Laptop Audio Issues

Fix 1: Check the hardware problems

If there is no sound from your Dell laptop, you should, first of all, check the hardware problem. Here’s the troubleshooting steps:

Check the speaker on your computer

Ensure your speaker volume is not muted. Sometimes the volume is muted and you’ll absolutely hear no sound. Just check the Volume icon on your desktop, and drag the slider to maximum and see if you can hear any sound.

In addition, simple take a look at the speaker on your laptop, and see whether there is anything covering upon the speaker.

Check the headphone jack

You should also check the headphone jack if you’ve plugged into a headphone with your laptop. Look inside the jack and see if there is any damage or dust or lint that may stop your headphone from working properly.

If so, clean the jacks with a cotton swab or brush.

Check the microphone or headphone

If you’re connecting a mic or headphone with your laptop, you should also make sure the device is working properly.

Try disconnecting and reconnecting and see if there is any sound. Or you can try another mic or headphone and see if where the problem lies in.

Fix 2: Check the audio settings

If the sound issue still persists after troubleshooting the hardware problems, don’t worry. You can modify the audio settings. Here’s what you can do:

On your desktop, right click the Volume icon at the bottom right corner, and click Playback devices.

If you don’t see Playbackdevices in the list, you can click Sounds and click Playback tab in the popup pane.

Under the Playback tab, right click on any empty area in the device box, and check Show Disabled Devices and Show Disconnected Devices.

Right click on your speaker device, and select Enable.

Then select your speaker device, and click Set Default to set your device as the default audio device.

Click OK to save your changes.

Try to play any sound to see if there is sound coming from your laptop.