Built-in Microphone not Working

JEStrickling · 01-29-2008

I have a dell inspiron 1520 that runs Windows Vista Home premium. I had to reformat the hard drive about a week ago and it caused a lot of my built in hardware to stop working. One of the devices that stopped working was the built in microphone. I have tried right clicking in the recording devices window and showing disabled and disconnected devices, but it does not work. Is there a way for me to recover or download the program that I need to use the microphone again?

EDIT: Also having the same problem with my wi-fi catcher.

**coolchris** · 01-30-2008

HI. Whats the make of your Soundcard? Find that out and then go to the manufacturers website and download the latest drivers for your card. Dunno if Dell themselves have the drivers on their website. Might be an idea to check first.
Alternatively, you should have been supplied with a setup CD with the drivers on (hopefully). Install them from that.
Once installed configure as normal via the sound control panel.

01-29-2008	#1 (permalink)
JEStrickling Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Vista Home Premium 32bit 2 posts Rep Power: 6	Built-in Microphone not Working I have a dell inspiron 1520 that runs Windows Vista Home premium. I had to reformat the hard drive about a week ago and it caused a lot of my built in hardware to stop working. One of the devices that stopped working was the built in microphone. I have tried right clicking in the recording devices window and showing disabled and disconnected devices, but it does not work. Is there a way for me to recover or download the program that I need to use the microphone again? EDIT: Also having the same problem with my wi-fi catcher. Last edited by JEStrickling; 01-29-2008 at 11:51 PM.
My System Specs

01-30-2008	#2 (permalink)
coolchris NoNonsense Join Date: Sep 2007 Vista Home Premium 64 274 posts Barnsley, UK Rep Power: 23	Re: Built-in Microphone not Working HI. Whats the make of your Soundcard? Find that out and then go to the manufacturers website and download the latest drivers for your card. Dunno if Dell themselves have the drivers on their website. Might be an idea to check first. Alternatively, you should have been supplied with a setup CD with the drivers on (hopefully). Install them from that. Once installed configure as normal via the sound control panel.
My System Specs

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