Headphone static problems hp pavilion dv7

I have a hp pavilion dv7 4290us and the internal speakers work great but when I plug-in headphones I get a lot of static. I can still here the music but it's very staticy.
Any ideas? Thanks.

Hi,
Download the latest Audio Driver for your notebook and Operating system from the link below and save it to your Desktop.
Windows 7
When the download has completed, right click on the installer and select 'Run as Administrator' to start the installation. When complete, restart the notebook and see if this has helped the issue.
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