Lost audio volume Satellite A100 PSAARC-VA905C

I recently lost all sound in one speaker with my Satellite A100.
With headphones, I'm getting stereo sound, but at VERY low volume.
I've checked audio device drivers, RealTech HD Audio Drive Manager, and everything seems to be okay and up-to-date.
Help would be much appreciated.

I have a similar problem.
You can solve the problem in one of two ways, and I list them in the order I would recommend you try them:
1. Disable Driver Enhancements for your device.
Through control panel, double click on sound. You should receive a prompt asking you if you want to disable Driver Enhancements. Click yes. Restart. Done.
If this doesnt work, try
2. Install vista drivers direct from Realtek.
Realtek has new drivers available for High Def Audio. They can be found at:
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/
Click on High Definition Audio Codecs
Select under windows, Vista Driver (32/64 bits) Driver only (ZIP file) and select one of the mirrors and download the file (Warning: Takes a long time!)
Under control panel, through device manager, uninstall your realtek audio device.
Restart.
When Vista detects the new device, just click cancel.
Open the Zip file, find Setup.exe and install. Done.
Yep. Done!
Good luck and let me know how you get on.
Cheers
Celticjif
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[Error code 0x80000FFFF when you download updates on a Windows Vista-based computer|http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946414/]

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