be most appreciated.
Regards
Jeremie