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Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound)

From David <David@example.net>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux.mint, alt.os.linux.ubuntu, alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound)
Date 2025-02-07 20:03 +0000
Message-ID <m0n795FbrsiU2@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 07/02/2025 17:39, Java Jive wrote:
> On 2025-02-07 17:04, Java Jive wrote:
>>
>> If absolutely no OS, Windows or Linux, can get any sound at all, that 
>> seems like a hardware problem.
> 
> One last chance, what happens when you run the Dell Diagnostics? 
> Formerly these were runnable from a CD, whence you could copy them to a 
> bootable USB, nowadays usually available via a boot option similar to 
> <F2> taking you into the BIOS  -  I'm not sure what actual key it would 
> be, but you should be able to find out from the Dell site, especially as 
> you have the laptop's service tag.
> 
> If you get no sound via the Diagnostics, then the sound is dead.  I have 
> an Inspiron model here, but it's a different model and Dells are 
> horribly confusing in that radically different hardware can share the 
> same model line name, so it wouldn't really be worth my while suggesting 
> anything based on this one, and I'm not familiar with yours at all.
> 
> What I'm getting around to suggesting is that you obtain a service 
> manual for the laptop and try to find out where the audio hardware is 
> located.  If it's on the mainboard then you'd have to swap the mainboard 
> to fix it, probably not worth while, but if it's on a daughterboard, 
> then that may be worth the effort.
> 
> A lot will also depend on how easy it is to dismantle the laptop to 
> repair, because the same brand names can vary a lot.  Of the ones I have 
> here, the Inspiron is the worst of all, but I mainly have Precisions, 
> and, of those, the M6300s are nearly but not quite as bad as the 
> Inspiron, whereas with the M6700s and M6800s you just remove the bottom 
> plage, two screws, and maybe the keyboard, a few more, and almost 
> everything is accessible, a huge improvement on previous models.
> 
> So, if you're minded to investigate further, try the Dell Diagnostics 
> first, and if you can't hear any sound there, try to obtain a service 
> manual to get a sense of how difficult or easy (chance would be a fine 
> thing) it might be to repair with a used part from eBay.
> 
> NB:  With Dells, the 'service' manuals are often called something that 
> sounds more like a manual instructing use rather than dismantling or 
> repair, for example, my Inspiron's Service Manual is simply called the 
> "Owner's Manual".  You'll have to download everything you can and open 
> each up to find which one is what you want.

"In the old days" I surely would have tried, but it isn't worth the
effort when my grandson has already replaced it with an Apple MacBook
Air and I've got more computers than I can shake a stick at!

It's been nice to meet you, Charles!  Come to ACW!

--
David

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Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-01-23 22:48 +0000
  Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-01-23 16:41 -0800
  Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-24 02:40 -0500
    Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-01-24 08:55 +0000
      Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-01-24 09:09 -0800
        Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-01-24 20:17 +0000
          Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-01-24 13:24 -0700
          Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-01-24 14:31 -0800
            Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-01-24 23:55 +0000
              Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-01-26 08:46 +0000
      Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-24 14:45 -0500
        Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-01-26 19:43 +0000
          Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-01-26 12:14 -0800
          Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> - 2025-01-27 09:50 +0000
            Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-01-27 10:43 +0000
            Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-02-06 08:59 +0000
              Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-06 06:32 -0500
                Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-02-06 14:55 +0000
                Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-02-06 20:33 +0000
                Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-02-06 13:55 -0700
                Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-06 16:16 -0500
                Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-02-06 22:36 +0000
  Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-06 23:31 +0000
    Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-02-07 16:03 +0000
      Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-07 17:04 +0000
        Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-07 17:39 +0000
          Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-07 17:53 +0000
            Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-02-07 20:18 +0000
          Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-02-07 20:03 +0000
            Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-07 22:03 +0000
              Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-02-07 23:04 +0000
                Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-08 01:16 +0000
                Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-07 21:49 -0500
                Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-02-08 09:26 +0000
                Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-08 15:22 +0000
                Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-02-08 12:08 -0600
        Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-07 18:42 +0000
          Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-07 14:18 -0500
            Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-02-07 19:52 +0000
              Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-07 16:31 -0500
                Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-02-08 17:47 +0000
      Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> - 2025-02-08 09:48 +0000
        Re: Window 10 - No Sound (was - Mint 22 - No Sound) David <David@example.net> - 2025-02-08 17:17 +0000

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