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    microphone always active! why ?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by tinto101, Jul 21, 2008.

  1. tinto101

    tinto101 Notebook Enthusiast

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    big problem... i see that in this week the 2 microphone
    on the top of my pc portable notebook is alway
    active ! infact if i talk near i hear my voice in the
    notebook speakers !!!! why ?

    i not try the system to turn off the microphone !

    and i see that the simply windows xp program
    to record NOT record my voice !!!!

    in how mode i turn off the microphone always
    ON !     i see only the command to regulated with
    the cursors the volume ....

    help me
     
    tinto101, Jul 21, 2008
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  2. sweetStyles

    sweetStyles Notebook Consultant

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    Try going to control panel > sound > playback or something similar and look for your mics. Just one of them, and see if it goes away. If not, disable the other and just use one.
     
    sweetStyles, Jul 21, 2008
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  3. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Wow, and i WANT that to happen and it aint happening..its called line-in monitoring.
     
    Nocturnal310, Jul 22, 2008
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    Buddybot111 Notebook Consultant

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    Problem is your mic is setup as a "line-in" instead of microphone. Make sure you have it plugged into the correct port and that in your soundcard settings "microphone" is enabled instead of "line-in" for that port.
     
    Buddybot111, Jul 22, 2008
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  5. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Double click the sound icon on the task bar and tick the Mute box for Microphone
     
    flipfire, Jul 22, 2008
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  6. knightingmagic

    knightingmagic Notebook Deity

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    Yeah that's it.
     
    knightingmagic, Jul 22, 2008
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