L505D-S5983 Volume Control Wheel

I have a Satellite L505D-S5983 that I received for Christmas. The Volume Control Wheel on the front edge of the laptop turns freely and does not seem to affect the speaker volume. Is this normal or does it require repair or replacement?
Dave
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n8oay wrote:
Found it. Now I am getting acceptable sound out of it...not good enough for movies or CDs, but it is definitely better than the 7 year old Systemax/Mitac it replaces
The low DVD and CD audio is frustrating. Had problems ever since I bought my L505 series laptop late last year trying to listen to DVD movies. There's a thread about this in the Sound forum where others have low DVD audio output, but no real solution to the issue. The only workaround for these low audio issues seems to be enabling "Loudness Equalization" on the Realtek HD Audio Manager (or Speaker Properties setting) and then using a headset or external speakers to watch a DVD move. There is definitely a problem that has so far been unacknowledged by Toshiba, with either the hardware or with the sound drivers as my previous Toshiba laptop didn't have this low sound problem on DVD movies and audio CD's.

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Volume Control Issue (Satellite L505D-S5983)

My laptop: Toshiba Satellite L505D-S5983
So here's the issue:
Just recently I've started having problems using my volume control located next to the SD card reader slot.. You know, the volume 'slider'. It's been acting rather strangely, when I try to adjust my volume it doesn't change at all from the current volume percentage that it's at... Even when I'm sliding the slider. So then, I have to go into the manual volume in my hidden icons menu to change the volume. However, after I go through this step, I am then able to use my volume 'slider' control, and it actually works.
So, I'd like to know:
A) Why this is happening?
B) Am I able to fix this issue?
C) How would I fix this issue?
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No Audio or USB Ports after Recovery on Satellite L505D-S5983

I have recently done a system recovery with disks I created when I originally got my Satellite L505D-S5983. Which put the laptop back to an "out of the box" state...supposedly... I have been asking on a Microsoft forum for help with my problems, with limited luck.... It is still not working. I'm pasting my original posts here hoping that maybe somebody on here can help me.
POST 1:
My Toshiba Satellite L505D is running 32-bit Windows 7 Home Premium. After about 4 months of downtime I recently started it back up. There were roughly 37 updates to install when I turned it on, as expected. The updates were downloaded and installed, but when the system was restarted the system froze as soon as the desktop loaded. I booted multiple times and every time it completely freezes immediately after start up. I am not even able to open the task manager (ctrl+alt+del). They system boots perfectly fine in safe mode, and I ran what diagnostics I could find and nothing shows up....according to Windows everything is fine.
After Going through this multiple times, I got sick of it and decided to do a system recovery. Not a system RESTORE...it was a system RECOVERY. The HDD was completely wiped, and the system was supposedly returned to its original form as it was out of the box. Getting my hopes up as it finished its process... The system worked fine through the initial setup (language, time, etc.) and then as soon as the desktop loaded it froze again!
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P.S. let me elaborate on what I mean by "froze". The system is completely non-responsive. No cursor movement at all, touchpad, keyboard, USB ports, nothing. When I did the restore the cursor, touchpad and keyboard worked through the initial settings only. Even when the desktop is loading i get movement for a second or two before everything freezes.
REPLY I RECIEVED:
Hi,
Since the computer is working in safe mode, I would suggest you to start the computer in clean boot to check which third party program is causing the issue. To configure your computer to clean boot follow the link
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135
Note: After you have finished troubleshooting, follow step 7 in the article to boot to normal startup.
If the issue does not persist in clean boot then refer ‘Step 3’, ‘step 4’ and ‘step 5’ from the following link to narrow done the issue and find out which service or startup item is causing the issue.
MY RESPONSE POSTING MY CURRENT ISSUE:
Thank you, and yes that's exactly what it was. It turned out to be an ATI program for my AMD graphics card that was not installed properly. It makes me wonder if I had to do the recovery in the first place lol.
However now I have a whole other issue. Windows is now telling me that "No audio output device is installed".....
In device manager the yellow "!" is there (High Definition Audio Controller), it tells me that it is not working....yet it says that the best drivers are installed! So yeah...I have no audio now. The only info windows gives me for the sound card is that it from Microsoft... with a driver version of 6.1.7601.17514....which naturally doesn't really help me since I have no idea what card or mobo I have . Is there any way for me to find out what I need other than opening up my laptop?
//--> Toshiba Satellite L505D-S5983_AMD Athlon II Dual-Core M300 2.00 GHz_3GB RAM 32-bit OS   <--//
RESPONSE FROM SOMEBODY ELSE:
Hi,
Check with Toshiba Support, their on-line documentation and drivers, and ask in their
forums about known issues.
Toshiba - Forums
http://laptopforums.toshiba.com/
Toshiba - Contacts
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/navShell.jsp?cf=su_contact
Toshiba - Drivers - navigate to your model
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/home.jsp?nav=Download
Toshiba - Support
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/home.jsp
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First run SFC /scannow and checkdisk (chkdsk) as the cause of these issues might
be some sort of corruption.
Start - type in Search box - CMD   find at top of list - RIGHT CLICK - RUN AS ADMIN
sfc /scannow
How to Repair Windows 7 System Files with System File Checker
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html
Then run checkdisk (chkdsk).
How to Run Disk Check in Windows 7
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html
Then use this troubleshooter :
References to Vista also apply to Windows.
Fixing a customer problem: “No Audio Device is Installed” when launching sndvol on Windows Vista
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/larryosterman/archive/2009/01/06/fixing-a-customer-problem-no-audio-device-i...
Also update or re-install the driver.
Control Panel - Device Manager - SOUNDS - look for HD Audio - Mine says RealTek High
Definition Audio (that is an example and yours may have an entirely different name/maker).
Write down description make and model - double click on it - drivers tab - write down version.
Now Click UPdate Drivers which may not do anything as MS is far behind certifying drivers.
Then RIGHT CLICK on it and UNINSTALL - REBOOT - this will rebuild the driver stack.
1st go to system maker's site and look for latest driver Download - SAVE - go to right click on
and RUN AS ADMIN (This is your fallback.) REBOOT after each driver installation.
NOTE : Sound drivers often rollback so check the version after installation and the
reboot to see if the version you installed is there, if not repeat the install - reboot
until it is. It can take several tries depending on how many rollbacks it does.
Then do same for Device Maker's site.
Manually look at manufacturer's sites for drivers - and Device Maker's sites.
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/ht/driverdlmfgr.htm
Installing and updating drivers in Windows 7 (updating drivers manually using the methods above
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http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/43216-installing-updating-drivers-7-a.html
Error “the Audio Service Is Not Running” When Opening the Volume Mixer in Vista
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Open the Playing Audio troubleshooter
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Open-the-Playing-Audio-troubleshooter
Problems with sound and audio or no sound - a Mr Fixit
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/no_sound
No sound in Windows
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/no-sound-in-windows
Tips for fixing common sound problems
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Tips-for-fixing-common-sound-problems
Speakers and other audio output devices
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/a43f3a31-6d9f-49d1-be22-e2f47b8b1f2c1033.mspx
How to Enable Hidden Audio Devices in Vista
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/143447-audio-device-enable-hidden-devices.html
Hope this helps.
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Ok...so I have installed all of the appropriate drivers that I thought I may need from this website. I have tried ALL of those system analysis programs that were suggested. Every one of them lists my mobo simply as a Toshiba motherboard, with no audio card information. Which I'm assuming that is because it has an internal sound processor. My problem is that none of the properties, or ANYTHING I try, will give me information on what I need to fix this...
I would be more than willing to run the recovery again if I knew that I had everything I actually need... When I created my original recovery disks it created a third disk with "apps and drivers". I installed all of them...and still here I am... And I haven't even STARTED on my USB port issue yet...those don't work either, and they don't even show up in my Device Manager...sigh...
And please, a response that doesn't look like an automated response to try and sell software like the last one I recieved from the Microsoft forum would be appreciated
Thank you for your time, and apologies for the lengthy post, but I wanted to provide as much info as possible.

