Fixing HDMI Audio Problem on Lenovo Thinkpad SL500
HDMI audio device failed it work to produce sound on Lenovo SL500 can
be caused of several reasons. First of all, you need to check a HDMI
cable, is it plug in properly. If it’s okay then you can try to check
the audio setting in your SL500 operating system. Some users who get
this problem said that they’re connected SL500 connected to a Yamaha
Hifi Device with integrated HDMI Switch and video works fine, whereas
they have no sound heard on the notebook. Unheard sound at HDMI
interface is a widespread audio issue.
To resolve the audio problem on Lenovo SL500 which use HDMI audio
device, you should sure that HDMI Audio on receiver is in “Off”
position. If it so, go to start, control panel, hardware, audio and
make sure that the icon NVIDIA Audio is checked. Now check DVD
software on your laptop, is it supports Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS.
Usually the bundled software does not play this format. If your DVD
has Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS support, you should get an excellent
video quality with perfect multi channel audio sound. Just don’t
forget to go to the SL500 audio setting to set it up for bit
streaming.
