Dell Inspiron 6400 Microphone Problem!?

Hello
I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 with windows vista home basic running at 32 bit and i can't seem to get my Microphone driver to work i tried downloading a few and succesfully installed but when i want to use it it won't work advise would be lovely

thanks

mizzeeboy

Go into device manager and look for sound or microphone and update latest driver.
Best bet is to go to Dell Inspiron 6400 and get latest driver downloads or Dell tech support and ask for help with you microphone.
THW

hey howling woods the microphone driver does not show up on device manager just sigma tel audio device thing.
i tried downloading it but doesnt change anyother theories?

Check in Device Manager for display or peripherals and see if you see microphone there.
If not I in control manager/sound/recording there should be a integrated microphone array that should be clicked on along with External mic.
I have an HP laptop and looking at the set up now....see if that is how yours is setup .
Post back as I will be here most of the afternoon.
THW

hey there the howling angles again i have checked in device manager for any type of microphone and my computer for any lose but all i can find is one and thats the high defenition audio device bothing else i ahve checked all the other devices in device manager but still can't find the microphone driver anywhere i though i would give you some pictures to show you what i get for the sound and microphone driver details

http://www.mediafire.com/?2su5qsrap67rpvb microphone tab

http://www.mediafire.com/?zi4g4y8kax8tf3a sound tab


thanks

The microphone driver is installed according to that picture, is it plugged in?

oh mrneeds i have 2 pictures in the descriptions one the sound tab and ones the recording tab please look at both
mizzeeboy

I have looked at both pictures, the drivers are fine, it wouldn't show anything there if the drivers weren't installed, if your microphone isn't being picked up then there might be a problem with the jack itself.

MrNeeds

hey mrneeds you see the microphone driver won't work no matter what i do or what i say to it it wont work if you saw in that picture it said microphone not plugged in if i do have a microphone driver how do i plug it in?
p.s i have checked wiether or not my jack is broken and it is working because i can hear audio out of it firther more i would like to use the built in microphone in the pc not the head phones as you might suspect if there is no other way of getting my built in microphone to work can you please show me how to use the microphone for my headphones

thanks

mizzeeboy

Didn't open pictures but doesn't you laptop come with a built in cam and microphone?
If it does I would give Dell a call or go to Dell forum and post your question there.
Run Speecy( from Piriform) or SIW to show complete system spec's. Both are free software.

hey the howling angles first of all my pc does NOT have a web cam but it should have a microphone as it's standard on nearly every laaptop and second of all speecy and SIW cost money which i don't want to buy right now is there any other free software like it?

mizzeeboy said:

hey the howling angles first of all my pc does NOT have a web cam but it should have a microphone as it's standard on nearly every laaptop and second of all speecy and SIW cost money which i don't want to buy right now is there any other free software like it?

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The angels are here as both of those programs are free.
I have used them for years.
piriform.com will get you to the free version of speecy a CCleaner.

Will post links later as I have to get wife ready for bath and lunch.
Today is her day to get out of bed and out of the house.

Hi,
Posting on behalf of 'Wolf Man'
Both these progs are freeware.
Hope that helps.

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Here is the link.

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May for saki be with you.

Sorry, thought you had logged out!
Just wanted to help you.

Hi,, sorry to hear you have problems.
You have tried to download various drivers without success?
Would you clckl on this link & see if it helps:-
How to Install a Sigmatel Audio Driver | eHow.com

You may also find this link of interest where the input of your service tag will tell you what updates are available for your particular computer.
Among the updates available for the inspiron 6400 is a sigmatel driver.
Drivers & Downloads

Do you have the updated version of the Dell Support Centre on your machine?
It should have come with it pre-installed, or an earlier version of it?

If not please download from this link:-
Dell Support Center | Dell
The program will help keep your system up to date.
It scans and tests system hardware, also provides, depending on model, automated fixes for configuration issues.

I have used it a number of times and found it useful.
Hope these can be of some assistance to you.
Thank you.

thanks kensume and the howling angles for the speecy information thing which i can see clearly all my devices and drivers but it still doesnt explain my problem
i tried downloading that dell suport thing but nothings working and i dont have warranty on my laptop

thanks
mizzeeboy

On the recording tab (your first photo) right click the microphone and go to properties
You should be able to select it from there.

Might I also add your link to mediafire tried to install a tracking cookie on my computer when I looked at your picture. You might want to scan with Super AntiSpyware and remove the one on your computer.

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hey ilikefree very sorry about the virus thingy I hope it has done anything bad . I don't know how that could have been i virus but thanks for notifying me and I will be a lot more careful before I upload things on the internet.And about me going to the microphone properties basically there isn't really anything to look at there which can help me can you explain in more details kow?

thanks a lot

mizzeeboy