Internal microphone not working windows 7 dell

Cancel Submit. John DeV Independent Advisor. I want to apologize if you encountered this issue. I understand you have a problem with built-in microphone not working. What is the model of your Dell Latitude? What is your current Windows version and edition? Then turn on Allow apps to access your microphone.

Please check this article if it helps. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any further concerns. Internal Microphone not working for dell inspiron n All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic.

Solution 1. Accepted Solutions. Community Accepted Solution. Replies NduH21 2 Bronze. Dell - Harish M 4 Beryllium. Hi NduH21, Please find the audio driver link below.

Jim Coates 7 Gold. Streuangel 2 Bronze. This didn't work for me. Post Reply. Top Contributor. If you find it in there, enable and make it the default. If you cannot find the mic array at all, try installing Webcam Central or the older Webcam Center.

Getting the software might be a problem though. It is compatible with Vista 64 bit so you might be able to get it installed in Vista compatibility mode. If you get it installed, try to activate the mic array in the Sound properties again. Click Start. Click either All Programs or Programs. In the lower right-hand corner of the Dell Webcam Center window, click the drop-down arrow next to Audio Source and click Digital Mic to enable the microphone. If none of that works, there is a monitor driver package that contains Webcam Central that works on some of the laptops but I have not heard of anyone trying it on the If you try it, get rid of all other webcam drivers and software first.

Well I installed the dell webcam central, but the microphone still doesn't work. When I go to sound recording I can see the microphone array and it is selected as default, yet it does not pick up any sound at all. Do I need to uninstall old drivers? I have tried to install almost every sigmatel driver I've come across in my search for an answer. Thanks for the help so far. Can you open the application. Sometimes it won't run which affects the mic array.

If the application will not open, insert a usb device into a usb port and try again while the application is telling you it is not working. Don't ask me why that would work because I don't know, but dozens of people have confirmed it. I assume you are testing it by recording into Windows Sound Recorder? Could be the mic array is not working. They can become defective or the connection can become loose. In the latter case one has to loosen the bezel around the screen to reconnect it.

Don't know if it will help but there is an online mic test for laptops with 7. Because you see "Sigmatel Codec" in the Sounds properties it means you have a Sigmatel driver installed.

When you are running the native driver you just see "High Definition Audio Device". The only Sigmatel driver I think you should use is the Vista one for the , R The audio drivers folders are the ones that have a subfolder named WDM. Well I uninstalled the sigmatel drivers and tried to install the IDT, but that didn't work either. If I were to reinstall windows would this improve my chances of getting something working? Any ideas?