Speaker volume of notebook HP nc6120 (Windows XP) is very low (barely hearable when volume 100% up). Plug in headphone works fine. Have latest BIOS and Drivers, but no solution

my laptop you can barely hear anything without headphones , sure not on mute / volume 100% on speaker and dvd player ?

Here is a site that has 99% of manufacture drivers.

http://driverpacks.net/driverpacks/latest

if your computer came with a motherboard disc the sound drivers could be on it
click start control panel administrive tools computer management device manager scroll to sound,video and game controllers you might see a yellow question exclamation mark? ! or a red X Right click to reinstall drivers
click start control panel sounds and audio,volume,advanced,speakers make sure you have selected the
(((appropriate speakers))) also audio you will find 3 drop down lists make sure you have the correct settings there
also
click start control panel sounds and audio devices select advanced there might be a tick in the mute box untick it
click start control panel sounds and audio devices you can adjust the volume there also select speaker volume you can change your settings there you can also tick in the box place icon in taskbar
if his does not fix the problem

click start control panel sounds and audio,volume,advanced,speakers select the appropriate speakers from the drop down list or navigate to the device manager scroll to system devices + to expand,system speaker right click properties then select use this device (enable) also you might check
the speakers plug/outlet is usually at the back of the computer you will have to open up the computer to check the lead attached to the rear of the input plug make sure the connection is good
try cleaning your computer of dust using a fine air blower from a compressor making VERY sure that there is no MOISTURE in the air line specifically around the sound card and the CPU central processing unit dust causes static to build up in a computer hope this helps

Turning on Microphone Boost in Windows XP:

Not all sound cards support Microphone Boost. The simplest way to find out in Windows XP is to open the Windows Volume Control. If a speaker icon is displayed at the lower right hand corner of the Windows Desktop double-click it. If no speaker icon is displayed then click the Windows Start button and select "Run..." In the Open box enter sndvol32.exe and click the OK button. This will open the Windows Volume Control. Select "Advanced Controls" from the Windows Volume Control's Options menu. You should see an "Advanced" button near the lower right hand corner of the Windows Volume Control screen. Click the Advanced button. If the "Advanced Controls for Microphone" screen shows a check box for "Microphone Boost" then check that box and click Close. Now try making a test recording and see if it works.
Now, If you do not find this option, I found an amazing video that might just do the trick. Click on the
link and view how to see the hidden "Mickey" :). Mic Boost.

Right click on your speaker icon in the lower right corner, select audio properties, you can lower the volume of the speakers when you use headphones or you can select a profile from the same screen and select the type of speakers you want to use; headphones, desktop speakers, etc.

Good Luck
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Speakers are usually plug and play devices, so you need to make sure it is plug in to the computer properly and check the volume to see if it is turn up.If the speakers still does not work you should try connecting it to another computer if you get the same results that mean the speaker is no good.

Can you verify the headphones work on anything else?

i just had it solved once for my frend. . wat to do is uninstall everything realted to yur sound hardware .. and get the latest updates ... from ..their site ... and install it .. it will work .. before .. doin this just try ....
1 conect the headphone
2 open the mixer .. in that there will selection of device. .. from that select headphone if it is available. ..

thnx

i have sony vaio VGN-CR23G. i formatted this xp sp2now the sound driver is not installed on my machine. no audio output m getting........what to do..??

Hello Gavrilov,

As I understand that you are facing issue with the Qucik Touch buttons of the volume on the notebook.

If this is correct, install the Quick Touch buttons drivers on the notebook.
Here are the drivers for Quick touch buttons:

Windows XP:

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp29501-30000/sp29528.exe

or

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp39001-39500/sp39425.exe



Windows Vista:

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp38001-38500/sp38266.exe