Select ‘Sound, Video and Game Controllers’ģ. To manually update a Dell Audio Driver, perform the steps set out below:Ģ. If you have not run Windows Updates in a while, you should do so now as this can often help resolve Drivers issues. You can then choose to update the driver.

A yellow triangle will signify a problem so if one is present, right-click that device and select Properties.

Next to Sound, Video and Game Controllers click the + sign.

In the Management window select > Device Manager.

select Start > (right click) My Computer > Manage.

This may save you some time and the driver report is free.įollow the steps below to check if your sound card is working: Either way, before having to register the product, you can use the ‘Drivers scan’ option on DriverDownloader to assess if your problem is driver-related. If you are not confident updating Drivers then you can use a Driver Update Tool such as DriverDownloader to automate this process for you. Check Sound card / audio adapter on Dell device When you have checked these issues and are confident that your speakers are not muted and the wiring is ok, then you can move on to the next troubleshooting step – checking sound drivers.

If you are using external speakers, it is a good idea to check them via another device, if they work there then the problem is not with the speakers themselves.

if the speakers are external, check the wires are plugged in fully and all necessary connections are made.

check that the speakers / audio output volume is not muted – check on both the device itself and the PC.

It may seem very obvious but it can save you hours of needlessly troubleshooting a sound problem if you first check the points below! Rule out the obvious Sound issues on your Dell device Sound problems are often related to Audio Drivers but this is not always the case.įor this reason it is always a good idea to first look at hardware issues in order to at least rule them out.

This article will show you how to update or fix your Dell Audio Driver. Dell sound not working? Audio problems with your Dell computerĪre you having sound problems on your Dell computer (such as bad sound quality or no sound at all).

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