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Cannot adjust the volume on Dell Laptop

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by lee2412

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Hello:
I have a Dell Latitude laptop and just finished install W2K professional on it. I don't see the volume control appear on the taskbar. When I dial in to company RAS server, the sound was so loud. I went to control panel to check Sound and Multimedia Properties and found out that the Sound Volume was grey out. That is why I did not see sound control symbol on the taskbar. I tried to disable the modem speaker when using modem to dial in but seems doesn't work. The sound is still so super loud. This is the second time I see it happens with Dell laptop. I tried to search for the answer with no luck even since the first time. Anyone runs into this situation and found the answer, please help.
Thanks

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by thechas

Have you downloaded and installed the drivers from Dell?

This assumes that Dell offers W2K drivers for this laptop.

Chas

by yourslovingly_god

To solve this problem go to :
Start/Program/Accessories/Entertainment/Volume Control-->
U will find the Control option at the top of window. in that select modem volume or phone line pls click select on it.
The phone line ot modem volume will appears on the windows and simply mute it.
but if u want to reduce the volume, then go to start/settings/contorl panel->
and double click on modem properties.
select modem tab, then u will find the modem name u installed. single click on it and click properties. in the general tab, u can see the speaker volume of the modem. reduce the volume.
this will be rectified ur problem
thanks
martin

by saihib

In the Advanced section of your modem's Properties there should be an area labeled Extra Settings. In that space type ATM0. That's a zero at the end, not an o. OK your way out of the properties and you'll never hear that modem squeal again.

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