Satellite L505D-S5983
I would try another restore of the hard disk to its original out-of-the-box contents using Toshiba recovery media. Maybe something went wrong in the process. Make sure everything works before applying any updates and adding any hardware or software.
Then add things carefully, rebooting Windows and testing the USB and audio at each step.
Please note this.
The only info windows gives me for the sound card is that it from Microsoft... with a driver version of 6.1.7601.17514....which naturally doesn't really help me since I have no idea what card or mobo I have . Is there any way for me to find out what I need other than opening up my laptop?
Every one of them lists my mobo simply as a Toshiba motherboard, with no audio card information. Which I'm assuming that is because it has an internal sound processor. My problem is that none of the properties, or ANYTHING I try, will give me information on what I need to fix this...
All of the latest drivers for your model are easily found here. This one is for the sound.
   Realtek Audio Driver for Windows 7 (32/64)
-Jerry

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Howdy folk,
It's been some weeks since I set it aside, I'm giving this one last shot before I junk it. That would be a shame, because other than the BIOS, it appears to be a perfectly fine piece of equipment. I really want this box to run for me.
I got a hand-me-down Satellite L505D-S5983 with a caveat that the BIOS had issues. And boy does it. In attempting to get the BIOS difficulties addressed, I was trying lots of things recommended here. I changed settings hoping to access a USB keyboard, except that I apparently turned off the internal keyboard. Whatever I changed, In doing that the BIOS is now rendered absolutely out of reach.
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Internal Speaker for Satellite L505D-S5983

Internal speakers for satellite L505D-S5983 has barely audible sound when listening to streaming video (live or recorded), but works well otherwise.

Roland wrote:
Internal speakers for satellite L505D-S5983 has barely audible sound when listening to streaming video (live or recorded), but works well otherwise.
As mentioned elsewhere with respect to the L505 series laptops, if your laptop uses the Realtek HD audio drivers try this two step process to improve the system sound volume levels. If these two steps don't work, try uninstalling via the Device Manager the installed audio driver and reboot the computer to let Microsoft install its own default audio driver.
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Apparently, all but the Apple Universal dock uses the "line out" from the iPod to the audio out on the dock. This is a constant level output (like the one from you CD player, e.g.) and is not affected by the iPod volume control. The Universal Dock, it would seem, pipes the headphone output to the dock's audio out socket so the volume control does work. This was most likely done to allow for the use of the Apple remote control. Also, this makes the socket on the universal dock the same as the headphone jack on the iPod and allows you to also use the dock's audio socket for video exactly as it functions with the 5G iPod headphone jack.
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i dont know what version of gvtray you were using, but this one has a slider. i've hardcoded the icons, but you can easily change that. default is my gnome volume icons.
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Can anybody recommend or simply suggest some kind of volume control which can be added to tray ( i.e., clickable icon with a pop-up volume bar ) ?
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I use the mouse wheel to adjust volume. If you have alsa-utils installed, there is no need to install any other packages. Just edit your rc.xml file to include the following:
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To use this, just move your mouse cursor to the desktop (not on any window), press the shift key and then the mouse wheel will adjust the volume. A left button click on the desktop will toggle mute/unmute and a shift-right click will unmute.
I use the mouse wheel to change workspaces, that is why I use shift-wheel to change volume. You could use the wheel (instead of shift-wheel) to change volume by doing
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<mousebind button="Down" action="Click"> ... </mousebind>
Last edited by rockin turtle (2012-02-23 00:37:19)

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