[help] Computer Sound/Speaker Issues

I'm on a laptop, and I've just started experiencing some sound issues. I'm not entirely certain what the cause is; I just installed iTunes 4.9 and Quicktime 6 yesterday, but the problem started shortly after and not immediately.

The sound everywhere is screwed up!

It's not solely iTunes. I get feedback when I plug headphones into the headphone jack, and it doesn't stop. I can only hear something (barely) if the volume is turned up all the way, and even then, I get feedback.

The problem has happened once before (several months ago), but I don't even know how it got fixed. It just...went away.

Of course, I restarted and the problem still didn't get fixed.

Thanks for any assistance any of you guys could provide!

-NC

P.S: I'm not sure if the following means anything to you, but here's some specs I pulled out of Lavalys. I'm kind of a **** when it comes to sound/audio. Could it have anything to do with heat flow issues, at least the headphone problem? The jack is right next to where the battery is.

Intel 82801DB(M) ICH4(-M) - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-1] PCI

#299954

sounds like the master and mike volumes are all the way up and wave/cd volume is down. mebbe...

#299955

Nope, it's nothing so simple as low volume settings. I checked those already. Thanks for the suggestion though .

-NC

#299958

try with another set of head phones,

#299962

Nope, same issues. It's not just with headphones though...even over the built-in speakers, I'm having trouble.

-NC

#299989

Update:

Problem fixed. :slant:. The only thing I did was shut the computer down and left it off for several hours (approximately 12), which I haven't done in a while.

Weird, eh?

-NC

P.S: The bump is warranted as edits won't show up in the New Posts section, and if any of you were wondering, this was the best way to inform you...

#300380

Ah, it's not a bump. The topic was only a day old. But it's good to hear that you can hear it now

#300384