Audio plays only on one side

I’m having strange problem with my laptop: audio plays only on left side with 3.5mm jack.

I plugged different headphones and speakers and problem reproduces on each device so the issue is related to jack/driver/sound card.

I have reinstalled drivers and checked balance settings in playback device options with no luck.

Can this problem be related to sound card failure?

HP Pavilion G7 1150us
Windows 10

Oh, and laptop built-in speakers don’t work so I can’t test sound on them.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Losing sound may be due to incompatible sound drivers. You can download the sound drivers and install them in compatibility mode and check.

For steps on how to install and update drivers in Windows 10, click this link.

You can also refer to this link to help fix sound problems.

Let us know if you have other questions.

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Unfortunately non of these solutions helped.

As I mentioned earlier I had already reinstalled drivers (IDT high definition audio and Microsoft generic audio). Even Installed older version with no luck.

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1. Right-click the sound icon in the taskbar located at the bottom right of the screen and select Playback Devices from the ensuing context menu.
2. Select the current playback device in use and by default it should be the speakers. Double-click on it to open its properties window.
3. Go to Advanced section and change the bit rate to either of the following — 24bit/44100 Hz or 24bit/192000Hz — depending on the speaker configuration.

If the issue is still unresolved, you can try another method for restoring sound:

1. Launch the Start Menu, search for Device Manager and then launch it.
2. Expand Sound and audio devices .
3. Right-click on the current sound driver and choose uninstall .
4. Finally, click on Scan for hardware changes and the updated driver will be automatically installed.

Your computer speakers should now be able to play sound normally. If the sound is still not working, then try downloading and installing the latest sound card drivers for Windows 10 from the manufacturer’s website.

How to play sound through only one side on my headphones

I have an Asus STRIX DSP Headset, and now the cable is broken. I am trying to tape it so the sound is in both ears, but this is pretty much impossible if I can’t know if the left ear is playing sound or not.

So what I need to do is turn off all sound in the right ear. I get it to turn off, but then when the left ear disconnects it activates sound in the right ear again.

How can I stop the sound in the right ear to activate again?

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I confirmed that this works with headphones on Windows 10.

How To Adjust Audio Balance (Left – Right) In Windows 10

1. Right click on the Volume Icon in the System Tray. It will pop up something like below.

1. Click Sounds. A new window will pop up like below

1. Click Playback tab.

Once above window show up, select the active device, then click Properties.

1. Now the Speaker’s window will pop like below.

Click the Levels tab.

1. In the Levels tab, click the Balance button, as shown below.

1. Now the Balance window will pop up.

With this we can now adjust the balance between left and right speaker. The best way to adjust is while listening to music. This way we know immediately the best balance setting for the headphones.

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