Sigma Tel C-Major Audio; problem with Micr and a card; Dell inspirion 6000

[ogl100]

I am using Dell Inspiron 6000, win XP.
Recently I have installed some codecs.

-1st problem the Microphone couldnt be used; the voice couldnt be
recorded.

-I have deinstall codecs; reinstalled the card;
the card appeared once;

but now the system doesn't recognized the sound card Sigma Tel C-Major
Audio;


I do not have the original installation CD for XP; the Dell didnt
provide me with that.


Do you have any idea how to fix that problem:
-to install sound card properly
-the microphone is avalable; this is more challanged task

thanks.

 

[Guest]

Try to update the driver from device manager (let windows search itself the
driver, and if you have SP2 – choose the Windows update site search).
If windows cannot recognize your driver alone, try to re-install manually
the driver right from here:
http://support.dell.com/support/dow...&typecnt=1&vercnt=2&formatcnt=1&fileid=128550

Good luck!
Netanel Ben-Shushan
Website (Hebrew): http://www.ben-shushan.net

 

[ogl100]

Thanks. I installed the card. There is a sound.

But I cannot use the microphone. Nothing is recoreded. I played with
the volume control, but nothing. Any idea how to fix this?

Thnaks.

 

[ogl100]

even that that I installed the card, and tehre is sound in Music
Player:
this is written in MSN "Your computer does not have a sound card, or a
sound card is not selected."

Also I cannot use the Microphone. I'd appreciate your ideas, and help.
thanks.

 

[David Vair]

Go to the control panel and select sound and audio devices. on the audio tab make sure that that
your sound card is selected in the default device. In the middle you will see a volume button in
the sound recording section press this, make sure microphone is selected.

 

[ogl100]

Thanks,

David tahnks. Everything of this were as you said.
But again the mic still doesnt work.

Mic is ok; tested on the second machine.

 

[pechspilz]

Same here with the same Sigmatel Codec.
I'm sure it's a flaw in the driver.
The chip offers boosting the input level up to +40dB but the driver
doesn't seem to use it.

 

[davemoore61821]

same problem here - been through the suggestions above -- mic still
doesn't work

is there a chance some voice recognition software is interfering?

 

[wido]

Similar problem: Dimension E510 with Sigmatel on-board audio.

I can only use the microphone if I check "boost", and hold it 2 inches
from my mouth. I tried to microphones, each of which I had used fine on
other computers.

I was on the phone with Dell, and they claimed that since it was
on-board audio, it would never work well !!

We downloaded and re-installed the sigmatel driver (and they also
wanted to do PC reinstall - but I've not done anything to the system
since I bought it last week!).

Seems to me there is a problem with the sigmatel driver.

Wido

 

[wido]

I installed a sound card, and plugged the microphone (which works fine
on my co-workers laptop, for example), into it, and I still have the
same problem. So it can't be the driver of the sound card...., but
where **is** the problem?

 

[idan.net]

My name is Idan and I have a Dell Latitude D810 with the same problem
more or less.
my mic is sometimes working and some time not.
I couldn't really understand what is the method behind it.

I have a guessing that it's somehow related to power plug in and
out....

 

[Guest]

i have same problem ,,i can talk but its so quiet ,,dont seem to be able to
adjust mic volumme its down all the way help

 

[Guest]

Hi there.

I have the Inspiron 6000 as well and my problem is the Headphone output jack
is not working. The built in speakers work but when I plug in the headphones
nothing plays out of them.

I have a feeling this is the same issue as with the microphone input
(directly beside the headphone output). They probably work off the same card
and require updated drivers for Vista.

If anyone finds a fix for this please let me know.

Thanks

Terry

 

[Guest]

same problem here
Dell Latitude D810, microphone does not work - but does work in my other
laptop/computers.

Any suggestions?


alessandro

 

[David Vair]

Have you talked to Dell Support? They would be the first ones to talk to about this.

 

[noituloverich]

I'm having the same problem, the help I found from GE said to go to
control panel, then click the speech section, and then click the speech
recognition tab to configure the mic. I DONT EVEN HAVE a SPEECH
RECOGNITION TAB!
and DONT bother calling DELL, sorry david, but DELL SUPPORT SUCKS MORE
THAN ANYTHING ELSE

We NEED real help
If anyone has any suggestions how to get the speech recognition tab up
that might lead us to an answer.

Rich

 

[Guest]

thank you David. I now have sound again. I have been trying to figure it
out myself like I always do and just could not get it. Thanks again, Barbara

 

[Guest]

Same problem here.
I am using Latitude D610.
Mic does not work

 

[rhea_walters]

SigmaTel vs. non-responding microphone

I've read hundreds of posts & replies and still haven't run across a viable solution to the non-functioning microphone problem. It's shown up on WinXP, Vista, laptops, desktops, etc. I was using same microphone 2 weeks ago (I record the audio's for our automated phone system) without problems. WHAT HAS CHANGED?
All audio properties and settings have been triple-checked; hardware was removed, rediscovered, and still doesn't work. I checked 2 other Dell Latitude laptops (mine is a D610, another was a D620) with same results. Another test on a dell desktop worked fine, so it's not the microphone. I also tested the onboard headset/speaker jack to see if the onboard may be the problem, and it works. I use the jack on the docking station for the speakers, but I have to use the onboard for the micr.

I hope SOMEONE can provide a usable solution, other than check your audio settings (that answer is almost as bad as "have you tried rebooting?")

 

[rhea_walters]

Update: I installed Audacity, and I was able to record from that without changing anything. Now imagine my suprise when I, just for the heck of it, went back to Sound Recorder and now it works too. Now I wonder what Audacity replaced that fixed the initial problem?