i have a hewlett packard pavillion dv4 laptop and i cant seem to fix the sound. i did a quick troubleshooting scan and it says "the speakers, headset or headphone is unplugged" well its a laptop, so i dont know what could of happened. can someone help me out?
Uninstall the sound module (such as RealTek or IDT) in the Device Manager then restart the PC and when Windows starts it will detect and reinstall the sound. This fixes a lot of flakey problems and may take care of yours.
To access the Device Manager, hold the Windows key down and press the Pause/Break key. When the panel comes up the Device Manager can be accessed from the list in the upper left of the panel. In the Device Manager, RIGHT click on the entry for your sound module (to highlight it) and then LEFT click "Uninstall". DO NOT check the box to also uninstall the drivers. Restart the PC.
If this does not fix it, download and install the latest sound drivers from HP for your PC.
alright thanks man that actually worked, thats so strange, cuz it was working earlier and out of nowhere it just stopped and installing the driver didnt seem to work
The status can get corrupted in Windows and the uninstall/reinstall resets everything.
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