Speaker problems Acer 8930

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gav881

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My laptop HD failed and after repair and OS reinstall the speakers are not functioning propperly.

In the Realtek HD audio manager the center left and right speakers dont play, sub and suround ones play. swapping center and sub does not affect the fault.

Have tried reinstalling the drivers from both the acer and the Realtek site several times but to no avail.

any help would be great thanks
 

My Computer

System One

Hello and welcome to the Vista Forums!

For more information on this problem, and why, see here: No surround sound in Vista? Creative tries a little ALchemy - Crave at CNET UK

THE FIX:

You have to trust me on this, it will fix the problem if I have identified it correctly.

Start Orb > Control Panel > Classic View > Sound > Single Click on Speakers (with a green tick) and click Configure > Select 7.1 (trust me) and click Next > Put a check next to all speakers (even ones you do not use - trust me) and click Next > Put a check next to both (trust me) and click Next > Finish.

Single Click on Speakers again and click on Properties > Enhancements tab > Put a check next to Speaker Fill (crucial - trust me) > OK > OK

Now try your sounds again. If I have pushed too fast, or this has not fixed the problem, come back to me.

Richard

P.S. There is NO need to download ALchemy.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300)
    Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0

    1 x 1Tb (SATA 600)
    Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms
    Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
    Cooling
    Stock Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell Bluetooth
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
gav881 said:
Thanks for the reply, unfortunately there is no 7.1 option nor is there a speaker fill in the enhancements tab :confused:
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Ah! This is very odd. Please do the highest setting you can, ie 2.1, and then see if Speaker Fill is available. I think I see the issue. Since this is a laptop, then maybe the integrated sound card can only support mono or 2.1, and this fix will not work, and neither will your speakers properly. Have they ever worked properly? Hmmm. Do you know what sound card you have?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300)
    Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0

    1 x 1Tb (SATA 600)
    Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms
    Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
    Cooling
    Stock Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell Bluetooth
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
Nope its 5.1. Have the same laptop.

Go check the sound control, and choose the realtek speakers. Try running the configure, box in the lower left of the sound panel. Make sure the speakers are all clicked and the full-range has the center speakers are clicked.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
They worked great up untill i dropped the laptop and goosed the HDD. the insurence compay tech guy says its a software thing and that the hardware is fine.

Not sure how to find the sound card version but lappy model no is 8930g - 734G32Bn if that helps.

I get 5.1 suround or stereo(which produces no sound output at all no fill for either
 

My Computer

System One

Patonb said:
Nope its 5.1. Have the same laptop.

Go check the sound control, and choose the realtek speakers. Try running the configure, box in the lower left of the sound panel. Make sure the speakers are all clicked and the full-range has the center speakers are clicked.
Click to expand...


Yup all ticked they just dont seem to realise
 

My Computer

System One

Everst says my 8930 has an intel 82801IB ICH9 with nvidia or realtek HD Audio Controller.

Not sure my full model, but its 2.0ghz and 9600m gt
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
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