XPost: alt.os.linux.mint, alt.comp.os.windows-10
From: David@example.net
On 06/02/2025 23:31, Java Jive wrote:
> On 2025-01-23 22:48, David wrote:
>>
>> On 23/01/2025 22:43, David wrote:
>>>
>>> Your memory is slipping! This Dell laptop has /never/ had any sound
>>> as far as I can recall.
>
> I haven't been following this thread at all, and not all of it seems to
> be available anyway, so it's possible that someone else might have
> suggested this already, but Dells sometimes have function key
> combinations that control the sound. On this one in front of me, a
> Precision M6300, they're as follows ...
> Mute/Unmute sound
> Increase Volume
> Decrease Volume
> ... while other Dells here have other such key combinations marked
> but none appear to be for sound. If you haven't already done so,
> examine the keyboard for any markings that look relevant, usually
> they're loud-speaker-like markings in a non-white colour such as orange
> or blue.
>
> Also, it may be worth trying to find a manual for it to see if there are
> any 'magic' key combinations documented for it.
>
> Also, if you plug some headphones or an amplifier into the headphone
> socket, do get sound then? If so, most probably someone has previously
> dismantled the PC to fix something or other, and forgotten to reconnect
> the internal speakers when re-assembling it.
Hello Charles 🙂
How kind of you to step in to try to help. *Thank you*!
You may like to review the situation from beginning to end, here:-
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-can-i-
egain-sound-from-the-speakers-on-my/6a7dfbdf-98e7-4be7-b9e0-ca878c633132?page=1
Should you have time on your hands nowadays, do come to MY Usenet group
and raise the posting standard somewhat! (alt.computer.workshop)
--
Warm regards,
David
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