Hello everyone, I would like to ask something regarding an issue that I haven't got any experience with.
First let me give out a little back story
This is a 15 year old laptop that I bought used for 20 Euros, don't judge me because its the max I can spend, given my budget in this state of the Corona crisis.
When I bought the laptop, everything seemed mint on it except the Battery and the Audio. The battery was dead so I didn't care anyway because the laptop worked fine with the adapter but the Audio didn't work at all. The previous owner told that the audio didn't work and he didn't know why, so im trying to find a way to fix. I was told that It might be a problem with the motherboard however I..
> I installed / Re-installed drivers nothing happens
> Re-installed the OS /Changed between OS's nothing happens
>Device Manager doesn't even recognize any audio hardware on the laptop what so ever.Not even the Mic/Headphone Jack ports work.
In fact the audio drivers don't even finish installing they immediately fail at 50%
Oddly enough tho the button interface for the Volume+ Volume- work perfectly fine, even tho they are on top of the speakers, something that got me intrigued because if there wasn't a supply of electricity to the speakers then the Button interface wouldn't work too no?
Can someone help me figure this problem out? How can I check if its a motherboard problem or if the Speakers are dead fried and can I find a way to fix this issue even if I have to open up and disassemble the entire laptop?
Thank you
-Krys
First let me give out a little back story
This is a 15 year old laptop that I bought used for 20 Euros, don't judge me because its the max I can spend, given my budget in this state of the Corona crisis.
When I bought the laptop, everything seemed mint on it except the Battery and the Audio. The battery was dead so I didn't care anyway because the laptop worked fine with the adapter but the Audio didn't work at all. The previous owner told that the audio didn't work and he didn't know why, so im trying to find a way to fix. I was told that It might be a problem with the motherboard however I..
> I installed / Re-installed drivers nothing happens
> Re-installed the OS /Changed between OS's nothing happens
>Device Manager doesn't even recognize any audio hardware on the laptop what so ever.Not even the Mic/Headphone Jack ports work.
In fact the audio drivers don't even finish installing they immediately fail at 50%
Oddly enough tho the button interface for the Volume+ Volume- work perfectly fine, even tho they are on top of the speakers, something that got me intrigued because if there wasn't a supply of electricity to the speakers then the Button interface wouldn't work too no?
Can someone help me figure this problem out? How can I check if its a motherboard problem or if the Speakers are dead fried and can I find a way to fix this issue even if I have to open up and disassemble the entire laptop?
Thank you
-Krys