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Internal microphone not working t420

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Internal microphone not working t420

#1 Post by funkymonkey » Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:18 pm

don't know if this is the right place. T420 Windows 7 64 bit.

microphone not working with web cam (Many Cam) got usb to work with audacity, but internal doesn't work at all.

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#2 Post by funkymonkey » Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:26 pm

also Fn+F6 function doesn't work
Fn works with everything else

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#3 Post by funkymonkey » Wed Mar 02, 2016 3:30 pm

Got Fn+F6 working, but the mic still isn't

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#4 Post by funkymonkey » Wed Mar 02, 2016 3:39 pm

No green bars on test, but works with windows movie maker now ?????

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#5 Post by rkawakami » Wed Mar 02, 2016 8:54 pm

You might have to poke around to find where the microphone is muted. If it works with one application but not others, then it's a software setting in either the application (look for Settings or Options) OR Windows (Control Panel/Sound).
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