I have a Toshiba Notebook. Suddenly there are no system sounds, and no mp3 or wma etc can be heard either.?
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Right Click on My Computer. Click Manage. In the new window that opens up, in the left pane, click Device Manager. When it comes up in the right pane, make sure there's no icons that have caution signs in the audio section. Caution signs means there's a problem, and it's usually the driver. If that's the case, right click the thing with the caution icon, click Uninstall Driver, go to the Control Panel (Start > Control Panel). Click on the upper left on a small link that says Classic View, then click on Add New Hardware. It should automatically reinstall using Windows Update (click anything in the new box that says automatic or use windows update to search for the driver).\n\nThe last Toshiba I troubleshot a problem with turned out to be hardware related. Is your laptop one of those "Media" laptops with buttons that let you play movies or music without being in Windows? If so, play a CD. If there's still no sound, use the volume buttons to raise the volume. If you hear something, then the problem should be fixed. Boot into Windows and everything should be happy. \n\nExpensive answer: If all else fails, bring it to Best Buy Geek Squad, but expect to pay $50 - $200.
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go to control panel...click on sounds...check to see if the speakers are enabled and not muted..also check device manager to see if the sound card is using the right drivers....
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Control Panel/Sound (if there is such a thing on NT).Sounds like there are no drivers installed. Maybe they didn't make them for NT.
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I used to have a Toshiba and it crashed and nobody can fix it. My suggestion: dump it and get a Gateway.
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Ummm... you haven't really given enough information for me, or anyone for that matter, to answer that question. Try these 3 things, then, if they don't work I reccomend you re-post this question with some system specs\n\n1. Try the windows troubleshooter/knowledgebase it's got a pretty extensive list of windows problems\n2. Try your soundcard/computer(if its integrated) manufacturers website, they might have rports of this problem.\n3. Try Google or Yahoo searching for the details of your problem, odds are someone else has had it if your Laptop is stock. \n\nTo answer this question we would need details like, what kind of notebook, XP Pro or Home, SP 1 or 2, what kind of soundcard etc...
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Things to check\n\n1. Is the power on?\n2. Is the green wire connected to the green plug in? Or however it's color coded.\n3. Are the speakers connected to each other?\n4. Is the volume turned up on the speakers?\n5. Have you muted your speakers volume on the computer?\n6. Do they work on another computer?\n\nIf the answer to the above is Yes on all counts, then the problem resides on the machine.\nFirst to try is to re-install your sound card drivers.\nIf that fails, the problem is your sound card. If when you replace the sound card the problem still occurs it's your motherboard.
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Check the speaker volume in Control Panel, Sounds.\n\nOr reinstall the sound software.
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Go to your start menu\nClick on programs\nclick on accessories\nclick on entertainment\nclick on volume control and make sure everything is turned up\n\nif it still doesn't work check the connection of your speakers or check your sound card.
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Go to device manager UN install sound driver turn off computer turn it on the computer will install a new driver.
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You can go to your control panel and click on your "Sound and audio devices" icon doing so will get you the "Sound and audio devices Properties" in this window go to the Audio tab in the top and see if any thing is listed under the default device if there is nothing listed try clicking the drop down menu but if you see the menu has been disabled that mean your sound card driver have been corrupted. If your sound card is an internal sound card inbuilt on your mother board then try using your mother board CD and install the audio driver... I think this will work. \n\nBest Of luck
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If you have tried all the above and still cant get it done, try getting new speakers that can be attached to the laptop. But if your sound card doesnt amplify well enough, this output wont be great either. In this case, you might want to upgrade your sound card. A cost effective option would be to get a USB Sound Card, which is fully plug-n'-Play. Visit \n\nhttp://www.turtlebeach.com/site/products/audioadvantage/\nhttp://www.laptops4me.com/product_info.php/products_id/2378\n\nfor samples.
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Use your support disk to reinstall the audio card and then try. All sound cards support uncompressed audio formats, and it seems either the driver is corrupt or your sound and multimedia settings are not properly configured.
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Your laptop should have come with a CD of drivers--if so, just re-install. \nIf not, check your documentation for the exact type of sound card you have and then you can download it from the below link.
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do you have the speakers on and full volume? if so then the CD or music files that came along with it may be corrupted.\n\n\n\ntry cleaning the CD
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Check out these links and see if this might help..\n\nhttp://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2004/10/audigy_2_zs_not.html\n\nhttp://laptopmag.com/Features/How-To-Add-Surround-Sound-to-Your-Notebook.htm
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When it comes to speakers, check all the simple things first.  Make sure the speakers are turned on, and if they have power, make sure it's connected.  Also make sure the speaker output plug is plugged in all the way into the sound card (the 1/8 in plug on the back of the computer).  Sometimes, if a system gets moved, or a cord gets caught on something, it will pull the plug out JUST slightly, enough that you don't notice right away, but enough to where the grounding ring on the plug isn't lined up correctly.  \n\nAfter checking all that, next check the volume settings in windows.  Click on Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.  If this is Windows XP, and you're in "Classic View" the icon should read "Sounds and Audio Devices".  If you are in "Category View" it will read "Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices".  Check to make sure the main Volume Control is turned up, as well as the "Wave" input (this is found under "Advanced") as most of the sounds on a system fall under this category, including MP3's.\n\nIf none of this works, or if you can't get into these settings, than your audio drivers are probably incorrectly installed, or have become corrupted somehow.  You were on the right track for doing a system restore, but if it didn't help you might try going to Microsoft's website for Windows Updates and try and get a new driver installed.\n\nOne more thing, if this is only an issue with your CD-ROM drive, check inside the computer for a cable that runs from the back of the CD-ROM drive down to your sound card.  It's a small cable, that provides the audio signal from a CD to your sound card.  \n\nHope this helps!!
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either manually go into start all programs and check your sound or you need a new card