Sound input problem

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Check and see if your microphone is set to mute. If so unmute it and reduce
the sound of the squeal.

"Hans Näslund" <hans.naslund@spray.se> wrote in message
news:_bSre.140287$dP1.492151@newsc.telia.net...
> I seem to have a serious problem with the sound on My Dell Latitude C840.
> The sopund card seems to work, I can play CDs and listen to music from the
> net; I can also record from a CD or an external device - but I cannot get
> the microphone input to work. I have reinstralled the sound driver
(Crystal
> WDM Audio) from the system CD, but that did not help.
>
> Is there something wrong with the sound card, or do I need another driver?
>
>

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Based on that description of symptoms, could be bad microphone, wrong
type of microphone or a bad connection at the jack or broken microphone
wire.

Hans Näslund wrote:

> No - the microphone is not set to mute. What happens is that something goes
> in, but very weak, and with lots of noise. (The internal microphone in the
> laptop gives a somewhat better result than an external mic.)
>
> "meanornerywench" <mean@ornery.wench> skrev i meddelandet
> news:%23xGHCsYcFHA.3492@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
>>Check and see if your microphone is set to mute. If so unmute it and
>
> reduce
>
>>the sound of the squeal.
>>
>>"Hans Näslund" <hans.naslund@spray.se> wrote in message
>>news:_bSre.140287$dP1.492151@newsc.telia.net...
>>
>>>I seem to have a serious problem with the sound on My Dell Latitude
>
> C840.
>
>>>The sopund card seems to work, I can play CDs and listen to music from
>
> the
>
>>>net; I can also record from a CD or an external device - but I cannot
>
> get
>
>>>the microphone input to work. I have reinstralled the sound driver
>>
>>(Crystal
>>
>>>WDM Audio) from the system CD, but that did not help.
>>>
>>>Is there something wrong with the sound card, or do I need another
>
> driver?
>
>>>
>>
>
>

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Then I suppose it's down to the card input having given up the ghost.

Hans Näslund wrote:

> No. I don't think so - also the internal microphone gives a sompletely
> unacceptable result, with too much noice.
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> skrev i meddelandet
> newsEBFCRccFHA.2420@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>
>>Based on that description of symptoms, could be bad microphone, wrong
>>type of microphone or a bad connection at the jack or broken microphone
>>wire.
>>
>>Hans Näslund wrote:
>>
>>
>>>No - the microphone is not set to mute. What happens is that something
>
> goes
>
>>>in, but very weak, and with lots of noise. (The internal microphone in
>
> the
>
>>>laptop gives a somewhat better result than an external mic.)
>>>
>>>"meanornerywench" <mean@ornery.wench> skrev i meddelandet
>>>news:%23xGHCsYcFHA.3492@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Check and see if your microphone is set to mute. If so unmute it and
>>>
>>>reduce
>>>
>>>
>>>>the sound of the squeal.
>>>>
>>>>"Hans Näslund" <hans.naslund@spray.se> wrote in message
>>>>news:_bSre.140287$dP1.492151@newsc.telia.net...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I seem to have a serious problem with the sound on My Dell Latitude
>>>
>>>C840.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>The sopund card seems to work, I can play CDs and listen to music from
>>>
>>>the
>>>
>>>
>>>>>net; I can also record from a CD or an external device - but I cannot
>>>
>>>get
>>>
>>>
>>>>>the microphone input to work. I have reinstralled the sound driver
>>>>
>>>>(Crystal
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>WDM Audio) from the system CD, but that did not help.
>>>>>
>>>>>Is there something wrong with the sound card, or do I need another
>>>
>>>driver?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>