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Troubleshooting Techniques - sound
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Solving Problems with Your Computer Troubleshooting Techniques Troubleshooting Techniques This section contains solutions to a few common problems and troubleshooting techniques for your HP notebook PC. Audio problems If sound is not audible • Press Fn+Up arrow several times. • Press the volume control up button several times. • Click the speaker icon on the taskbar (if present) to ensure that Mute is not checked and the Volume Control slider is not set to the bottom. • When you are operating your computer in MS-DOS mode (for example, when running MS-DOS games), you may find that the sound does not operate properly. Use Windows applications for full use of sound capabilities. If sound does not record • Check software controls for recording sound: Click Start, Programs (or All Programs), Accessories, Multimedia (or Entertainment), Sound Recorder. • In Volume Control, click Options, Properties, and make sure the microphone is enabled in the recording controls. • Test the audio with e-Diagtools-see "Testing Hardware Operation" on page 123. If the PC card detection beep(s) at startup are very loud and volume cannot be adjusted • Download the latest audio driver from the technical support area of the HP notebook web site www.hp.com/notebooks. You may also want to test the speakers and sound with e-Diagtools-see "Testing Hardware Operation" on page 123. 102 Reference Guide