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Inspiron N5040/Windows 7 - High Pitched "Alien type" of noise. Internal Mic problem
I don't know if this problem has been addressed to date. Please forgive me if it has, but after searching for an hour now, I haven't been able to find the exact problem.
I have a Inspiron N5040-9252/Windows 7, purchased in July 2011.
Since August 2011, I have had a very high pitched "Alien type" of squealing/knocking noise that starts every time I turn on the laptop. I have learned to mute it with the Fn and Mute button.
Then I must go into the mixer on the speakers and unmute all sound and then mute only the Inter Mic IDT High Definition.
I really could care less if the microphone works, but needless to say, the microphone SCREAMS if I attempt to unmute it and communicate via Skype. The webcam works, but I can't use the microphone.
Is it the sound card?
Does anyone else have a similar problem? If any of you have a possible solution, I would really appreciate some help on this one. I don't want to loose my computer (to send to repair) for something that might just need an update!
Thanks in advance!
AardvarkTC
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February 1st, 2012 17:00
Try the latest sound driver for the system from Dell. I've seen this before when Windows auto update pulls a mostly compatible driver for the hardware.
Sometimes it's best to roll back to the driver Dell has on their website for your system.
qtipoulaki
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February 2nd, 2012 01:00
Thanks, I will give this a try and let you know.