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September 25th, 2014 18:00
Laptop minimum volume too loud?
Hi I have an Inspiron 15 (5547) and have been listening to my headphones with the laptop. However, the minimum volume level on the laptop (like level 2) is too loud for me to use.
Is there any way to turn down the minimum volume level?
Thanks!
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Jim Coates
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September 25th, 2014 20:00
Your model uses a Realtek audio driver and that is a problem with the Realtek drivers. You could try switching to the Windows native audio driver.
1. Open the Device Manager (type devmgmt.msc in the search box and hit Enter).
2. Expand the "Sound, video & game controllers" and right click on "Realtek High Definition Audio".
3. Select to "Update Driver Software".
4. Click on "Browse my computer for driver software".
5. Click "Let me pick from a list of drivers on my computer".
6. Put a check in the box "Show compatible hardware" if not already checked.
7. In the list of devices, click "High Definition Audio" (the native driver).
8. Click "Next".
9. On the Update Driver Warning box, click "Yes" (install the driver).
10. Restart the laptop if prompted. If not prompted, then no need to restart.
[To get back to the Realtek driver, do it again but reverse the names in steps 1 and 6.]
Another option is to use an inline headphone volume control. I use one (Koss VC/20) mainly for the convenience of it.