Lenovo ThinkPad L430 - Audio Problems

Solution:Changetheresolutiondepthtolowersettingsfortheprimarydisplay.Refertothe“Solution”for
“TheExtenddesktopfunctiondoesnotwork”above.
•Problem:Thescreenpositionontheexternalmonitorisincorrectwhenthatmonitorissetforahigh
resolution.
Solution:Sometimes,whenyouuseahighresolutionsuchas1600x1200,theimageisshiftedtoleftor
rightonthescreen.Tocorrectthis,rstensurethatyourexternalmonitorsupportsthedisplaymode,that
is,theresolutionandtherefreshrate,thatyouhaveset.Ifitdoesnot,setadisplaymodethatthemonitor
supports.Ifitdoessupportthedisplaymodeyouhaveset,gotothesetupmenuforthemonitoritself
andadjustthesettingsthere.Usuallytheexternalmonitorhasbuttonsforaccesstothesetupmenu.
Fordetails,seethedocumentationthatcomeswiththecomputer.
Audioproblems
•Problem:WaveorMIDIsounddoesnotplaycorrectly.
Solution:Ensurethebuilt-inaudiodeviceisconguredcorrectlybydoingthefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconrmation.
4.Double-clickSound,videoandgamecontrollers.
5.Ensurethefollowingdeviceisenabledandconguredcorrectly:
–RealtekHighDenitionAudio
•Problem:RecordingsmadebyusingtheMicrophoneinputarenotloudenough.
Solution:EnsurethatMicrophoneBoostisturnedonandsetbydoingthefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound
3.ClickSound.
4.ClicktheRecordingtabintheSoundwindow.
5.SelectMicrophone,andclickthePropertiesbutton.
6.ClicktheLevelstab,andmovetheMicrophoneBoostsliderupwards.
7.ClickOK.
Notes:
–Thenamesofwindowsoreldsareslightlydifferentdependingontheoperatingsystemyouuse.
–Fordetailsaboutcontrollingvolume,refertoyourWindowsonlinehelp.
•Problem:Avolumeorbalanceslidercannotbemoved.
Solution:Theslidermightbegrayedout.Thismeansthatitspositionisxedbythehardwareand
cannotbechanged.
•Problem:Thevolumeslidersdonotstayinplacewhensomeaudioapplicationsareused.
Solution:Itisnormalforthesliderstochangepositionwhencertainsoundapplicationsareused.The
applicationsareawareoftheVolumeMixerwindowandareallowedtochangethesettingsthemselves.
AnexampleistheWindowsMediaPlayer.Usuallytheapplicationhasslidersavailabletocontrolthe
soundfromwithintheapplication.
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