Low Sound Vloume & webcam

I've recently bought a Toshiba laptop (Satelite L500-13) which does not have satisfactory sound volume, sound is extremely low...and other thing is the picture quality of the webcam is worst that made me disappointed!
Please advise how to solve these.
Thanks!

Here's one suggested fix that works for many who experience the low sound issues on laptops which use the Realtek HD Audio drivers. These directions are for Windows 7, other operating systems may require a slightly different set of steps. 
First, Download and install the latest Realtek HD Audio drivers from the Realtek website. If the ".exe" or executable file version of the Realtek HD audio driver is downloaded, this file may need to be run twice (run installer, reboot computer, run the installer a second time, then reboot the computer a second time) to properly install the audio driver.
Second, once the audio drivers have been updated, enable "Loudness Equalization" on either the Start --> Control Panel --> Hardware and Sound --> Realtek HD Audio Manager --> Sound Effects tab, then click OK to save the setting change. Or on the Start --> Control Panel --> Hardware and Sound --> Sound --> Speaker Properties (select Speakers then the Properties button) --> Enhancements tab, scroll down the list of sound effects to enable "Loudness Equalization" then select the OK button to save the setting changes.
Once the Realtek drivers have been updated and the "Loudness Equalization" has been enabled the system sound audio level is much louder, however the DVD and Audio CD audio levels might continue to be low for some users. Some find that setting the Equalizer, found under the Realtek HD Audio Manager Sound Effects tab or on the Speaker Enhancement tab, to "Powerful" seems to help with the sound levels.
As to the web camera video quality, these integrated web cameras will NOT give video camera quality video. And it appears that these integrated cameras are in the 1 MegaPixel range which also affects the video image quality. If the Toshiba Web Camera Application version is installed check the Settings page and experiment with the Profile setting to improve the video quality as well as the settings on the Advanced tab, also reducing the size of the video display window from 640x480 to a smaller video window size like 320x240 might also improve the video quality. And the amount of light in the room might also affect the image quality.

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