VIA AC'97 Microphone not functioning.

[Guest]

I opened the program SOUND RECORDER. I went to 'Edit', then clicked on 'Audio
Properties'. Then I clicked on the
tab 'Volume' for the Sound Recording. That takes me to a window labeled
'Recording Control'. There are 5 scroll bars...at the bottom of each scroll
bar there's a little box that you can click to mute it. The scroll bars are:
Recording, Stereo Mixer, Mic, Line In, CD Player.
If I check the box under Stereo Mixer, all the Sound Recorder does it
record whatever audio I'm currently listening to. If I check the box under
any other scroll bar, and then press the Record button, I hear this
disturbing noice and the green line with the black background barely moves at
all.

I posted this before, but my problem wasn't solved completely. Any help
would be appreciated.

 

[jorge]

I opened the program SOUND RECORDER. I went to 'Edit', then clicked on
'Audio
Properties'. Then I clicked on the
tab 'Volume' for the Sound Recording. That takes me to a window labeled
'Recording Control'. There are 5 scroll bars...at the bottom of each
scroll
bar there's a little box that you can click to mute it. The scroll bars
are:
Recording, Stereo Mixer, Mic, Line In, CD Player.
If I check the box under Stereo Mixer, all the Sound Recorder does it
record whatever audio I'm currently listening to. If I check the box under
any other scroll bar, and then press the Record button, I hear this
disturbing noice and the green line with the black background barely moves
at
all.

I posted this before, but my problem wasn't solved completely. Any help
would be appreciated.

You say the microphone is not working. Do you have the microphone plugged in
to the right jack in your sound card? Does the microphone also have
headphones?

 

[Guest]

You say the microphone is not working. Do you have the microphone plugged in
to the right jack in your sound card? Does the microphone also have
headphones?

The mic is attached to the computer, it is located right on top of the
screen. It does not have headphones.
How do I check if the mic is plugged in to the right jack in my sound card?

 

[jorge]

The mic is attached to the computer, it is located right on top of the
screen. It does not have headphones.
How do I check if the mic is plugged in to the right jack in my sound
card?

Follow the mic cord from the monitor to the pc. Behind the pc look at the
jacks. If they're labeled, verify that the mic is plugged into the right
jack. If you're not sure, look at the users manual for the pc.

 

[Guest]

Follow the mic cord from the monitor to the pc. Behind the pc look at the

jacks. If they're labeled, verify that the mic is plugged into the right
jack. If you're not sure, look at the users manual for the pc.

My mic is built in the computer though.

 

[jorge]

My mic is built in the computer though.

Are we talking about a laptop and if so what brand and model?

 

[Bob I]

Laptop? Perhaps the hardware is defective.

My mic is built in the computer though.

 

[Guest]

It's not a laptop. It's a Hewlett-Packard Pavilion with AMD Athlon(tm) XP
1600+ 1.40 GHz, 480 MB of RAM. It has Windows XP Home Edition, version 2002,
with the new Service Pack 2. The mic is built into it. It's right above the
monitor.

 

[jorge]

It's not a laptop. It's a Hewlett-Packard Pavilion with AMD Athlon(tm) XP
1600+ 1.40 GHz, 480 MB of RAM. It has Windows XP Home Edition, version
2002,
with the new Service Pack 2. The mic is built into it. It's right above
the
monitor.

This is my last post on this subject. Next time you need help post all
details about your system, like model number, from the beginning. I would
also suggest reading the users manual that came with the pc. Like I advised
from the first post, look for the audio cables between the monitor and the
pc. Make sure they're plugged to the right jacks.

 

[Sharon F]

My mic is built in the computer though.

Many years ago I had an HP with a microphone built in to the monitor. As
Jorge mentioned before, there is a cable that needs to be attached between
the monitor and the sound card for it to work.

The main connector for the monitor just provides communication with the
display adapter -the same as any other monitor and display adapter. The
microphone operates separately from this arrangement and requires an
additional cable.

 

[Guest]

There are two cables that the monitor has. One goes to the power outlet and
the other cable goes to the disk drive. Well, the one that goes to the disk
drive has one little additional cable that has a "Microphone" labeled on it.
I checked and it's plugged into the correct jack.

 

[Sharon F]

There are two cables that the monitor has. One goes to the power outlet and
the other cable goes to the disk drive. Well, the one that goes to the disk
drive has one little additional cable that has a "Microphone" labeled on it.
I checked and it's plugged into the correct jack.

That one cable is not going to the disk drive. It is going to the connector
for the display adapter or video card. Glad to hear the microphone cable is
plugged in.

Next check Volume Controls to be sure that volume for the Microphone is not
muted. To adjust the microphone's volume, use Option> Properties. May need
to adjust for each category but pay special attention to the levels for
Recording.

If no luck, the HP microphone may have bit the dust. Suggest trying a
different microphone to find out.

 

[Guest]

I went to 'Edit', then clicked on 'Audio Properties'. Then I clicked on the
tab 'Volume' for the Sound Recording. That takes me to a window labeled
'Recording Control'.You know how there’s a scroll bar you can move
vertically (Volume) and one horizontally (Balance)...?
Well, you can’t adjust the bars under “Recording†at all. And you can only
adjust the vertical bar under “Micâ€. All of the other scroll bars are
adjustable.

 

[Sharon F]

I went to 'Edit', then clicked on 'Audio Properties'. Then I clicked on the
tab 'Volume' for the Sound Recording. That takes me to a window labeled
'Recording Control'.You know how thereÿs a scroll bar you can move
vertically (Volume) and one horizontally (Balance)...?
Well, you canÿt adjust the bars under ´Recording¡ at all. And you can only
adjust the vertical bar under ´Mic¡. All of the other scroll bars are
adjustable.

I don't know where you're at when clicking Edit> Audio Properties so can't
duplicate your steps.

If you move over to Control Panel (classic view)> Sounds and Audio Devices>
Voice, there are volume controls there for playback and recording.

If you try different routes and always end up with a non-movable volume
slider for microphone, it is probably because Windows doesn't recognize any
microphone being attached (the mic you're using is dead).

 

[Guest]

I went to 'Edit', then clicked on 'Audio Properties'. Then I clicked on the

I don't know where you're at when clicking Edit> Audio Properties so can't
duplicate your steps.

SOUND RECORDER:Edit:Audio Properties:Volume Tab(Sound Recording):Recording
Control

What would be some of the reasons on why my Mic is dead?

 

[Sharon F]

SOUND RECORDER:Edit:Audio Properties:Volume Tab(Sound Recording):Recording
Control

What would be some of the reasons on why my Mic is dead?

In every version of Windows that I've used, you need to get the mic setup
first. Then open Sound Recorder and tweak its setting to line up with
everything else you've done. The screen in Sound Recorder that you're
referring to is for working with an audio file - not hardware. You're not
ready to use that yet.

Reasons for a mic not to work? Mic volume muted in volume controls, volume
controls not adjusted properly. Connected to the wrong jack. Break in wire.
Separate Mute control on mic active (does not apply to this HP mic).
Connecting/disconnecting while pc is powered on shorting the mic. Bad mic
jack on sound card. Bad fit of mic's jack into jack on sound card (too
loose). That's all I can think of for now.

You can get a mic for around $5 USD. If it works, your HP mic is a goner.
If it doesn't work either, then the hardware problem is more serious.
Possibly a damaged sound card.

 

[Guest]

Will installing a new audio driver maybe solve the problem?

 

[Sharon F]

Will installing a new audio driver maybe solve the problem?

No.