X61 speaker popping issues!!!

theend451 · 12-22-2007, 01:07 PM

I just got this X61 this past week AFTER a long delay, and now I think it's broken. Every time the speaker plays a sound a "pop" noise is played right after the sound (almost as if the speaker is turning power off and on). This even happens also when simply loading a webpage and just random popping noises occur (without any other sounds being played, just random popping from the speaker).

The popping noise also occurs when using the navigation buttons (back and forward) in various windows menus. The sounds do not occur when I have windows sounds turned off, but still those noises shouldn't be there to begin with (i don't think popping noises are part of windows sounds), it's annoying and sounds like something is wrong.

Anyone please?

BTW the popping noises eminate from the lower left corner.

Also, the popping noise is totally silent if I press the speaker mute button.

klutchrider · 12-22-2007, 01:08 PM

Sounds like you busted the speaker sir. Listening to them rap music...j/k

theend451 · 12-22-2007, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by klutchrider

Sounds like you busted the speaker sir. Listening to them rap music...j/k

No music was played at all on the system... I just noticed it today with casually browsing online.

Anyone have any constructive help here?

John B · 12-22-2007, 01:15 PM

I can't help you but I know that many threads exist on the forum about similar problems.

theend451 · 12-22-2007, 01:24 PM

I searched and could only find one topic..

theend451 · 12-22-2007, 01:37 PM

I think I solved the problem!!! There was a new SOUNDMAX driver listed on the Lenovo site from 6/2007. The driver installed was from 3/2007 and was older. Installed new driver and restarted and now the popping noise is gone!!

YAY

hope this is a long lasting fix

PF235 · 12-22-2007, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by theend451

I think I solved the problem!!! There was a new SOUNDMAX driver listed on the Lenovo site from 6/2007. The driver installed was from 3/2007 and was older. Installed new driver and restarted and now the popping noise is gone!!

YAY

hope this is a long lasting fix

Is lenovo supposed to keep all drive updated before shipping out the unit?

SLX61 · 12-22-2007, 08:09 PM

can you post the link to the driver? I think I have the same problem.

Thanks!

theend451 · 12-22-2007, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SLX61

can you post the link to the driver? I think I have the same problem.

Thanks!

I have XP Pro.. this is the XP driver:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-67816

Vista driver:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-67821

theend451 · 12-22-2007, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by PF235

Is lenovo supposed to keep all drive updated before shipping out the unit?

one would think so, but in my case they did not. the driver is already 6 months old and it still wasn't updated onto my install when it left the factory.