Tecra A4 Speaker Problem (Cracking Sound)

Hi there... its been a month since i have purchased Tecra A4 Model... I am pretty happy with its performance except its speakers... They make a cracking sound while playing most of the songs... What should i do? (I connected headphones and this noise does not come) Please help me... Thank You!

Hi,
I believe that your problem is highlighted in the Toshiba Knowledge Base. The solution is to update the SoundMAX drivers to the latest version in the Downloads section.
I had this problem and got rid of it after installing the new drivers.
Hope this helps, let me know how it goes.
Cheers
Khim.

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