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W3J: adjusting speaker volume
Just in case some of you fellow W3J owners haven't noticed yet: the speaker volume can also be adjusted in the BIOS. The factory setting default is at level 4.. you can set it up to 8 max. This explains why the speaker sound was low. :)
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would you concider the sound level at the true max volume to be adequate? What is the sound quality at that level? Is there bass? Could you annoy the neighbours?
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Re: W3J: adjusting speaker volume
Just in case some of you fellow W3J owners haven't noticed yet: the speaker volume can also be adjusted in the BIOS. The factory setting default is at level 4.. you can set it up to 8 max. This explains why the speaker sound was low. :)
Wow thats great news! :D I havn't picked up a W3j yet, but would you mind taking a pic of what you have to change in the BIOS, and how you did it? Also, does it sound ok, maxed out at volume level 8? Is it double the sound? I would imagine that it might be a little distorted at high volumes. But that was actually a big disapointment to me, the speakers on the W3j. Maybe its not too bad after all. ;) Great find! +rep
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are you sure this just isnt for the asus screen at the very beginning of the boot?
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would you concider the sound level at the true max volume to be adequate? What is the sound quality at that level? Is there bass? Could you annoy the neighbours?
Comparing with my Z70va.. when set to max volume, the sound is still slightly lower.. but then again.. the Z70va has 4 speakers compared to the 2 the W3J has. The placement of the speaker and how it is angled down doesn't help push the sound out much also. For me it is adequate. I mean you really can't expect much out of notebook speakers.. especially for a 14". There is not much bass to it.. mostly treble. And no.. it's def not loud enough to annoy the neighbors. :p
Wow thats great news! :D I havn't picked up a W3j yet, but would you mind taking a pic of what you have to change in the BIOS, and how you did it? Also, does it sound ok, maxed out at volume level 8? Is it double the sound? I would imagine that it might be a little distorted at high volumes. But that was actually a big disapointment to me, the speakers on the W3j. Maybe its not too bad after all. ;) Great find! +rep
No distortion at all. I actually watched a DVD on my W3J last night with just the speakers to test it, and it sounded fine. I'm at work right now, but I'll see if I can borrow a digital cam later to show you the BIOS setting.. If I don't get a hold of one.. I'll just write down the steps to get to it... not hard at all. If the speakers are the only thing holding you back from getting the W3J.. I say don't worry about it and just go for it! :D
are you sure this just isnt for the asus screen at the very beginning of the boot?
At first I thought that it was just for the bootup screen.. but after changing the BIOS volume setting down to low.. I noticed that the speaker sound while in Windows became lower too.. I'll keep testing with other programs and games though. But as far as I know.. from my personal experience.. it should also affect the Windows sound.
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Re: W3J: adjusting speaker volume
would you concider the sound level at the true max volume to be adequate? What is the sound quality at that level? Is there bass? Could you annoy the neighbours?
Are you serious? I'm only asking because a question like this could come out of a lot of members and be totally serious..... if you are, snap back to reality.... the speakers on any laptop are smaller than your thumb...... on a 14" notebook like the W3, most people should say they need or would like external speakers in order to fill their room with sound..... the speakers are not meant for more than personal enjoyment and at the size they have to be to fit into something like the W3 or the W7, that would have to be personal enjoyment in a decently quiet room....... you're not going to hear anything from the speakers if you're say in a subway station.....
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ok, this is the step, pleaser follow it one by one....
1) press F2 to go to BIOS when starting up the machine
2) move the cursor to "Advanced"
3) move down to "Speaker Volume", default is "4"
4) adjust the volume up to "8", max only up to "8"
5) exit and "save changes and exit"
After booting up the windows, you will feel that sound is a little bit bigger than before.
Thanks
Joseph
^ Thanks Joseph! I was gonna type that up once I got home from work (per Jason's and royrules22's requests above), but you saved me the time! :D