Dm4-3050us only plays sound sometimes...?

I've had the dm4-3050us for nearly 2 years now with virtually no problems, but lately it's been doing something annoying - whenever I tried to load some audio (nearly always using the headphones port on the right side), there was a chance that the audio wouldn't play. Usually reloading the page or program would do the trick, but in the past few days it's almost completely stopped working. I can't listen to any audio online and usually have to restart programs five or six times before the sound starts working.
I've troubleshooted the audio on my computer and found nothing technically wrong with it. Everything says my headphones are in, not on mute and at a decent volume (and I know that's true because there are some programs I can hear, at times), and fully functional, and even when I let the speakers run it's the same deal - by all accounts, my sound should be working fine.
Any help anyone can offer would be highly appreciated!
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Hi,
Try the following.
Download the IDT Audio installer on the link below and save it to your Downloads folder.
http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp56001-56500/sp56172.exe
When done, open windows Control Panel, open Device Manager and open up Sound, Video and Game Controllers. Right click the IDT device and select Uninstall - you should also get a prompt to remove the current driver, tick the box to allow this and then proceed with the uninstall.
When complete, download and reinstall the Chipset driver on the link below.
Chipset Driver - Windows 7.
When the reinstallation has completed, shut down the notebook, unplug the AC Adapter and then remove the battery. Hold down the Power button for 30 seconds. Re-insert the battery and plug in the AC Adapter.
Tap away at the esc key as you start the notebook to launch the Start-up Menu and then select f10 to enter the bios menu. Press f5 to load the defaults ( this is sometimes f9, but the menu at the bottom will show the correct key ), use the arrow keys to select 'Yes' and hit enter. Press f10 to save the setting and again use the arrow keys to select 'Yes' and hit enter.
Let Windows fully load - it will automatically load an audio driver, but just let this complete. Then open your Downloads folder, right click on the IDT installer and select 'Run as Administrator' to start the installation. When this has completed, right click the speaker icon in the Taskbar and select Playback Devices. Left click 'Speakers and Headphones' once to highlight it and then click the Set Default button - check if this has helped the issue.
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