HP Touchpad Blown Speaker

Not very promising that the left speaker dies only two days in. Has anyone else experienced any speaker failures?
The rep on the chat said they will take it for repairs, still awaiting some email from them that im suppsed to get.
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ChrisYuChen wrote:
My speakers have completely stopped working. All the settings are "On" for sound. Maxed volume, and everything is not Muted. I just purchased this from Best Buy less then a week ago, but they are not taking any returns. What do you suggest I do?
Are your speakers truly "blown", or have you simply lost sound overnight like many of us?
Reboot the touchpad. Device info/Reset options/Restart.
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Well if the issue is apparent when you're using headphones, it's extremely unlikely that a failure of the internal speakers would be the cause.
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Will I be able to install Win7 on my Y450 while maintaining onekey functionality with 7 (It originally shipped with Vista)?
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