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E6400 audio from connected 2.1 speakers sound just as bad as laptop's speakers, normal?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by tracerit, May 12, 2009.

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    tracerit Notebook Consultant

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    the reviews were right, the laptop's speakers are very poor so i thought maybe i could connect it to my 2.1 desktop speakers. they're still very poor (and low). i tried adjust settings to Stereo Speakers but nothing works. I'm connecting through the head phone port btw.
     
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    IIRC we had this problem with early E6400s but they were fixed. Try re-installing the latest IDT audio driver and check that Jack Monitoring is enabled in the IDT Audio Control Panel.

    Also, if you are using the SRS premium sound program then you will need to change its setting to external speakers.

    John
     
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    i installed both SRS program and the new IDT drivers, sounds much better but the volume is still quite low.
     
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    The volume isn't impressive but should be OK with external speakers / headphones. Go into the volume control panel and make sure all the sources are set to maximum.

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