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No sound from onboard speakers on R500
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No sound from onboard speakers on R500
Hi,
I recently brought a R500 off ebay and it works well, but there is no sound coming from the built in speakers. I can get sound through the headphone jack but not from the speakers. It use to beep in the bios if you pressed random keys but it won't do that ether now.
I recently brought a R500 off ebay and it works well, but there is no sound coming from the built in speakers. I can get sound through the headphone jack but not from the speakers. It use to beep in the bios if you pressed random keys but it won't do that ether now.
Re: No sound from onboard speakers on R500
Did you check to make sure the speakers are still plugged into the board?
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Re: No sound from onboard speakers on R500
Inspect the speakers visually. Given their age, the speaker diaphragm may have incurred damage.
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Re: No sound from onboard speakers on R500
I was able to get sound to come from the right speaker only after fiddling with the connector. The connector is completely inserted into the socket and i have sprayed contact cleaner into it as well.
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Re: No sound from onboard speakers on R500
Given the age of the machine (it's 12 years old already), broken wires are not unusual.
Daily driver: X220 4291-C91 i7-2620M
Backup: X601 Core 2 Duo T8100
Toy: X60F Core Solo U1300
On loan: X220 4291-P79 i5-2520M
In pieces: two retired but working X61Ts
RIP: 760XD 9546-U9E; X61 7676-A24; and a BOE-Hydis HV121P01-100 in failed SXGA+ mod
Backup: X601 Core 2 Duo T8100
Toy: X60F Core Solo U1300
On loan: X220 4291-P79 i5-2520M
In pieces: two retired but working X61Ts
RIP: 760XD 9546-U9E; X61 7676-A24; and a BOE-Hydis HV121P01-100 in failed SXGA+ mod

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Re: No sound from onboard speakers on R500
I think the speaker diaphragm may have incurred damage.
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