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I still haven't had any time to take apart the laptop. However, an interesting development occurred. I've been downloading torrents, so the laptop is on for many hours during...

No progress to date...got tied up with yardwork...lol

I'll give a look through the service manual, and take a look when I open the unit to check out the ribbon cable.

Thanks for the thought.

--------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------

Version EVEREST v2.20.405
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Thanks for the info, CCT. I've gone through the HP sound problem checklist prior to posting here. At this point, I even installed the original sound driver HP had for this product. Again, no luck....

There is no option to turn the sound off in the BIOS. That would've been a good idea.

The wireless and sound share IRQ 21. Could that be an issue?

Thanks for the reply, NooNoo.

I actually took the time to download the user manual along with the service and maintenance guide for the unit prior to posting. The sound output is set to laptop...

I forgot to add that the BIOS was updated to the most recent one available.

I recently purchased a used unit which was wiped clean. I installed Win XP Pro SP2, then installed SP3 and all security updates. I loaded all appropriate drivers from HP's website. At first, I...