distorted sound

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I find kids are smarter then us when it comes to
computers. Ask them if they changed anything. Try going
to control panel,click on sound effects manager,equalizer
tab,and see if that is turned on and re-adjusted, if so,
try with it off or all adjusted to 0db....or, go to
control panel,click on systems,hardware tab and click on
device manager.Click on sound devices and see if there
are any colored ! marks. If so click on them and try
different driver or you can troubleshoot from
there....Good luck
>-----Original Message-----
>if anyone can help, it would be much appreciated! i'm a
>bit computer illiterate, but can follow directions
>well:o) i have a new Dell 4550 Dimension. it's only
>about 6 months old, and suddenly my sound has an effect
>on it that i did not ask for. my kids do play games
>occasionally, so something may have gotten screwed up
>along the way because of that.
>
>there is a 'reverb' sound, and i can't seem to clear
it.
>any takers on advice for this one?
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