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    Dell Studio 15 - volume increasing by itself?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Monoxide, Nov 24, 2008.

  1. Monoxide

    Monoxide Notebook Enthusiast

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    Every time I resume from sleep/hibernation, after a few mins the volume increase touch sensitive button lights up and the volume is increased up to max. This stays like that for 5 minutes or so, and none of the touch sensitive buttons work during that time.

    This happened as soon as I switched it on after taking it out of the box, so it's not something I've installed. I also tried upgrading to BIOS A05, as well as taking out the battery/holding the power button. Also tried emailing tech support who said I should reinstall to factory settings, but that's retarded because this was happening as soon as I took it out of the box. i did it anyway just so i could say I did it, but the problem is still there.

    Anyone else had this happen?
     
    Monoxide, Nov 24, 2008
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  2. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    It is likely that you need the control bar replaced.
     
    nizzy1115, Nov 24, 2008
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  3. KingRaptor

    KingRaptor Notebook Evangelist

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    If you are within the 21 days return window, contact them and say youre not satisfied and either demand a full refund or a new replacement system.
     
    KingRaptor, Nov 24, 2008
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  4. tijuanasaurus

    tijuanasaurus Newbie

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    Mine does that also, and I talked to a tech guy online the other night and he downloaded all these drivers onto my computer and updated the BIOS, but the problem is still happening. I just got mine in December, and it's been doing that ever since I got it.
     
    tijuanasaurus, Mar 1, 2009
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  5. xxbadboys93

    xxbadboys93 Notebook Deity

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    its the media buttons strip. Iam surprised your not getting the eject problem.
     
    xxbadboys93, Mar 1, 2009
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  6. chaugh

    chaugh Notebook Consultant

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    im getting both, but the volume thing is much more rare
     
    chaugh, Mar 1, 2009
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