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New to forum. I have a TP 600X 2645-5FU, 650mhz, speedtap, 196ram. 12GB HD. Slimbaydrive cd/dvd. Win98se. My first laptop. My first rebuild. New battery, Bios 1.11 (ITET55WW) Intel speepstep 1.10 from IBM site. Audio problem. I only get the beeps when booting up. No volume icon in task bar. If I put in a cd it loads and plays. No sound. Put in a dvd it loads and plays, no sound. I tried audio driver 4.11.2884 from IBM site . No luck. Can any one help? This is my first try at rebuilding a PC, so I"m learning as I go.

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Volume control issues on the 600X can be handled several ways:

- press the Fn+PgUp key combination several times to make sure that the Thinkpad's internal volume control is raised a few notches; this should also disable the mute function (Fn+Backspace) if it was enabled
- for a missing volume control icon in the system tray, go to Start/Control Panel/Sounds and Audio devices and enable the appropriate checkmark
- double-click the volume control icon in the system tray and make sure that the Wave, CD audio and Master Volume mute checkboxes are off

If Ray's suggestions don't work, I have seen several connectors break under the keyboard for the speakers. Since the speakers are integrated into the palm rest, if you remove the palmrest to get to the MB, the connector can break. Or, perhaps it simply wasn't plugged back in properly or not at all if the laptop has ever been apart.

EDIT: Nevermind, I must have missed where you get the beeps at boot up the first time I read your post. I'll try again

If the above doesn't work, right click 'My Computer' and click on 'manage'. Then click on device manager and expand the 'sound, video & game controlers' header. When the tree expands, are there any yellow ! marks? If so, it could just need to reload the driver???

There is a separate speaker for the beep at boottime right from the LED-line - see hole at keyboardbrezel. The stereo speakers doesn't work at this time (same procedure like internal desktop speaker).

If audio appears well in systemmanager the drivers shall be ok - if not, you have to install right drivers.

The speakercable with the small connector is difficulty to remove from sub-card and often the cable hasn't contact to the connector at cable (if any newbie handles with the wrong tool and wants to remove keyboardbrezel) - very difficulty to repair - may be you need a new/other speaker cable. You may check this with headphones or other speakers at audio-out-connector at the right side. If there is sound ok, check the connector at the cable.

I'm pretty sure I have a set of speakers complete W/cable and connector if needed.
tightlinze, let me know if you're interested via PM.

Joe

Thanks for your replies. Have tried all suggestions. Still no sound. When I rebuilt this I used this info from the IBM site:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... SHY-3TLQ2L
It is the drivers and software page for a 600X. I have installed the following from this page: Bios spsdit55(ITET55WW), Audio aftpit9x(Ver.4.11.2884), Intel Speedstep Utility(VER.1.10), Video etc. Since my last post I reloaded the audio 3 times. It loads Crystal Sound Fusion. I removed all CFS files and reloaded them. It found new hardware but now it can"t find file: WHQL PV2884.cat. I think this file is included in the audio file. I ran PC doctor and everything passed. Do I need a driver for the sound card??? Under device manager, sound, video, game controllers it shows 4 sound fusion files. nothing else. Is something missing?