Description of problem: at some point when playing audio, sound will cut out. The levels will still be moving on the mixer, but no sound will come through the speakers or sound jack. It seems that soon after I've closed all sound-producing applications, sound returns. [DEL]I am 50-75% sure that this is strictly a sound jack issue, as I don't remember being able to reproduce the issue without the sound jack being active when the audio drops out.[/DEL] Frequently, bumping my headphones' cord seems to cause the problem, but other times, the problem seems to happen on a click, a loud sound, or seemingly nothing at all.
[DEL]I am unsure of how to reliably reproduce the problem, so it is difficult to diagnose whether or not the problem can be reproduced when the sound jack is not active. This isn't common use for me...[/DEL]
Origin: Appeared mid-October, around the same time I had upgraded to the newest drivers (where the old ones were from earlier than May 2013). All were downloaded through the Lenovo website and/or Lenovo's System Update utility, with the exception of the Intel graphics drivers, which were downloaded through the Intel website. At this point, I was running Windows 8, not Windows 8.1. I installed Windows 8.1 recently, and the problem remains.
What I've tried: disabling drivers, reinstalling drivers, disabling sound effects, disabling audio application overrides...
What I haven't tried: rolling back drivers (being honest, I have a bit of trouble believing that this is strictly a driver issue at this point.)
It's probably worth mentioning the possibility of liquid damage, as a beverage was spilled onto the lower right side of the laptop, near to the headphone jack about a week or two before I first noticed the problem. However, the fact that this problem can most (all?) of the time be fixed by closing all applications and fiddling with the mixer within seconds leads me to doubt that this is a hardware issue...
Machine specifications: Lenovo x230 currently running Windows 8.1.
If you need any files or information, let me know. I have no idea how to proceed... thank you very much in advance for your help.
[DEL]I am unsure of how to reliably reproduce the problem, so it is difficult to diagnose whether or not the problem can be reproduced when the sound jack is not active. This isn't common use for me...[/DEL]
Origin: Appeared mid-October, around the same time I had upgraded to the newest drivers (where the old ones were from earlier than May 2013). All were downloaded through the Lenovo website and/or Lenovo's System Update utility, with the exception of the Intel graphics drivers, which were downloaded through the Intel website. At this point, I was running Windows 8, not Windows 8.1. I installed Windows 8.1 recently, and the problem remains.
What I've tried: disabling drivers, reinstalling drivers, disabling sound effects, disabling audio application overrides...
What I haven't tried: rolling back drivers (being honest, I have a bit of trouble believing that this is strictly a driver issue at this point.)
It's probably worth mentioning the possibility of liquid damage, as a beverage was spilled onto the lower right side of the laptop, near to the headphone jack about a week or two before I first noticed the problem. However, the fact that this problem can most (all?) of the time be fixed by closing all applications and fiddling with the mixer within seconds leads me to doubt that this is a hardware issue...
Machine specifications: Lenovo x230 currently running Windows 8.1.
If you need any files or information, let me know. I have no idea how to proceed... thank you very much in advance for your help.
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo x230
- CPU
- i5-3210m
- Memory
- 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD 4000
- Browser
- Firefox