The sound on the laptop has become quieter: what to do, how to find the cause and fix

Of course, a quiet sound complicates the work of the laptop and does not allow its further normal operation. Before starting any repair activities, you need to determine the reasons. Only then can the necessary measures be taken.

Why the sound on the laptop became quieter

Most often, it is immediately impossible to answer this question. In this case, consider the following options:

1. Damage to the columns directly. Most often, they suffer from a laptop fall or other mechanical deformations. It is not always possible to fix this problem, as a rule, it is necessary to completely replace all the elements.
2. Channel contamination. Over time, the channel becomes dirty, as a result of which the volume is reproduced quieter. In order for the laptop to work in normal mode, you need to perform a cleaning.
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3. If the column is cracking or wheezing, this indicates that it is damaged, and operation can only be returned after installing a new speaker.
4. Malfunctions in the motherboard. If any of its elements is inoperative, then to determine the breakdown it is necessary to perform a diagnosis. This is the only way to determine what kind of repair is required.
5. Damage to the volume control controller. Usually it does not make sense to repair it. For the laptop to start working again, the controller must be replaced.

How to find a reason

You need to start by looking for a probable problem, and before that you should definitely check the following:

1. Check with several sources - turn on a movie or music track if during playback the sound is normal, then the problem is not in the laptop, but in the playback file, which was with poor quality sound.
2. Make the volume higher with the sliders near the clock on the bottom right, this is probably the way to fix the problem.

If this does not work, then you need to understand further.

How to troubleshoot

If the problem is not solved in the usual way, then the following malfunctions can be considered.

The problem with the speakers

If you are using external speakers, you need to check that the connection cable is probably loose. If so, just paste it.

If the laptop is relatively old, then the problem may lie in the sound card, where many devices have been installed countless times. In this case, the contacts may wear out and the sound will be quieter.

There are several ways to fix the problem:

1. You need to somehow fix the cord from the speakers so that it is firmly in the connector.
2. Take to the workshop so that the connector is changed.

If the wire is held securely, you can consider the following problem.

Incorrect update or driver

Malfunctioning drivers can occur if an update has recently taken place. As a rule, this does not cause negative consequences, but in some cases conflicts of different drivers appear. Approximately more than half of the software problems with a mobile PC are caused by incorrect drivers:

1. You can check this by going to the "Control Panel", then in the "System and Security" menu, here go to the "Task Manager".
2. In the dispatcher, you need to go to the "Sound Devices" and see if there are any "exclamation marks" anywhere. If they are present, then some kind of malfunction has occurred.

Reference! But, anyway, you can try updating the driver. You can do this by right-clicking on the menu and click Refresh.

Windows system settings

If the above items did not fix the cause of the breakdown, most likely there was a failure in the OS settings.

First, as already mentioned, you need to check the volume through the sound menu located near the clock. If everything is in order, the sound is at its maximum, then go to the “Devices and Sound” tab, here you need to find the following menus:

1. "Management of sound equipment."
2. "Volume control."

In the “Volume Control” tab, you can adjust the sound for a single application - set everything to maximum volume.

In the "Sound Equipment Management" everything is more complicated - here you need to find the equipment from which the sound is reproduced. You will need to open the properties and find the following items:

1. “Improvement” - if this menu is present, activate “Loudness compensation” if it is disabled, and uncheck the others.
2. "Levels" - here you need to set everything to the maximum.

If the problem is not fixed

It remains only to try various applications to make the sound louder.

For example, programs such as:

• mp3 Direct Cut;
• SoundBooster;
• Audacity

There are many of these programs, but these are the most popular.

One way or another, if you yourself can’t fix the problem, it’s best to contact a specialist. In this case, they will consider all the possible options why this breakdown appeared, and will carry out appropriate equipment repairs.