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    There's something wrong with the sound on my Aspire 5720

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by minty_cow, Feb 9, 2008.

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    minty_cow Newbie

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    So I got a new Acer two weeks ago, and it was pretty slow, so I started deleting some of the useless programs on it (like the games and stuff). I also deleted the Empowering Technology feature, which I'm starting to think is the reason why my sound is screwed up. Now, when I try to play a song, it plays fine for a while (sometimes 2 minutes, sometimes 2 seconds) then makes a crackling sound and stops. But it know the problem isn't in the speakers, because when I plug in headphones, the same thing happens.

    Has this happened to anyone else, or is it just me?
     
    minty_cow, Feb 9, 2008
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Does this happen with any media player? Does the player act like it continues?
     
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    It does that for all media files and players, even online video clips. The sound stops, and then player continues, but it's slower.
     
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    Well, see if you can reinstall the Empowering Technology that you think is the problem; you might have it on a CD that came with your PC, or perhaps you can get it online.

    If that's not the problem, it's probably your sound card, in which case I would be calling Acer.

    Has this always happened since you got it?
     
    pixelot, Feb 11, 2008
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