Computer sound problem ?

Doug · Feb 9, 2008

It's an HP laptop. I get no sound. There is a button you press to turn sound on and off. It's orange when off, and blue when on. It won't turn blue when I touch it.

Any ideas ?

Woody0 · Feb 9, 2008

Never heard of optional sound with a button. Just one more thing that can go wrong if the contacts don't work.

Why the hell don't they put that option in software like any other computer?

shdw01 · Feb 9, 2008

Is this different than the mute button?

if your mute button is broken, turn it off through the computer....(click on the speaker in your icon tray...bottom right)

barman · Feb 9, 2008

are you running windows XP

Control Panel>Sound & Audio Devices

if your speaker icon is not displayed on your bottom toolbar

TTinCO · Feb 9, 2008

I'm not familiar with HP laptops, but have never heard of a button like that.

Go into the control panel\device manager & see if anything has a red X through it.

texansfan · Feb 9, 2008

I had a problem with my sound once on my PC and had to reload the sound drivers using the cd provided upon purchase. I'm not sure if this is the same with laptops.

BettingFoodStamps · Feb 9, 2008

my friend had the same problem. try re-booting and if that dont work it ended up being his button was shot.

Doug · Feb 9, 2008

shdw01 said:
Is this different than the mute button?

if your mute button is broken, turn it off through the computer....(click on the speaker in your icon tray...bottom right)

I got it to work that way, but the button ( mute button ?) that you used to be able to just touch no longer turns from orange to blue. It must be a bad contact.